Question

[najafabadi]

Hi everybody

I have a question, why Kawasaki manuals and spare parts and second hand robots are quiet rare? I see other topics such as KUKA, ABB, Motoman and.. but when we requrst for some Kawasaki manuals of AD controllers or JS10 robots we should wait wait wait..
What is your opinion about using this robot in the projects? Is it a good selection?
 

[Kōkaku kidōtai]

Hi,

AD controller is a retired model maybe that is the reason for lack of documentation.
You can get it anyway from Kawasaki - but then there is a price tag on it 
Here you can find a list of documentation available from Kawasaki - maybe it can help you...

http://www.kawasakirobotics.com/PDFs/KRImanualsList.pdf

For free you can get only those:

http://www.kawasakirobotics.com/PDFs/JS5.pdf
http://www.kawasakirobotics.com/PDFs/JS10.pdf
http://www.kawasakirobotics.com/PDFs/JS30-40.pdf

Good Luck !!!

[tdevine77]

I have downloaded many manuals on the AD controller from kawasaki's web site all  for free, electronic copys are free but a paper manual will cost you. they range from operation and programming, AS language and maintenance. just set up a free account.

[lowrider]

Thank you
               I know the js10 has been retired. Unfortunately we still have one in service.    Curently somthing is causing the motor power to drop out. (err code 1308)  How ever we cannot find thesorce of the err. we have tried swapping servo amps but the err happens on the same step every time. the problem seems to be intermittant. This robot has 4 prgrams we run. The problem is same in all programs.  Any help or hints will be grately appreciated

[roboperson]

Yes  the JS is retired and it was one of the original robots coming from Japan at that time. Much of the documentation is hard to come by or if it is there, is written in Japanese.
As far as your -1308 error, with the AD controller is is pretty much a "good luck at troubleshooting" error. Basically the controller can not get motor power in a time frame and the software does not know why?
Intermittent problems are always the worse. Sometimes its almost easier to wait till the controller fails in a hard error and you can actually find the problem. If you go to the AD electrical manual on some of the boards there are switches and jumpers that can be manipulate FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. You need to be careful on how these change situations and conditions so know what you change before you do. If you call Kawasaki customer service and explain what you are going through they can give you some ideas and possibly some first hand experience to this issue.
The fact that you are getting this error on one certain step is kind of interesting. If it is a large movement, high momentum move you may actually be having an issue with the regenerative resistor.  The resistor is actually a large panel of resistors behind the power blocks. On the bottom of one of the power blocks is where it wires into. Have you checked the resistance, or changed this?

Best of luck!