01 - Start-Up

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Introduction

Follow this guide to startup the PA-1000 CNC Machine

  1. Push the "STOP" button on the control panel to engage the EStop

    • Push the "STOP" button on the control panel to engage the EStop

    • The button will click in if it has not already been pressed.

    • If the last user followed the shutdown SOP it should be pressed already.

    • This steps makes sure we have a control connection to the machine before the motors are engaged.

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  2. Turn on the control computer and wait for it to boot.

    • Turn on the control computer and wait for it to boot.

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  3. Double click on the "Router" icon on the desktop to start Mach3

    • Double click on the "Router" icon on the desktop to start Mach3

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  4. Ensure that the machine bed is fully clear.

    • Ensure that the machine bed is fully clear.

    • The next steps will enable motion of the machine. Be sure that everyone and everything is clear of the machine before moving on.

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  5. Check that the EStop cord has not been tripped. The lever on the right side of the machine should be pushed toward the back of the machine

    • Check that the EStop cord has not been tripped.

    • The lever on the right side of the machine should be pushed toward the back of the machine

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  6. Turn the keyswitch on the front panel counter-clockwise to engage the spindle lockout.

    • Turn the keyswitch on the front panel counter-clockwise to engage the spindle lockout.

    • It is a good practice to remove the key from the lock at the point.

    • The power is removed from the spindle controller when the key is removed from the spindle lockout switch, ensuring the spindle cannot be turned on by the controller.

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  7. Rotate the STOP switch 1/4 turn clockwise.

    • Rotate the STOP switch 1/4 turn clockwise.

    • The switch will pop out slightly when it has been disengaged.

    • Be careful to not over-rotate the switch.

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  8. Press the green "PWR" button on the control panel.

    • Press the green "PWR" button on the control panel.

    • The light should come on and remain lit.

    • If the green light does not remain lit, the most likely cause is that an EStop remains tripped. (Check STOP switch and EStop cord.)

    • You should hear and audible click as the motors engage.

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  9. Click the "Reset" button on the Mach3 screen.

    • Click the "Reset" button on the Mach3 screen.

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  10. The following steps will cause the machine to move. Be sure again that the bed is clear and that all users are clear.

    • The following steps will cause the machine to move. Be sure again that the bed is clear and that all users are clear.

    • Click the REF ALL HOME button.

    • The machine will home itself to the back corner of the machine.

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  11. When homing is complete, X Y and Z should be green on the Mach3 DROs.

    • When homing is complete, X Y and Z should be green on the Mach3 DROs.

    • If any axis is still red, it hasn't homed, and may not be ready for use.

    • Ask an area manager for help if reattempting REF ALL HOME isn't successful.

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