Introduction
The purpose of this document is to describe a
step-by-step procedure to perform periodic cleaning of the Spindle Bore
with Think & Tinker ColletCare, while the Gerber Profile Motor is
activated and without the presence of a tool holder.
To perform cleaning of the
Spindle Motor Inner Bore per the instructions attached to the
ColletCare
(
www.precisebits.com>>Reference>>Tutorials>>Spindle Maintenance with
ColletCare)
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Remove the tool holder from
the Spindle Motor Bore.
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With Spindle motor (and
without presence of any tool), select 'ATC Menu' on the
keypad.
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Three
options will appear.
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Select
option 'A' Grab/Release.
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Then
select 'Grab'.
This selection will cause the Gerber
Profile to operate as if there is a tool in position, permitting the
spindle motor to be activated.
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Select
'Motor Warm Up' option.
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By activating this
option, the spindle motor will turn at 6,000 rpm
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Using
the RPM button, increase the spindle motor to 10,000 rpm
(note:
each button/click will increase rpm
value by 1,000 rpm)
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Perform cleaning of the Spindle Motor Inner
Bore per instructions attached to the ColletCare.
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When inner spindle maintenance is completed,
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Turn off the spindle motor
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In ATC menu, select
'Release'
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Cleaning maintenance on
the outer shell of tool holders can be addressed by using
ColletCare applied on a
clean cotton cloth.
Only use a cotton cloth
to clean and dry the exterior surface of the tool holder.
Cotton has gentle abrasive properties.
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Save the cotton cloth just used with ColletCare by
placing it into a small zip-lock plastic bag.
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Perform the above procedure at least once a week
for optimum performance of your tools.
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