PANEL PRO
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Table of Contents
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Description of Panel Pro 4824a
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Set Up Panel Pro - Hardware Setup
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Software Setup
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Cutting Files
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EasyCAD
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AutoCAD
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Troubleshooting
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Maintenance
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Страница 1: ...PANEL PRO 1 Panel Pro MODEL 4824a with AvCAM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS Copyright 2008 2009 2010 Buller Enterprises Inc...
Страница 2: ...PANEL PRO 2 Table of Contents Page Description of Panel Pro 4824a 3 Set Up Panel Pro Hardware Setup 5 Software Setup 13 Cutting Files 17 EasyCAD 22 AutoCAD 36 Troubleshooting 42 Maintenance 45...
Страница 3: ...pump and spindle motor 12vdc output to control the z axis solenoid valve AvCAM software is the operating software The software is the key to the entire system It generates all of the control signals...
Страница 4: ...cost You are welcome to travel to our facility for no charge training Call us if you would like to schedule training 701 255 7640 SETTING UP THE PANEL PRO Planning the area You should have enough roo...
Страница 5: ...38 plate near its center only at its ends Never lift or put pressure on the lead screws 4 Attach leg glides inside tool box to legs Set near maximum extension 5 Remove the shipping tabs discard the w...
Страница 6: ...b just under and to the side of the pressure gage to 40 psi Note that there is a float switch on the z axis pneumatic solenoid When the toggle switch points away from the operator the pressure is rele...
Страница 7: ...Most of the chips should be retained in the drain pan for easy removal 20 Place the pump and tank on the floor with the large hole positioned under the chip filter Adjust the leg glides so that the co...
Страница 8: ...Z axis stop screw tie wrapped to the Z axis arm Insert it in the Z axis arm attached to the pneumatic cylinder 26 Locate the Z axis up stop and install it as depicted Under normal use it should be ad...
Страница 9: ...a 1 8 end mill double ended with 3 16 shank with about 7 8 protruding from the collet nut The end mill gage found in the tool box is helpful with this Use Porter Cable spindle lock and a common 9 16...
Страница 10: ...precautions and common sense are exercised The SC2B is powered by 110vac and switches 110vac for the coolant pump and router Any Drain pan leaks should be corrected before further machine use Operate...
Страница 11: ...o applications and the drawing library on your AvCAM disk AvCAM load the AvCAM CD into your CD drive If the AvCAM install does not start automatically go to Windows Start run E autorun bat where E is...
Страница 12: ...gured there will be 2 rows of icons on the left side of the screen To Manually install these icons make sure EasyCAD is shut down open the config folder on the install cdrom and copy all of the files...
Страница 13: ...AvCAM is located if prompted and locate AC chm After the machine is set up and communications established then hit the keyboard J or 1 key to the jog mode Click the down 3 key or 3 on your key pad num...
Страница 14: ...speed Typically this will be about turn from full closed A proper down speed to move from upper stop to lower stop is about a count of one thousand one or slightly less than a second The needle valve...
Страница 15: ...Material spacers are supplied in the tool box These can be fabricated from inexpensive plastic lattice strips found in most lumber yards Cut a file from an existing blank Use a large carpenter square...
Страница 16: ...coolant The coolant performs several functions Cools the cutter bit Flushes chips off of the material Lubricates end mill Keeps aluminum from building up on the bit Material buildup will drastically...
Страница 17: ...e file The router turns on proceeds to the starting point lowers to the cutting position and commences cutting No further intervention is required Assure that coolant is flowing Adjust the spindle del...
Страница 18: ...og move to the left side of the panel Move the x axis with the mouse wheel so that the end mill just clears the left edge Set the X position to 0625 AvCAM leaves the X and Y axis engaged at all times...
Страница 19: ...er replacing the bit you need to find the entity number to restart the cut Click entity list and highlight an entity entry They are entered in the order they will cut Using the mouse or arrow keys mov...
Страница 20: ...top for your preferences If you copied the configuration files from the distribution disk to your EasyCAD7 folder some customization will already have taken place You should see a color bar a draw bar...
Страница 21: ...right results in a higher number IE moving from a 0 0 coordinate to a 10 0 coordinate places us at a position 10 to the right of the previous position The Y axis is viewed on the screen top to bottom...
Страница 22: ...le of lines however if we remove all but the foundation and basement rooms we have a clear picture of that portion of the plan CAD is simply a file with the definitions of entities Such as the start a...
Страница 23: ...n hides them Freeze can be used to protect a layer from inadvertent editing I don t use that often because when an instrument is inserted the individual entities are protected One note is that it may...
