Hello,
I don't presently own an Acorn. I was doing some research on features of various CNC controllers. One feature I was searching for but couldn't find was some kind of logging for how many hours are on the spindle. This would be useful for maintenance scheduling. Does the Acorn or CNC12 software automatically track this? If not, is there way to program it to do so?
Steve
Spindle hour meter (Resolved)
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Re: Spindle hour meter
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Re: Spindle hour meter
There used to be a message that would pop up now and again to remind the user to clean the filter.
I have asked if it still exists and how it works. I assume it is based on X number of run time hours or days....
I have asked if it still exists and how it works. I assume it is based on X number of run time hours or days....
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Re: Spindle hour meter
I'm also looking for a similar feature for general machine maintenance but not spindle activation as this excludes probing. I already have an hour meter and would connect it via the 8 way relay but need an appropriate output constant for the trigger.
Any further thoughts?
Any further thoughts?
Hope this helps
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Re: Spindle hour meter
The new controls remind the user to clean a filter every 90 days.Nigelo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 10:35 am I'm also looking for a similar feature for general machine maintenance but not spindle activation as this excludes probing. I already have an hour meter and would connect it via the 8 way relay but need an appropriate output constant for the trigger.
Any further thoughts?
I have inquired to see if the time frame can be adjusted in parameters and whether or not a user can created a customized message
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Re: Spindle hour meter
Thanks Marty and await your further advices
Hope this helps
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Re: Spindle hour meter
The filter message is built into the software. At the moment, there is no way for endusers to modify or create additional messages.
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Re: Spindle hour meter
Surely it’s possible to modify the acorn_mill_plc.src file? Wouldn’t it be similar to the code for the lube, using a non-volatile variable/time?
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Re: Spindle hour meter
Bumping this. I could really use an hour meter to keep track of spindle bearing maintenance. CNC12 already keeps track of a job's runtime. Why couldn't it write that number to a file every time you run a job? Hours.txt or something like that. At the end of every cycle update the runtime. It seems simple enough.
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Re: Spindle hour meter
EDITED FOR CORRECTION:ChrisAttebery wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:03 am Bumping this. I could really use an hour meter to keep track of spindle bearing maintenance. CNC12 already keeps track of a job's runtime. Why couldn't it write that number to a file every time you run a job? Hours.txt or something like that. At the end of every cycle update the runtime. It seems simple enough.
As Marc Leonard (CNCSNW) states further in this thread, the Cumulative timers are there, but nothing has been programmed as of yet to take advantage of it. (yet)
There IS now a Maintenance feature message in 4.62 that goes by calendar days. Its configurable in the Wizard
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