http://www.todaysmachiningworld.com/forum/topic/lost-memory-and-dead-batteries-in-used-cnc-swiss-machines Brought to you by Todays Machining World en-US Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:13:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.todaysmachiningworld.com/forum/search.php http://www.todaysmachiningworld.com/forum/topic/lost-memory-and-dead-batteries-in-used-cnc-swiss-machines#post-670 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:35:59 +0000 Anonymous 670@http://www.todaysmachiningworld.com/forum/ <p>Only way to know for sure is to power up the machine. If it powers up and homes out it is ok. If the parameters are missing the machine will do nothing and alarm.<br /> No cheap way to fix it if you don't have a backup. If the parameter list is with the machine you have to type it all back in takes alot of time. Never change the batteries with the power off you will erase everything. It is always a safe practice to backup your parameters to a pc before changing the batteries anyway.<br /> Change your batteries once a year, I know they will last a lot longer but it's cheap insurance and you have a yearly backup of parameters in case something was changed. Put the old d cells in your flashlight if you think its wastefull </p> http://www.todaysmachiningworld.com/forum/topic/lost-memory-and-dead-batteries-in-used-cnc-swiss-machines#post-669 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:54:58 +0000 Anonymous 669@http://www.todaysmachiningworld.com/forum/ <p>I’m going to an auction sale to buy some used CNC Swiss machines. The problem is that whenever we buy used CNC machines, their battery is dead and the memory is usually lost. It’s cost us $2000 in the past for motherboards and Fanuc controls. Is there a way to check if the memory is still in the machine before we buy it? And, is there a cheap way to fix it if it’s gone? </p>