Intelitek spectraLIGHT 0400 Quick Start Install Manual

Tool Turret Tool Turret
Install the Tool Turret Install the Tool Turret
WARNING
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Mount the turret

Rotating shaft!
1 Loosen the four hex-head screws
Moving cutting tools!
mounted in the turret body enough to
The automatic tool turret
allow the t-nuts to enter the slots on the
ships with tools installed.
cross slide.
Handle cutting tools carefully.
2 Insert the t-nuts into the cross slide slots
Before opening the safety
from the bottom and slide the turret up
shield:
towards the top of the cross slide.
• Press in the Emergency Stop
button
• Wait until all motion has
stopped
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Jog the cross slide

To install the turret, first jog the cross slide to
an accessible position.
3 Tighten the four hex head screws using
the hex key. Do not over-tighten.
1 Turn on the computer and the controller box.
2 Be sure the safety shield is down and the
emergency stop button is pulled out.
3 Open the control software. (Select Start >
Programs >CNCBase)
4 If the Jog control Panel is not visible, click
View > Jog Control to open the Jog
Control panel.
5 Click the top X axis button to jog the cross
slide upward on the X axis to the limit of
travel.
6 Click the right Y axis button to jog the 4 Remove the cap from the turret port on
cross slide to the right so that the turret the rear wall inside the enclosure.
will clear the spindle.
5 Attach the 9-pin connector from the
7 Shut down the software, computer and turret to the turret port inside the
controller box. enclosure.

Using the Tool Turret

To mount a tool:

Tool turret diagram
NOTE:
The tool tip and spindle centerline must
lie on the same plane. If necessary, use
shims to mount tools in the turret. This is
essential to achieve tight machine
tolerances and surface finish.
The tool tip must not extend more than
1.125" from the tooling plate to avoid
tool chatter.
1 Push in the Emergency Stop button and
raise the safety shield. A
2 If a tool is currently present:
• Loosen the set screws holding the tool using
the 1/8" allen wrench.
Item # Description
• Remove the tool and shim (if a shim is
present). A Tool turret plate
3 Insert the tool (and shim if necessary) into B Tool
the turret.
C Set screws
4 Tighten the two set screws into the side of
D 1.125" max dimension
the tool.
Accessories Accessories

Installing the Optional Air Chuck

Installing Other Accessories

1 Plug the power cord from the solenoid valve To connect a second 120VAC accessory:
on the vise into the receptacle end of the
1 Plug the accessory's power cord into the
accessory port adapter cable.
receptacle end of another accessory port
2 Remove the protective cap from the plug
adapter cable.
end of the accessory port adapter cable and
2 Insert the plug end of the cable into the ACC
attach the cable to the ACC 1 port on the
2 port on the Controller Box.
rear panel of the Controller Box.
Attach the Z-axis Limit switch
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Re-wire the limit switch

extension bracket
1 Turn the turning center onto its side
(spindle side down) so you can safely
reach the connectors beneath the Z-axis
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drive motor.
2 Locate the connector with one blue wire
and one brown wire protruding from one
end, and one black wire and one white
wire protruding from the other end.
White Black
2
Item Description
Blue
1
Blue
Brown
2
Red/Yellow
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3 Unclip the connector that attaches the
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black and white wires to the brown and
blue wires. 5
4 Locate the loose connector with two blue
1 Locate the Z limit switch on the lathe bed.
wires and one red wire with a yellow stripe.
The limit switch is fastened to the bed by
5 Connect the black and white connector to an adjustable bracket.
the loose connector.
2 Loosen the thumbscrew to remove the
adjustable bracket and the limit switch
White Black
from the lathe bed.
3 Remove the screws that hold the limit
switch onto the adjustable bracket. Retain
the screws; you will use them again later in
Blue
this procedure.
Brown Blue
4 Locate the extension bracket and 3/16 pan
Red/Yellow
head screws in the tool turret package.
5 Using the 3/16 pan head screws, attach the
extension bracket to the adjustable
bracket.
6 Attach the limit switch to the opposite end
NOTE:
of the extension bracket, using the original
The tool turret will support up to
screws that you retained earlier.
eight different tools at one time. The
D
7 Return the adjustable bracket to its original
tool positions are numbered on the
position on the bed and tighten the
tooling plate:
thumbscrew.
Slots 1, 3, and 7:
B
Hold right-hand, left-hand, profiling
and external threading tools.
Mount tools in these positions with
Technical Support:
the cutting face down.
Phone
Holes 2, 4, 6 and 8:
Fax
Hold boring, drilling and internal
threading tools. Email
C Tool position 5 is for the cut off tool. Web
CAUTION
Before contacting intelitek
make sure you have the following
Before cutting, make sure that each
information:
tool has sufficient clearance so it does
• The product serial number located on
not ram into the chuck or workpiece
the rear of the machine
when changing tools.
• The name of the owner of the product
• Your computer specifications /
documentation
• Notes on any Control Program error
messages
• Access to the hardware and software
components of your system
NOTE:
Accessories must not exceed 3 amps maximum
current draw.
The TTL I/O connector on the rear panel of the
Controller Box allows interfacing with an I/O
device such as a robot.
spectraLIGHT 0400
Turning Center
Machine Components
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4
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5
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Adjustable limit switch bracket
3/16" pan head screws (2)
Extension bracket
Limit switch
Original limit switch screws (2)
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Accessory kit components

(800) 221-2763
(603) 625-2137
support@intelitek.com
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Item # Description
1 25 pin cable
2 AC Power supply cord
3 Accessory adapter cable
4 Hex key (5/32")
5 Hex key (9/64")
#34-0000-0201 Rev- 09-04
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Controller Box
6 Hex key (1/8")
7 Hex key (3/32")
8 Hex key (5/64")
9 Spindle locking pin
10 Indexable tool holder
Item # Description
1 Enclosure
2 Safety shield
3 X axis motor
4 Cross slide
5 Emergency stop switch
6 Spindle speed switch
7 Safety shield interlock switch
8 Chuck
9 Tool holder
10 Tailstock
11 Z axis motor
12 Controller box power switch
13 Controller box lock out switch
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