Messer plasma table startup, cannot home axis

[josiah00iam]

I bout a used Messer plasma table and I have trouble Homing the axis , does anyone have experience with this ?

[adbuch]

That is one I have not heard of before. What is your specific problem? Is it a software issue or hardware related - something like limit switches, proximity sensors, etc? Perhaps you could offer more specific details.

David

[weldguy]

What happens when you try to home the axis’?

[josiah00iam]

it turned out to be the proximity switches
So thankful for u guys to answer this quick !

[weldguy]

That's awesome glad you got it sorted out. What was wrong with the prox switches?

[adbuch]

it turned out to be the proximity switches
So thankful for u guys to answer this quick !

Glad to hear you are up and cutting again!

David

[josiah00iam]

Still working on my used Messer table that I bought , Im having trouble believing my machine does not have THC.
Would anyone know where the delta arc voltage should be set or where I should be looking to turn it on?
It is a 2014 machine with OL200 lifters

[weldguy]

OL200 lifter I believe is any Oxyfuel Lifter and was never designed to be used with arc voltage but rather something they call Sensomat-PAN or ALFA automatic height sensing which was an option on the Messer tables so not all tables would have come with it. You will likely have to buy an aftermarket THC for your plasma cutting process.

[josiah00iam]

It also has oxyfuel lifters that are called TL170

[josiah00iam]

HAve u ever seen a lifter like this?

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[SegoMan DeSigns]

HAve u ever seen a lifter like this?OIP.jpg

That is a magnetic break away torch mount, in the event of a collision it breaks loose and shuts down the machine travel. Looks like it is attached to a Hyperthem HyDef torch The lifter itself is probably a stand alone THC unit.

[josiah00iam]

So do u think my THC should be working without buying anything additional?

[weldguy]

I would expect a stand alone unit on that also. If it came set up with a high def plasma unit and not setup for oxyfuel I would expect to see a THC control unit somewhere. Maybe right at the plasma power source, should be pretty obvious though. Send some pics of all that you have.

[josiah00iam]

This is all I got.

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[josiah00iam]

Well guys , I figured it out !
If your interested , The reg voltage wires were crisscrossed on my 2 powersources . All I could say was, Holy crap.

Anyway, what's a good baseline to quote flamecutting . Im using propane for fuel.

[weldguy]

Nice find! Glad you have it sorted out. Quoting can be tricky, many factors come into play like how much competition is in the area, what types of industries you will be serving, etc. For example a job shop may be reluctant to pay good money for a part to be cut however if you were cutting signage for someone they will be expecting a larger cost for the same amount of work and material. Just need to dive in, be sure your making what you need and feel out the market for a while.

[LNVM2020]

Hello bro,

You got a nice Messer machine it called multitherm with global control, if you need any technical help contact me by mail
Ismail.stabou@gmail.com
I worked 8 years for messer africa.

BR