Partial Retract & Continuing a Job

[Bentup]

Since I have been back from training, I have not had much time to cut but today I am experiencing more problems with the new software as I had before. Every time I want to use partial retract, it does not consistently work. Many times I want to start a job, the torch head will go down, touch the plate and just sits there, not firing. I am also experiencing mid-job the job just stops with no errors and it will not allow me to continue job, wasting a lot of material. Could a wireless mouse interfere at all? Any suggestions?

 

[61 Sunliner]

Just a thought, I was planning on converting my fluorescent fixtures in my shop to LED. I have read where some of the replacement LED lamps have RF interference problems with garage door openers and I wonder if it could affect our machines. Just thought I would bring it up as there seem to be several instances of unsolved intermittent problems and maybe some of us have LED shop lights.
Mike

 

[LECS-Chad]

No your IR mouse will not interfere with the machine. As the same for LED lights.

As far as the machine stopping and not able to resume. Usually when the head stops without giving an error has something to do with the plasma cutter getting an error. Since we are not using a FAULT signal to the controller it will just cut out and pause.
So when the machine stops. press GO TO PROGRAM ZERO. Then press RESET. then in the design move your cursor over the area where the machine stopped. right click and select RUN FROM HERE. Once the computer reads your file the head will traverse to that area.

Partial retract. Here is the process to follow.
Move your head to the position to SET PROGRAM ZERO. Make sure the Z is all the way to the top.
Set your program zero.
Then go to the JOB SETUP
Move the z down to touch the top of the material and SET you TOP OF MATERIAL. Then jog the head up about 1"-2" above the material and SET the PARTIAL RETRACT RATE.
Obviously set your PARTIAL RETRACT to PARTIAL and IHS set to ALWAYS.
Press OK on the screen and then press GO TO PROGRAM ZERO.
This should bring your head to the top position.

See if this helps. Also double check the plasma when your machine stops as LOW AIR on the plasma is not a fatal error and will go out of error state once the air catches up.

Keep me posted.