Страница 24: ...its center coordinates Note the data entry command bar on the lower left of the screen It should say diameter 2 000 or some other number The number displayed is the diameter that will be drawn when yo...
Страница 25: ...r A 1 8 hole appears at the intersection Repeat with the other holes Note that we have numeric dimensions on our drawing These are not necessary because the dimensions are inherent in the drawing and...
Страница 26: ...a closed polyline it is the center of all of the enclosed area 3 F5 Endpoint of a line or arc or polyline segment 4 F6 Intersection of two lines See the EasyCAD help file for more information Now it s...
Страница 27: ...e sure that you don t open a DXF file consisting of inserted parts for editing because the grouping will be lost The native EasyCAD file format file extension is fc7 files saved as an fc7 will retain...
Страница 28: ...e the circle 4 Save as FC7 and then dxf Use a DWG file from Easy Cad 1 Load the dwg file This has the same effect as loading a dxf file in that the instruments may be ungrouped 2 Turn the cutout layer...
Страница 29: ...e it long enough so that it can be selected without selecting the underlying panel You can draw lines based on snaps F5 end point F3 midpoint etc to use as temporary lines to offset from For instance...
Страница 30: ...by clicking mod intersection or F6 then clicking on the intersection of the two lines you want to place it on Another technique to adjust an instrument so that it moves directly onto an existing line...
Страница 31: ...ke a line from 0 0 to 11 998 0 on layer 2 red color Draw another line from 12 706 0 to 0 0 for the bottom line Now draw vertical lines on your paper that are parallel with the left side line Make the...
Страница 32: ...11 998 11 872 11 626 10 613 9 178 8 172 7 321 Now we will connect these points using the center snap F4 with a parabolic spline AvCAM does not support parabolic splines however when exported to a dxf...
Страница 33: ...e of the hole and find that it is 2 188 2 188 the yoke hole diameter 75 is 2 938 the vertical coordinate of the hole Measure the left edge of the panel to the hole 1 398 1 398 75 2 148 You can place a...
Страница 34: ...o this is open a new drawing insert block panel name dxf or dwg at 0 0 Then insert block instrument names at wherever Save the file as a dwg Then save as a dxf See a later discussion on the save as pr...
Страница 35: ...point could be at the lower left corner however since different instruments have different dimensions it would be difficult to align a row of instruments based on an edge Layers Many of the drawings w...
Страница 36: ...from 0 1 605 to 1 605 1 605 to create the left half of the top line Note that it extends left which when connected into a polyline with the pedit command will rotate counter clockwise Create a line f...
Страница 37: ...truction lines drawn from corner to corner can be erased now Select the chamfer command It first asks you to specify the chamfer distance Enter 0 Select the chamfer command and select the top line and...
Страница 38: ...pen the dxf file directly from the file open command You can save it as a dwg file if desired Make the panel outline For AvCAM place the outside perimeter entities on layer outside Similar techniques...
Страница 39: ...he file 560 dwg or dxf and insert it at 0 0 Insert the file ati3 at 3 6 Insert the file ati3 at 9 6 Insert the file ati3 at 3 11 Insert the file ati3 at 9 11 Or use the various snap options Blocks are...
Страница 40: ...es not exceeding 125 per pass removing chips from the slots between passes A good coolant flow will help remove the chips Moving and running into obstacles without the router running End mill is not s...
Страница 41: ...move very slowly Check options hardware steps per inch should be approximately 5080 Check options move traverse speed should normally set at 200 to 250 If a large number like 1000 is used the movement...
Страница 42: ...ve tools on the machine as the X or Y axis may hit them and cause a jam If the rapid traverse speed options move options rapid traverse rate is excessive or near it s maximum speed the torque is drast...
Страница 43: ...n the coolant Remove any remaining chips Hit 7 again to turn the coolant off If the machine is not going to be used for a couple days cover it with a cloth Be sure to clean out the chips from the pan...
Страница 44: ...ed bearings The bearings must be adjusted individually with the shaft that they will be running on Instructions for x y and z axis are similar Remove the z assembly to adjust the y axis bearings Remov...
Страница 45: ...rag If you go too far loosen the adjustment screws and then the mount screws and repeat the adjustment When loose the bearing blocks should roll freely When properly tightened they should have a light...
Страница 46: ...the lead screw may be slightly tighter than others The ball nut needs to be adjusted for the tightest location ADJUST LEAD SCREW BACKLASH This adjustment preloads the lead screw bearings The Panel Pr...
Страница 47: ...screws from air valve Remove the air supply line from the air valve Remove the 2 6mm screws attaching the AC plug Remove the 18 6mm screws attaching the Z base plate to the linear bearings and ball nu...
