Have you substituted the motor with a 100w light bulb? Roger...
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clwphstd
Apr 12, 2013 3:43 pm
Hi Graham. Well, everywhere. There are a couple of things you can do... The "cave-man approach": Start "GENTALY" tugging on all the wires and see if...
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G French
cadcamcreations
Apr 11, 2013 4:48 pm
Hi, Yes maybe but where? It looks fine and Ive checked all over! Regards Graham. ... From: clwphstd <clwphstd@...> To: CAMM-3 <CAMM-3@yahoogroups.com> ...
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clwphstd
Apr 11, 2013 4:06 pm
Sounds like you may have a bad connection somewhere. In a message dated 4/10/2013 8:24:02 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, cadcamcreations@... writes: Hi Andrew...
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cadcamcreations
Apr 10, 2013 3:24 pm
Hi Andrew its me again! I have replaced Transistor TR1 and capacitor C4 and checked the voltages,TR1 is at 35-40V and the 12 Volt supply is a bit more than...
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cadcamcreations
Mar 31, 2013 7:07 pm
Hi Andrew, Thanks very much for your help, It will give me a head start when I speak to my electronics repairer next week, I will let you know how I get on,...
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andrewloen
Mar 31, 2013 5:22 pm
Graham, The problem is somewhere in the power supply circuit on the bottom of the Main Board. Â It is likely the transistor TR1, or diode D1, or the IR3M02...
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cadcamcreations
Mar 31, 2013 12:40 pm
Hi Andrew, OK Ive checked the board nothing looks burnt although there is some goo? [glue?] at the base of L1,C3,C5 Ive noticed this on a previous Camm3 and...
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Andrew Loen
andrewloen
Mar 31, 2013 12:01 am
The 12V supply is used mainly for the motor speed control and feedback. It is not surprising that most of the Camm3 would continue to work without this...
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andrewloen
Mar 30, 2013 10:49 am
Well that would be the problem. Â Double check your measurements just to be sure. This means the main 12V supply has quit. I'll look at the schematic later...
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cadcamcreations
Mar 30, 2013 8:52 am
Just checked the sensor board contacts and they are OK, However I re-checked the pins from the contoller board and pin 4 is at 1.8V and not 12.5V? Graham....
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andrewloen
Mar 30, 2013 1:22 am
What about the three wires on the speed sensor board? Andrew ... From: cadcamcreations <cadcamcreations@...> Date: 29-03-2013 15:45 (GMT-08:00) To:...
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cadcamcreations
Mar 29, 2013 10:45 pm
Hi Andrew, I checked the voltages and action on the 4 pins and they do exactly as you described so the main board is OK [phew!] which leads me back to the...
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cadcamcreations
Mar 29, 2013 6:52 pm
Hi Andrew, thanks for the info,Im going to give it a go tomorrow and I will keep you posted. Kind Regards Graham....
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Andrew Loen
andrewloen
Mar 29, 2013 6:47 pm
You can leave the black lead on any metal part of the camm3. ... Andrew Loen...
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Andrew Loen
andrewloen
Mar 29, 2013 6:39 pm
Graham, If you remove the top plastic cowling over the spindle you can easily see the motor speed sensor board. With the Camm3 powered up and the motor off: ...
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cadcamcreations
Mar 29, 2013 6:32 pm
hi andrew, thanks for that detailed instruction, just to clarify to check the voltages here do i keep the black pin of my multimeter on no. 3 pin [gnd] and...
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Andrew Loen
andrewloen
Mar 29, 2013 6:23 pm
Graham, Just took the back off my Camm3. The 4 wires going to the motor controller board come off the main board on J304, which is easy to get at. With my...
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Andrew Loen
andrewloen
Mar 29, 2013 5:13 pm
The motor timing device Is separate from the motor control. The motor control signal branches out to the timer, but it is not in the control path. You could...
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cadcamcreations
Mar 29, 2013 4:56 pm
Hi Andrew, Thanks for reply, just checked z zero device and that works OK, Im not sure how to check the signal from main board, I can see the 4 colour wires...
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Andrew Loen
andrewloen
Mar 29, 2013 4:29 pm
From the control board, can you turn on and off the "sensor" that is used for Z axis setting? You should see the LED turn on and off. That would eliminate...
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cadcamcreations
Mar 29, 2013 3:25 pm
Hi Sal, Thanks for your quick response, just tried that and no luck! Regards Graham....
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Steelwings
norust2001
Mar 29, 2013 2:53 pm
Graham, Try cleaning the optical encoder under the front drive pulley. If it gets dirty from dust and belt debris, it can’t read the timing marks and the...
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cadcamcreations
Mar 29, 2013 2:38 pm
Hi All, Still having problems with my Camm 3 the XYZ all works fine and the motor runs OK if connected to the mains, just had the motor controller board back...
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Randall Logan
drlogan2002
Mar 29, 2013 12:29 am
Sounds like one, or all, of the power supplies went out. Almost all of the electrical problems I have had with the CAMM3 have been mechanical in nature - by...
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jand15891
Mar 28, 2013 11:39 pm
My old (purchased in 1988) and trusty CAMM3 has given me it's first problem. The machine was working fine and in the middle of a project the spindle motor...
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cadcamcreations
Mar 25, 2013 4:33 pm
Hi does anyone have the setup software disk for the Roland SYA-350 buffer unit? I just need the files off it to create my own [ I think!] Thanks in advance, ...
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Randy
drlogan2002
Feb 20, 2013 3:06 am
Hello Graham, In your searches, did you find a specification sheet for the S-203DS1? If so, once the relay's ratings are known it should be easy to find a...
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Divine Glass Design
divineglass
Feb 20, 2013 1:58 am
Google is your friend with respect to the rectifier . http://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/view/399497/EIC/1G4B1.html From: CAMM-3@yahoogroups.com...
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zino007
Feb 20, 2013 1:57 am
... Sorry but all y know is that we change all de board in 1998 and it was very expensive. like $6000. Your best goal is to Check in Ebay Or maybe as to this...
