Same. I like to use duct tape to cover screw heads when letting grease drip down a wrist into a bucket, under a leaky fitting or anywhere else grease might get that is a chore to clean. Makes cleanup easier. A package of small, cheap bungee cords along with a strong magnetic hook helps manage vac & grease hoses. Stronger, longer bungee cords for hanging the vac near the grease outlet or holding the cabinet door open.
Always turn the regulator on the pump all the way down each time so it doesn't start fast by accident.
I have a small screw extractor (easy-out) for the occasional broken zerk, small set of metric deepwell sockets to remove zerks & a machinist scribe for digging out spatter from ports with socket head screws. New zerk covers to keep them clean till next time.
1/4" wide teflon tape or teflon pipe sealant depending on the need.
Knee pads for us old folk with banged up knees - for those robots mounted to floor or flat plates.
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Are you restarting after making changes to enable them and then saving your parameters?
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If someone changed/updated the rev counter, it should be listed in the log.
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This sounds like an S4C+. Try reseating the computer unit boards and double check that all the connectors are properly seated and in the correct place.
Changing the 3V battery won't keep it from booting. If the boot image file is corrupt, follow Iowan's advice to search for posts that will tell you how to delete the corrupt image and allow the unit to finish booting. There is a guide in the manuals section for initializing using Hyperterninal. -
Only seen 2 IRB6400s that were arc welding. One was at GM Arlington and it was arc welding because all the other robots in the plant were IRB6400 and GM insisted on same for spare parts & troubleshooting. The other was simply for reach. Is this for reach or did you find it this way?
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The numbers after the / are revision numbers and most of the time have no effect though there are exceptions. The motors axis 1 & 3 motors are interchangeable. Added product manual in manuals section so you can read the motor replacement procedure and learn more about your robot. Axis 2 motor brake is holding axis 2 arm in position so when you remove the motor nothing is holding the arm so when you remove the motor...
PLEASE BE SAFE AND SECURE AXIS 2 ARM AGAINST ITS HARDSTOP BEFORE REMOVING AXIS 2 MOTOR!!!
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When the servo power is applied to the motors, 24VDC is supplied to the brakes to disengage them and allow motion. The motors do not overcome the brakes - imagine driving a car with the brakes fully applied.
To send you on your way to learning about the brakes, I searched "Explanation of servo motor brakes" and got this vidoe: "
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Always a great idea to do backups before working on the robot.
I always have everything prepared so that it takes less than a minute to change the batteries.
If others are nearby, I'll inform them I'm changing batteries and not to turn off power till I'm done.
Use a flashlight to make sure the inside of the box & the connecting tabs are clean, always double check battery orientation before putting the cover on, and don't over-torque the cheap captive screws that hold the cover on. -
The weavedata section in the ArcWare manual explains the weave data components very well. Do you have this manual? What version of software are you running?
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I took a computer programming course at a local community college called INTRO TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LOGIC AND DESIGN. It help me a lot in the robot programming area. Some electronics along with plc, pneumatics and hydraulics classes will help also. I highly recommend all of them.
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Not sure if this R798 option will work for you. Haven't had time to look into it.
https://www.robot-forum.com/robotforum/fan…1570/#msg101570
I've had issues in the past with incomplete backups when there are too many files, limit was 255 or 511 total. May want to keep that in mind.
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The SRVO-68 DTERR G2 A1 and G3 A1 are the reason you can't jog this robot.
This alarm indicates you have 2 motors and the pulse coder is not communicating to the Servo Amplifier.
You need to resolve this first.
You need to accept this advice to get the robot to jog. Just because you can press the reset button & have the errors move off the active screen doesn't mean it is resolved. It's discouraging to try to help when you dismiss advice from many very experienced people who are generous enough to spend their time to help.
Make sure the external axis pulsecoder cables are plugged in to the right connection on their amplifiers, the open braid portion of the cables are clamped or zip tied to ground, and that the cables are in good shape all the way to the pulsecoder on the motor. Unfortunately, it is common to find smashed and/or cut cables on positioners that have been moved from one location to another. -
Helping setup new multiple guns with a new Bosch welder and this is the first time I've seen this option. Not sure if there is a manual for it.
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Are you welding flat, up-hill or down-hill. Are you pushing or pulling the wire into the puddle? Make sure the stickout is the same from one end to the other. Make sure the proper process (wire, gas, metal, etc.) is selected in Weld Equip Setup. Can you show pics of the seam before it's welded and maybe a comparision between a good and bad weld? Hard to tell with a 2-dimensional view with no perspective of scale.
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Convince management to buy a training robot that is just like the ones you have. You can then explore ideas & methods without interfering with production. You can also try to sell the idea that it can be a great time & money saver if you also use it to verify good & defective parts.
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You cannot master the robot until the SRVO-075 alarm is cleared on each axis.
The SRVO-075 will not stop the robot from jogging.
To clear the SRVO-075, you must jog each axis with the alarm approx. 5 degrees in both directions to establish pulses.
You cannot use any linear coordinates until the robot is mastered.
You should reread the replies to this post and your other post and try to address the advice & questions of those trying to help you.
Are there other alarms? menu > 4 > history
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Added PDF procedure 'S4C+ HyperTerminal Initialization' to ABB Manual, Software & Tools section.
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Besides air blast as mentioned by jarm, torches that use a wire brake use air to actuate the brake. Wire brakes are used to hold the wire in place when doing touch sensing.
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A long time ago, one of the MOV manufactures branded theirs as 'Transorbs' which was a mashup for transient absorber. Fanuc lists them as 's.absorber' in the manuals, OEM Fuji Electric calls theirs absorbers. Fanuc used them to protect against voltage spikes generated from the collapsing field of the brake coil. Because they also use 200V in series across 2 brakes (for 100V each), if 1 brake shorts, the entire 200V drops across 1 brake and overloads the 'absorber'. A bad 'absorber' usually means a brake or brake wiring issue on the other axis thats in series. Big pain if it's intermittent.
In my R-J2 M-16i parts manual:
J1, J2 motors > A06B-0163-B175, aM9/3000
J3 motor > A06B-0371-B175, a1/3000
J4 motor > A06B-0373-B175, a2/3000
J5, J6 motors > A06B-0113-B175#0008, b0.5/3000