At Tormach, we want to make your installation as easy as possible.
So in this video, we're going to go over the installation of servos on your M
machine to turn it into an M+ machine. This video does not replace the
Tormach technical document that came with your machine. Please read all the
warnings and cautions, tool requirements and product information before you begin.
Please note that certain items will be discarded or saved during this
installation. Please save everything until the installation is complete.
Before you begin to install the 1100M+ servo upgrade kit you must verify
that the PathPilot controller is updated to the most recent version of
PathPilot this is required as any version of path pilot before version 2.2.0
do not include an M+ configuration. To upgrade PathPilot
please click on the link above. At this point if you have a lower serial number
M mill then you may need to install the ECM 1.5 upgrade kit to replace the 1.4
board click on the link above when you are done with that return here to finish
the installation if you have any tooling in the spindle remove it. Loosen the four
screws securing the drip guard to the table with a four millimeter hex wrench,
then remove it and set it aside. Remove the tool tray with a four millimeter hex
wrench and set inside as well. Remove the motor mount cover on both the X and the
y-axis with a three millimeter hex wrench, and set them aside to be reused
later. Identify the four set screws on both motor couplers and verify they are
pointing towards you. If they are not accessible jog the machine table until
the set screws are pointing towards you. To prevent the spindle head from
dropping on to the machine table put a set of two by fours on the machine table
below the edge of the spindle nose. Slowly jog the Z-axis down until the
spindle flange is set on the two by fours. Please note do not put the spindle
nose on the set of two by fours. If you do, it could add unnecessary force to the
spindle bearings and cause damage to the machine components. Identify the Z-axis
motor mount cover plate. Remove the motor cover from the
machine column with a three millimeter hex wrench. Set side the screws and the
motor cover. Identify the four set screws on the Z-axis motor coupler inside the
Z-axis motor mount to easily access the set screws. They must point towards the
left side of the machine,. Once the Z-axis is lowered if the set screws are not
pointing towards the left side of the machine you can raise the Z-axis and
flip the two by fours, lowering the spindle down on top of it and check to
see if the couplers are accessible. Once the set screws are pointing towards the
left, power off the machine and PathPilot controller, push in the emergency
stop button on the operator box. From the PathPilot interface select exit. Turn
the main disconnect switch to off. Remove the stepper motor drivers. Open the
electrical cabinet door. Remove the wire trough covers. Remove the green
connectors and the ribbon cable connectors from the x, y, and z stepper
motor drivers. If you have a fourth axis motor controller don't remove any wires
from it. Remove the x, y, and z stepper motor drivers with a Philips head
screwdriver. Find the three ribbon cables that you've
removed earlier and then arrange them into the wire trough, above the board.
Disconnect all the wires from each connector with a small flat-head
screwdriver, discarding all three connectors. Identify the DC bus board.
Remove wires 210, 211, 220, 221, 230 and 231 from the DC bus board. Remove
all the stepper motor wires from the wire troughs, there are 15 in total, 210
through 214, 220 through 224, 230 through 234. Wires 210, 211, 220,
221, 230 and 231 are now completely disconnected from the electrical cabinet,
and can be discarded. Follow wires 400, 435 from the Z-axis to their locations on
the terminal block, and the ECM board. Both are black.
Remove wire 400, and wire 435 with a small flat bladed screwdriver. Remove
both wires from the wire trough. Remove the Z column panel with a three
millimeter hex wrench, set aside, the screws and the column panel carefully
move wires 212, through 214, 222 through 224, 232 through 234, wire 400
and wire 435, out of the electrical cabinet, and through the Z column opening.
X-axis stepper motor removal. On the X- axis motor, loosen the two set screws on
the coupler closest to the motor, with a three millimeter hex wrench. If you
loosen all four set screws the coupler could disconnect from the ball screw
shaft. Follow the flex conduit to the machine column, and remove it from the
machine column with channel lock pliers. Pull the wires from the motor out of the
machine column . Remove the plug next to the Flex conduit fitting from the
machine column with a flat blade screwdriver. Discard the plug. Remove the
motor from the machine with a four millimeter hex wrench. Remove the flex
conduit from the X-axis motor. Set aside the mounting screws washers, and flex
conduit for the installation of the servo motors. Z-axis stepper motor
removal. To relieve tension from the ball screw first loosen the two set screws on
the bottom of the coupler and retighten them. Then to release the motor, loosen
the top two set screws. Note, if you loosen all four set screws at the same
time the coupler could disconnect from the ball screw shaft. Remove the Z-axis
flex conduit from the machine column with a pair of channellock pliers. Pull
the wire from the motor out of the machine column. Remove the motor from the
machine with a four millimeter hex wrench. Remove the flex conduit fittings
from the machine column with the channel lock pliers. Discard the fittings.
Y-Axis stepper motor removal. On the Y- axis motor, loosen the two set screws on
the coupler closest to the motor with a three millimeter hex wrench. Note, if you
loosen all four set screws the coupler could disconnect from the ball screw
shaft. Follow the flex conduit to the machine column and remove it. Pull the
wires out of the machine column. If you have an early 1100M mill, with a
serial number from MA10266 and below,
you only need to remove the right flex conduit fitting from the machine column.
On M-mills with serial numbers from MA10267 and above, both the plug and
the flex conduit fittings will need to be removed. Remove the motor from the
machine with four millimeter hex wrench. Set aside the mounting screws, washers,
and flex conduit. Then the motor and its wiring can be discarded. If you want
X-axis servo motor installation. Find the X-axis servo motor part number:
38404. Install it with the plug end oriented to the front of the
mill. Then secure it using the screws and washers that you set aside earlier.
