Beginner: How to pause, shut down, and resume .tap file
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:02 am
Hi All,
Just received my HD500 last week and I'm relatively new to the cnc workflow.
I'm loading my tap files via usb thumb drive and controlling via the pendant.
I've run a few paths so far and decided to get a little more ambitious yesterday. Needless to say after I plugged in and started running the file, I realized it was going to take an unanticipated 6hrs to complete. (side question: how can I tell how long a file will take to complete without actually running it?)
At the 4.5 hr mark I noticed the axis motors, and to a lesser extent the control box, were getting hot so I paused and powered off the spindle. (I did not power off the control box) After about an hour i found that the motors hadn't cooled down at all and it almost seemed like it was getting even hotter.
I powdered down the the control box thinking, "there must be a way to pick things back up tomorrow." Alas after starting up this morning I'm not sure how to proceed. I've seen some discussion here on the topic but wondering if I screwed my self by not have "pause code" preloaded into my file.
I'd love to not have to scrap the 4.5 hours of work i did yesterday and start over. Any advice or just bad news?
Thanks,
Tom
Just received my HD500 last week and I'm relatively new to the cnc workflow.
I'm loading my tap files via usb thumb drive and controlling via the pendant.
I've run a few paths so far and decided to get a little more ambitious yesterday. Needless to say after I plugged in and started running the file, I realized it was going to take an unanticipated 6hrs to complete. (side question: how can I tell how long a file will take to complete without actually running it?)
At the 4.5 hr mark I noticed the axis motors, and to a lesser extent the control box, were getting hot so I paused and powered off the spindle. (I did not power off the control box) After about an hour i found that the motors hadn't cooled down at all and it almost seemed like it was getting even hotter.
I powdered down the the control box thinking, "there must be a way to pick things back up tomorrow." Alas after starting up this morning I'm not sure how to proceed. I've seen some discussion here on the topic but wondering if I screwed my self by not have "pause code" preloaded into my file.
I'd love to not have to scrap the 4.5 hours of work i did yesterday and start over. Any advice or just bad news?
Thanks,
Tom