Needs Pictures: 0
Picture(s) thanks: 0
Results 1 to 12 of 12
-
21st Jun 2020, 10:37 AM #1New Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2020
- Location
- Campbells Creek, Australia
- Age
- 43
- Posts
- 8
Help with Lagun/Pacific FU-2 Mill
Hi all,
I have a new-to-me Pacific FU-2 (which I believe is the same as a Lagun FU-2).
I had it running for a few test cuts but after a while it gave up the ghost. It slowed down while I was moving the table and now it's a brick. The table won't move, the spindle won't turn and the pump won't pump.
A friend who knows his way around this stuff much better than me came over and had a look and confirmed that I'm not bumped up against any stops or anything like that. He also brought a multimeter and did enough poking around to think it's an issue with the control circuit. His hunch is that the stop button is being constantly triggered.
This is where I need some help. I haven't been able to find a manual (the machine is different to the FU-2 LA, which I think i saw a manual for) and he wasn't sure what voltages to expect across the breakers if his hunch is correct.
Does anyone on here have a manual or a schematic they could share? Alternatively, does anyone have an FU-2 they could test the voltages on while the stop button is pressed?
Thanks for reading!
Cheers,
Tris.
-
21st Jun 2020, 05:09 PM #2Pink 10EE owner
- Join Date
- Aug 2008
- Location
- near Rockhampton
- Posts
- 6,216
If nothing works then the problem the the electricity is not getting to where it is distributed to all the various bits and pieces. It should not be too hard to diagnose.
Gold, the colour of choice for the discerning person.
-
21st Jun 2020, 06:13 PM #3
Hi Tris,
Stop button pressed in ! On some you have to twist the button to release it.Best Regards:
Baron J.
-
21st Jun 2020, 07:25 PM #4New Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2020
- Location
- Campbells Creek, Australia
- Age
- 43
- Posts
- 8
It will be wildly embarrassing if that's it. I'll check in the morning to make sure, but I don't think that can be it. Firstly, I used it a few times before it stopped working (and definitely pressed the stop button several times). Secondly, both of us fiddled with the button quite a bit during trouble shooting. But I will check in the morning, because it's definitely the sort of mistake I could have made.
-
22nd Jun 2020, 11:07 AM #5Most Valued Member
- Join Date
- Aug 2008
- Location
- Charlestown NSW
- Age
- 65
- Posts
- 1,669
-
22nd Jun 2020, 12:10 PM #6New Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2020
- Location
- Campbells Creek, Australia
- Age
- 43
- Posts
- 8
Sadly, it wasn't just the stop button being physically stuck on.
-
22nd Jun 2020, 04:17 PM #7Most Valued Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2017
- Location
- Geelong, Australia
- Age
- 57
- Posts
- 2,651
I'm not familiar with that mill, but assume your friend has confirmed that power is still getting to the control box and that any fuses are OK?
Is it of the age where it has the old milk bottle style fuses? I've had issues with them rattling loose.
Does it look like a pretty simple control box with maybe half a dozen contactors, or is it lots of components and an equal amount of wiring? Just trying to get a feel for whether its simple electrically, or more complex all electric control like my TOS FNGJ32. Can you post a photo of the inside of the control box?
Steve
-
22nd Jun 2020, 06:02 PM #8New Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2020
- Location
- Campbells Creek, Australia
- Age
- 43
- Posts
- 8
Good news: My friend came over and fixed it! It turned out to be a thermal overload that needed to be reset (we did another one but missed this one first time through). The thought is that the thermal overload was triggered because the ways were too gummy at the extremes of the travel. So with any luck I'm back in business after doing a bit more cleaning and applying a bit more oil.
-
22nd Jun 2020, 06:13 PM #9
Hi Guys,
My experience with thermal overloads, particularly non adjustable types, is that they will trip more often the more times they are overloaded, they seem to get more sensitive with use.Best Regards:
Baron J.
-
22nd Jun 2020, 06:55 PM #10New Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2020
- Location
- Campbells Creek, Australia
- Age
- 43
- Posts
- 8
-
5th Jul 2020, 02:18 PM #11
-
28th Jul 2020, 10:49 PM #12Intermediate Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2014
- Location
- North Queensland
- Posts
- 38
Pacific FU 250. Mill
Just come across this thread when posting something similar. When we took delivery some years back the feed motor kept tripping the push button CB on the circuit board turns out the main feed motor has brushes and the commutator was quite glazed up. Cleaned up and still running .
Regards, John. jcatcmc
Similar Threads
-
Pacific FU 1250 Mill
By jcatcmc in forum METALWORK GENERALReplies: 3Last Post: 20th Sep 2020, 01:31 PM -
Hercus o mill Vertical mill head lubrication
By china eyes in forum THE HERCUS AREAReplies: 0Last Post: 14th Oct 2018, 06:57 AM -
Rebirth of The Pacific FT-2 Mill
By simonl in forum METALWORK PROJECTSReplies: 149Last Post: 6th Aug 2018, 01:17 AM -
Pacific SSL1060A lathe manual needed
By haemish762 in forum METALWORK GENERALReplies: 1Last Post: 4th Feb 2015, 04:29 PM -
No. 0 Mill Serial Number and Mill at Work Photos
By Anorak Bob in forum THE HERCUS AREAReplies: 1Last Post: 30th Dec 2008, 03:31 AM