Tighten the two set screws on the coupler closest to the motor with a four
millimeter hex wrench. Remove the six screws securing the plate to the motor
cover with a three millimeter hex wrench, and set all aside. A template is provided
in the documentation. Align it to the edge of the motor mount according to its
label. Secure it temporarily with tape. Do this on both sides. Holding the motor
mount up to confirm the templates are positioned correctly, and finally mark
its location with a center punch. Remove the templates drill each hole with the
drill provided. Each hole should be approximately 3/4 of an inch deep. Tap
each hole that you drilled with the provided tap. Install the flex conduit
fitting in place of the plug that you've removed earlier.
Reinstall the X-axis motor mount cover using the four screws provided, and a
four millimeter hex wrench. You'll use two flex conduits to install the
X-axis motor one that you set aside earlier and one that you must assemble.
Connect one end of both flux conduits to the motor cover. Find the servo power
wires labeled 210, and 211, and the servo control wire labeled 424. Route
the wires through each flex conduit fitting on the motor cover. Move the wire
through the flux conduit fitting on the machine column and
into the rear access compartment. Tighten both flux conduits to their fittings on
the machine column with channel lock pliers.
Find the dielectric grease, provided with the kit, then place some on the molex
connectors of the servo power and data wires. Connect the molex connectors to
the motor. Find the three plastic plugs provided in the kit and attach them to
the motor cover. Add butyl tape around the top perimeter of the x-axis motor
housing, and underneath the tool tray screws. Install the x-axis motor mount cover.
Press the tool tray into place and secure it with the original screws.
If your tool tray sits proud of the machine table, squeeze it down with an F clamp
and then re-tighten the tool tray screws. Secure the motor cover plate with
six screws that you set aside find the two wires that you put into the machine
column in the rear access compartment of the machine, then pull them into the
electrical cabinet. Z-axis motor installation. Find two of the cable
glands provided with the kit. Install the two cable glands. Install the z-axis
brake onto the machine column with the four washers, lock washers, and screws set
aside before. Tighten the two set screws on the coupler closest to the motor with
a four millimeter hex wrench. Pull the z-axis brake wires through one of the
cable glands on the machine column, so that you can access it. Align the z-axis
brakes coupler and the hole on the brake with a four millimeter hex wrench. Leave
it in place for alignment. Slide the z-axis motor onto the coupler shaft and
tighten the z-axis brake coupler with the hex wrench, then install it with the
screws and washers provided in the kit. Find the servo power wires labeled 230
and 231, and the servo data wire labeled 426. Put one of the wires through each of
the cable glands verify that the molex connectors on the servo side of the
cable gland find the two z-axis motor and brake wires and pull them into the
electrical cabinet reinstall the z-axis motor cover plate with the screws that
you set aside earlier y-axis servomotor installation find the
y-axis servomotor and install it with the screws and washers that you set
aside tighten the two set screws on the coupler closest to the motor with a four
millimeter hex wrench reinstall the y-axis motor mount cover
if you have an 1100 M mill with serial numbers from M a ten thousand two
hundred and sixty six and below then find one cable gland and one cable cord
grip and it's corresponding nut install the cable gland in place of the y-axis
Motors flex conduit fitting one of the servo cables will be routed into the
electrical cabinet from one of the fittings above the ATC power input push
out a fitting from inside and discard the plug secure the cable gland with its
corresponding nut and then route the servo wire labeled 425 through the cable
gland and into the electrical cabinet and route the cable marked to ten and to
eleven into the gland and route it into the electrical cabinet if you have an
1100 M mill with serial number from ma ten thousand two hundred sixty seven and
above then install two cable glands in the place of the y-axis motors flux
conduit fitting and the plug next to it find the servo power wires labeled 220
and 221 and the servo data wire labeled 425 put one wire through each of the
cable glands find the two Y axis servo wires that you put into the
machine column and pull them into the electrical cabinet make electrical
connections find the three servo control wires that you pulled into the
electrical cabinet then find the three green connectors from the kit connect to
each control cable to one of the connectors as detailed in this table pin
one can be identified by a small triangle on the outside edge of the
green connectors provided in the kit when installed the connector will line
up to pin one with a small arrow on the ECM board route the 424 425 and 426
wires around the capacitor and up into the trough connect the data cables to
the machine control board as detailed in the file
table install the z-axis break wires 404 35 to their previous positions find the
three servo power cables that you pulled into the electrical cabinet crimp one
spade electrical connector to each of the wires with a wire crimper connect
the power wires to the DC bus board as detailed in this table from the DC bus
board route the wires into the wire troughs and towards the machine column
from the machine control board route the wires into the wire trough and towards
the machine column pull any excess wires into the machine column
reinstall the wire trough covers close the electrical cabinet door verify the
installation power on the machine and the path pilot controller after path
pilot restarts confirm you have an m+ configuration by looking next to the
path pilot logo if not type in admin config in the MDI line press Enter key
and select the n+ configuration then click save and exit bring the machine
out of reset and reference the Z first remove the 2 by 4 from under the spindle
then reference the X and the y reinstall the drip tray the 1100 m+ decals are
included with this kit the edge of the original decal can be
lifted easily with just your thumb nail or very gently with a razor and then
easily pulled back to remove clean the area with a degreaser to remove any oil
or coolant give it a couple minutes to dry measure 7 inches from the bottom of
the electrical cabinet and place a mark in several spots to help with alignment
lightly spray the area with an ammonia free window cleaner then remove the
protective backing from the decal and align the bottom with the marks once
it's aligned press on it and adjust it if necessary
then push out all the air bubbles with a rag and then a plastic spatula squeegee
or credit card give it a couple hours to dry and then come back and remove the
transfer paper repeat these steps for the enclosure decal note when removing
the transfer tape for the decal if the decal starts to come up wait longer for
it to dry this concludes the installation of the
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