Le Sigh...FS41 Elite S issues?

If it has an electrical cord it is covered here.
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Brian
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Re: Le Sigh...FS41 Elite S issues?

Mon Feb 26, 2018 1:04 am

Nice, that is a great find for that machine and I agree these rare things are precious, even after a seemingly short period of time.

There is no circuit board to my knowledge and I was very relieved yesterday to find it without one.

Dumb question perhaps, but how many terminals are you dealing with on that machine? I assume one for each spindle, then for each drive motor and the DRO? Have you poked around to see how difficult the hookups are for those parts?
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Re: Le Sigh...FS41 Elite S issues?

Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:22 pm

The electrical box occupies the interior of the machine, and it has been monkeyed with a bit. There used to be a coolant pump, which was removed, and that seems to be part of the mess.

I have a weird ghost electrical issue where, once in a blue moon, the table raise keeps going up after I have let off the button. It's not a problem with the button, unfortunately. It's dam scary when it happens, and I have to make a quick dash over to the wall to throw the disconnect switch to 'off'. So far, I have managed to be in time each time it has happened. it's totally random thought - it hasn't done it now for three months.

I think to tackle the electrical will require a significant strip down of the machine, and I'm considering just replacing the entire mill, so probably it will be something I won't
have to get into.
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Re: Le Sigh...FS41 Elite S issues?

Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:59 pm

That makes sense, gets to be a pretty big undertaking to have to remake the machine and re-wire as well.

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