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Way Cover - How it Works and Troubleshooting Guide
Introduction
Way covers keep chips and coolant away from the ballscrew, guiderails, and home switch. Machines can have three types
of way covers.
Way Cover - How it Works and Troubleshooting Guide
Page 1 of 7 pages
LAST UPDATED: 11/30/2018
1. Telescopic Style: Telescopic way covers
use interlocking sheet metal sections with
wipers at the joints.
2. Shielded Style: Shielded way covers use
rubber straps to connect sheet metal
shield strips that overlaying each other.
3. Roll Shade Style - EC Machines: Roll
shade way covers use a tensioner to keep
the rubber sheet rolled up on a spool. The
spools rotate with tension to allow the
sheet to be pulled out and retracted back
in.
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Summary of Contents for Haas Way Cover
- Page 1 Way Cover - How it Works and Troubleshooting Guide LAST UPDATED: 11/30/2018 Way Cover - How it Works and Troubleshooting Guide Introduction Way covers keep chips and coolant away from the ballscrew, guiderails, and home switch. Machines can have three types of way covers.
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Page 2: Symptom Table
Way Cover - How it Works and Troubleshooting Guide Symptom Table SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION The wipers are worn or Normal wear on wipers. Replace the wipers. damaged. A part or other heavy object dropped Remove the dents from the way cover. -
Page 3: The Way Covers Are Damaged Or Worn
Way Cover - How it Works and Troubleshooting Guide The Way Covers are Damaged or Worn Page 3 of 7 pages... - Page 4 Corrective Action: Remove the way cover and hammer out the dents with a rubber mallet. Replace the way cover if the dents are too severe. Go to DIY.HAASCNC.COM, and search for the way cover replacement procedure that is correct for your machine.
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Page 5: Way Covers "Pop" Or Do Not Move Evenly
Way Cover - How it Works and Troubleshooting Guide Roll Shade Way Covers - EC machines: Both sides of the spindle are covered by heavy roll shade way covers [1,2]. The shades are kept taut by spring-loaded canisters [3, 4]. Chip build up around the bottom of the spring loaded canisters causes insufficient tension on the roll shade way covers. -
Page 6: Way Cover Has Trouble Extending Or Retracting
Way Cover - How it Works and Troubleshooting Guide Way Cover has Trouble Extending or Retracting Symptom: Way cover has trouble extendening or retracting. Way cover sections may pop apart. Possible Cause: Way cover is full of chips. Corrective Action: Perform normal machine maintenance. -
Page 7: The Way Covers Are Rusty Or Make Excessive Noise
The way cover rails are loose: Tighten loose rail bolts. If the bolts [1] that hold the way cover rails to the casting are loose, the way covers make "popping" noises when they move. This eventually damages the plastic tabs [2] that slide on the rails. This causes sections of the way cover to separate and to leak coolant.