Check operation of clutch and clutch sensor
WHAT YOU NEED
Tools:Security Torx Key Set
Safety Equipment:Standard Personal Protective EquipmentCut-resistant Gloves
CAUTIONSHARP BLADE: Wear cut-resistant gloves when handling the saw blade.
Safety relay saws
- Press the E‑stop button on the operator console.
- Turn off and lock out / tag out the HYD PP and HYD Fan circuit breakers in the electrical cabinet.
- Unscrew the door latch from the saw chamber door and insert it into the door interlock.
- Release the E‑stop button and press the green CONTROL button on the operator console.
- Wait up to five seconds for the STOP and MANUAL lights to illuminate, then press the green START button on the operator console to home the saw.
- In the Manual Mode window, click
. The saw head should automatically present itself to the front of the saw chamber with the blade facing the door. - Move the B‑axis back and forth by hand to pop the clutch out and pop it back in (you should hear a click).
- Check that the clutch sensor light is off.
- Click
in the Manual Mode window, then press the green START button on the operator console to rehome the saw. -
Open the Diagnostics window and confirm that the clutch has been reseated properly.
Note: the Machine Status box No. 19 should not be highlighted in yellow and should display "0".
- Press the E‑stop button on the operator console.
- Remove the door latch from the door interlock and refit it to the saw chamber door.
- Close the saw chamber door and ensure that the door latch lines up nicely with the door interlock. Adjust as necessary.
- Turn the HYD PP and HYD Fan circuit breakers back on.
Safety PLC saws
- Make sure the saw is homed.
- Press the yellow MANUAL button on the operator console.
- Open PEWIN32PRO, type "Q427=1" in the terminal window and press the Enter key to enter commissioning mode.
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Check that the CES1 and CES2 contactors in the left-hand electrical cabinet are engaged, and that CES3 is disengaged.
Note: this will ensure that you can move the axes but the hydraulic system will not be powered.
- Push the release button on the side of the door interlock and pull the saw chamber door open.
- In the Manual Mode window, click
. The saw head should automatically present itself to the front of the saw chamber with the blade facing the door. - Move the B‑axis back and forth by hand to pop the clutch out and pop it back in (you should hear a click).
- Check that the clutch sensor light is off.
- Click
in the Manual Mode window, then press the green START button on the operator console to rehome the saw. -
Open the Diagnostics window and confirm that the clutch has been reseated properly.
Note: the Machine Status box No. 19 should not be highlighted in yellow and should display "0".
- Close the saw chamber door.
- Type "Q427=0" in the terminal window of PEWIN32PRO and press the Enter key to exit commissioning mode.
- Type "save" and press the Enter key.
- Press and hold the CONTROL button on the operator console for 5 seconds.
- Check that the CES3 contactor is now engaged.