I have been trying to use Circle Interpolation When I am programming I only see Linear and joint. I have been reading the arc manual to try to figure it out with no success. Is there something I need to change in settings to be able to use circular? Or is there an additional card or something I need for that motion? My robot was originally not a welding robot it was used to pickup parts and move them. I notice in the arc manual it shows a different pendant.
Posts by triumpster
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Thanks very much for your help it did work. You are very knowledgeable hopefully everyone in the forum appreciates it as much as I do! Jamie
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I did the first steps you said to do and it worked on JT6 I can now move it in both directions. But I have tried multiple times on JT3 and JT1 and they are still only moving in 1 direction. When trying to move in the other direction the pendant just beeps and doesn't move. I did notice the values did change on JT1 and JT3 also. Any suggestions? Should I press 0 to reset all joints or would that make a difference? I did power down the robot and tried again same result.
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The 3.6 volt Battery on my FS10e Arm went bad I replaced it. Now JT1 will not move in the - position, Jt3 will not move in the + position, and JT6 will not move in - position. They will move in the other direction but will not move back. The other Axis will still move in both directions. By replacing the battery do I need to re zero? Is it hard to do and do you have a manual for zeroing you could share. I have the D controller. Any info is appreciated Thanks
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Ok I do not have a rs232 cable I can order one if needed. I do have a cat5 cable and I have been trying to get it to work with KCwinTCP but not having much luck. Can I use Ethernet cable with krterm?
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Here is a couple pics thanks
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Ok so here is where I am at, after reading some of the arc manual I don’t think I have the welding card in my controller. I just want to use a mig welder and maybe also some tig welding on parts that do not need filler. I need a signal to start and stop the weld. Can I use OX1 or any of the ox slots for my signal to the welder? My robot just has a clamp that I can turn off and on. If there is a way to tap into the clamp signal would work also. I tried to program OX1 into my program on a couple lines but nothing is happening on any of the relays. Should they click or light up?
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Do you have the Arc weld operations manual? Thanks
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I am attempting to make the robot try to do some welding on a 1-inch circle. I wanted to practice trying to program, so I attached an ink pen to the robot to pretend to be the welding tip. I brought it down to just above the circle and recorded my position I then went about 1/4" and recorded another movement, continuing this same pattern around the circle. However, once I run the program, it moves from point to point in a straight line. I want to be able to program it to go around the circle in one nice, clean movement. The jerking I was referring to was from the arm going from point to point instead of in a circle. Any quick tips on how to correct that problem Thanks so much!!
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Hey, Is there a way I can program the robot with a PC? Is there a software I can download? I am trying to teach the robot arm to go around circles smooth for welding. For example weld around a 1" diameter circle slow and steady when I program it manually it jerks as it moves to each location or can you give me some tips on that Thanks! I am a complete newb thanks for all info you have provided.
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Ok found an external Hold on the 1kp Board crossed it over and it seems to be working now on a very small simple program so maybe I am making progress.
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Hey I got the robot wired up in my shop I can now power it up and move it around in teach mode. I made a small easy program and when I try to go to repeat mode and push motor power it doesn't come on. Any ideas on why it would not work in repeat mode? I have the pendant turned to teach off and control panel to repeat still no motor power on controller. I do have two AutoStart programs in the pc section I did go in as you instructed and turned off the Aux 0810 and Aux0502 and the asterisks are now gone. However they still show in the pc area as program 1 and 2. Should I completely delete them or would they have anything to do with the motor not turning on in repeat mode? Thanks
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I will definitely give that a try and see what happens i guess I just need to study the pendant and try to familiarize myself to it. I have a cnc machine shop where I make automotive tools and am hoping I can use it to weld. I should have it bolted down and ready to use later this week, I have it powered up at a friends shop at the moment I had to purchase a phase converter and transformer it should be there middle of the week. You’re such a great help it’s hard to find anyone in my area that knows anything about them I am very familiar with cnc machines etc but not robotics. I’ll let you know if that helps!
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Thank you very much I used the manual you supplied and found the two external E-stop wires connected to the board. I jumped those together, and now the motor power turned on, and I was able to move the robot for the first time. I noticed on the pendant it says Fault active press to reset, and there are many faults present, for example: EWAB part at stop, EWAB pallet at seperator, etc., like 4 pages of them. Is that something I can remove by using software on the pendant to disable those, or would I need to jump wires on the inside of the controller for a new program to run? This robot was removed from a factory that made pistons for automobiles, so I am sure it had many different external switches or sensors to give it a signal to move. Again thanks very much for your help!!
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I have a Kawasaki FS10E Robot with D30 Controller I purchased from a factory. I powered up the control box and the pendant boots up, when I push the motor power button it doesn't come on. I am assuming the robot was connected to several external e-stop buttons one on a cage and another outside the cage because it has a wiring schematic stating so. It also has an external box which has a router etc, and had alot of cat5 cable that were connected to something but are now cut. Is there someone who could help me start the process of troubleshooting this. I am new to robots so please bare with me. Thanks for any help!