5. Reexamine the alignment of the ATC in the X direction. If the
rod isn't perpendicular to the vertical edge of the machinist's
square, repeat Steps 2 through 5.
Examine the Alignment of the Carousel Door Opening
1. Remove the tool holder from the fork, and then set it aside.
Note:
You'll need this tool later in the installation
procedure to make further alignments.
2. 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.
d. Bring the machine out of reset and reference it.
3. Verify that the ATC is all the way forward (toward the
spindle), and then slowly move the Z-axis down (-Z) to
examine the clearance of the carousel door opening.
4. Make sure that the carousel door opening is approximately
equal to the front back and left of the spindle mounting
flange:
l
If it is, go to Step 8.
Figure 2-11: Distance between the carousel door
opening and the spindle mounting flange.
l
If it's not, go to Step 5.
5. Loosen the four socket head cap screws that secure the ATC
main assembly to the mounting bracket with a 6 mm hex
wrench.
Figure 2-12: Socket head cap screws securing the ATC main
assembly to the mounting bracket.
6. Adjust the carousel door opening as required:
l
If the Carousel Door Opening is Contacting the Front
Pivot the ATC around the locating pin on the bottom of the
mounting bracket toward the front of the machine (closer
to you).
l
If the Carousel Door Opening is Contacting the Back
Pivot the ATC around the locating pin on the bottom of the
mounting bracket toward the back of the machine (closer
to the machine column).
l
If the Carousel Door Opening is Contacting the Left
Loosen the four flange nuts that attach the mounting
bracket to the column to move the bracket forward or
backward.
Note:
Moving the ATC mounting bracket could
change the position of the tilt standoff (on the Z-
column). If you move it, you must verify that the
ATC is still correctly installed; go to "Examine
Perpendicularity in the Y Direction" (on the
Repeat this step as needed.
7. Tighten the socket head cap screws and the flange nuts (if you
loosened them in Step 5).
8. Move the tool tray to its retracted position.
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