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18. Troubleshooting
Check corresponding item given in this chapter to take corrective actions when the unit seems to be
faulty. If the fault persists, please contact your sales agent (M/C maker) or us. When making an inquiry,
let us know the product type and manufacturing number marked on the nameplate of the NC rotary table
body.
Nameplate
Symptom
①:
Table does not rotate
Possible causes
Corrective actions
No cable connection between NC rotary
table and control unit
Check the cable for connection, and connect
it
Broken cable between NC rotary table and
control unit
Check the cable for continuity, and replace it
Faulty clamp device
See
“Symptom
⑤
”
Decentered workpiece, overloaded fixture,
and friction torque of steady rest and rotary
joint make the load torque larger than the
motor torque
Compare the specification of NC rotary table
with the work condition to make
improvement
Use of unit out of specified temperature
range
Adjust ambient temperature within specified
temperature range
Symptom
②:
Table does not rotate but generates a noise
Possible causes
Corrective actions
Motor makes a howling sound to try to rotate
→
Seizure of gears due to lack or
deterioration of lubricating oil
Stop the use of NC rotary table immediately.
Please contact the sales agent.
Gears generate a noise
→
Faulty rotation due to damaged gears
Stop the use of NC rotary table immediately.
Please contact the sales agent.
Unit generates a noise at startup and stops
soon
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Faulty rotation because foreign
substances mix in the oil bath
Supply lubricating oil until foreign
substances come out of the drain port.
Manufacturing
number
Product mass
Date of
manufacture
Product type