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    External M Code Mori NL2000

    The external M code setup you have is pretty ideal for adding things like a parts catcher or conveyor, part loader/unloader etc. Not so much for something like a coolant pump. Using something like this would simplify the hardware end. https://www.factorymation.com/SG2-12HR-D
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    New (to me) CNC day!

    Well you could but it will work with a CAM generated program too. Lathe programming is so simple though that CAM is really unnecessary.
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    External M Code Mori NL2000

    Another method would be to "rob" another M code. Often M7 or M50 are provided as alternate coolant signals. If your machine has those but they are not utilized in your configuration, you may be able to use one of them.
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    External M Code Mori NL2000

    Latching relay is not good also because if the relay is latched on and the power goes out, the pump would turn back on as soon as the machine was restarted. Typically you would use an auxiliary contact of the main pump relay wired in an or configuration to hold the coil energized once the M...
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    VMC 650 (chinese machine NEW) Metrol toolsetter

    Check parameter 3104 bit 0. I expect it will be 0. If set to 1 your machine position display will be displayed in imperial if you are programming imperial.
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    Turret spinning round and round

    They still show an M5-N on Mazak's website but it's got Mazatrol on it. That's why I'm questioning about a retrofit. Since 99.9% of turret control would be the responsibility of the retrofitter, one would hope that whomever did that would provide documentation.Sadly most don't and almost...
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    Honest Question: Do modern CNC machines still need battery storage for settings?

    Since I've been retired for over 10 years now, I've not gotten very deep into the newer Fanuc stuff. Most of the D cell boxes were probably absolute encoder backups.
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    Honest Question: Do modern CNC machines still need battery storage for settings?

    A spray can of Humiseal would coat several dozen of those boards. Kinda expensive to do just one board since it's like $30/can.
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    Turret spinning round and round

    The combo of a Mazak with a newish Fanuc 0iT-D strikes me as odd. Is this a retrofitted machine?
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    Honest Question: Do modern CNC machines still need battery storage for settings?

    Not a real solution IME. I’ve been down that path with a couple of Mitsu sinker EDMs that out of the blue had their proprietary format hard disk fail. PO to Mitsu for $3k+ for a replacement. Can buy and change lots of batteries for that. To be fair though we had a cell control built on Fanuc...
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    Fanuc Dynamic work offset for 3+1 work on a horizontal

    Yes, just assuring the OP that your suggestion it’s very doable and actually pretty common.
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    Fanuc Dynamic work offset for 3+1 work on a horizontal

    Zero point tracking by macro has been done for decades. I first saw it done in the mid 80s.
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    Fanuc Dynamic work offset for 3+1 work on a horizontal

    Some Fanuc options need support in the ladder logic which is the machine builder’s responsibility. G68.2 doesn’t seem like it would. I suspect Fanuc has some contractual agreement with builders that requires users get options through the machine builder.
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    Honest Question: Do modern CNC machines still need battery storage for settings?

    Had the CNC control architecture evolved that way, there would be just as many folks crying about the difficulty of updating their control’s data as there are today crying about something so simple as a basic maintenance operation to change a battery once in a while. During the years I did...
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    Honest Question: Do modern CNC machines still need battery storage for settings?

    System software has been on EPROMs on most controls I’ve worked with since the late 70s. EPROM is fine for that but not so good for parameters as those sometimes need modifications. Want to burn new EPROMs just because you had to adjust backlash comp? Newer controls use a mix of FROM, DRAM...
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