Tormach 8L - Power off the Machine; Verify Axes Function; Verify Limit Switch Function

4: INSTALLATION
12. Select Reset.
Figure 4-31: Reset button.
Power Off the Machine
1. Push the Emergency Stop button on the operator box to
lock it into the disabled position.
Figure 4-32: Example of the Emergency Stop button
locked in the disabled position.
With the Emergency Stop button in the disabled position
all motion and spindle function stops, and the Reset
button is disabled. On the operator box, the blue Reset
LED goes off. From the PathPilot interface, on the Status
tab, the Machine OK light goes off.
2. From the PathPilot interface, select Exit.
3. When prompted, select OK.
4. Turn the Main Disconnect switch to OFF.
Figure 4-33: Example of the Main Disconnect switch
in the Off position.
Mains power is disconnected from the machine.
Verify Limit Switch Function
You must confirm that the limit switches correctly operate.
1. Power on the machine and the PathPilot controller.
a. Turn the Main Disconnect switch to ONon the side of
the electrical cabinet.
b. Twist out the Emergency Stop button on the operator
box, which enables movement to the machine axes
and the spindle.
c. Press the Reset button on the operator box.
2. From the PathPilot interface, on the Status tab, identify
the Limits light.
Figure 4-34: Limits light on the Status tab.
3. Hold a piece of steel (like a screwdriver or a wrench) up
to each limit switch.
The red light on each limit switch is on until the steel is
within sensing range, at which point the red light dims
or turns off.
From the PathPilot interface, on the Status tab, the
Limits light comes on.
4. From the PathPilot interface, select Reset.
Verify Axes Function
You must confirm that the axes correctly operate.
1. Power on the machine and bring it out of Reset.
2. Reference the axes:from the PathPilot interface, select
Ref Z, Ref X.
Figure 4-35: Ref Z, Ref X, and Ref Y buttons.
The machine moves to the reference position.
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