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Special Strippit HECC80 CNC Control Parts

Machine Technologies Stocks Strippit HECC80 Control Parts that Others (New Machine Salesmen Perhaps?) Claim are "Not Available". While not state-of-the-art, older Strippit CNC Machines are usually Already in Place & Running, are Affordable, Parts & Service Are Available, and Can Do

"The Job" in most cases. If you need new features like Auto-Index Stations, Programmable-Rams for Forming, Etc., by all means, Buy a New Machine!

But Don't Spend $300,000 on a New Machine Just because "Someone" told you

"Parts & Service are not available", because Its Just Not True!

This is the Burroughs Self-Scan Display

that was Originally used on Strippit Houdaille HECC80, HECC80/1, HECC80/102, HECC80/28,

HECC80/750, and HECC80/752 Controls.

Burroughs Displays have

Characters that are Bright Orange in Color.

These are out of production, but we have a small stock of these Displays left.

We can also Repair Customer's Displays if

the Problem is caused by Bad Electronics.

If Display-Tube is Bad they are Not Repairable.

Below are 2 views of the #401605-000 Display Retrofit Kit that takes the place of the old Burroughs

Display. This Display Type is easy to identify as it's Characters are a Green Blue Color.

Some of the later HECC80 Controls listed above left the Strippit Factory with this type Display. Other Machines had this new Display Retrofitted to their Controls when the original Burroughs Display went bad. If you have a bad Burroughs Display on your Machine, this Retrofit Display Kit is the Best Fix. We always Have this Retrofit Display Kit In-Stock! Retrofit Display Kit is not quite a bolt-in replacement, as a couple of wire changes need to be made. A good Service Technician should be able to install it in about an hour. This Retrofit Display is much More Reliable than the Burroughs Display, but if you have one go bad, we can Repair it in 2 days or less.

This is the original #22359-000 Custom-Made MicroSwitch Keyboard as was used on the Strippit Houdaille HECC80/3, HECC80/302, HECC80/304, HECC80/306, and HECC80/BC Controls. As Cheap Imports (Thanks Free-Trade policies!) have driven most American Keyboard Companies Out Of Business, This Keyboard Is No Longer Made! We have a small stock of original Keyboards & Repair Parts left, and can Repair some Keyboards, depending on the particular failure.

The HECC80/30x Controls listed above

will Not Run with out a Good Keyboard!

To Solve this Problem, Machine Technologies Manufactures a Custom Keyboard that bolts easily in to these Controls. Just remove the old keyboard, drill 2 small mounting holes, bolt-on new keyboard, and plug-in the data cable. Does NOT require a Service-Call, and takes about 10 minutes to install. This New Keyboard Retrofit also has the advantage of being Sealed, so Dirt & Grit from Plasma and Lasertool Machines will Not wear it out, a Problem the original type Keyboard had.

There were several types of CRT Monitor Displays used in these HECC-80/30x Controls. We can repair some of them, and stock replacement CRT Monitor Display units for those that we can not fix.

Call us for details on CRT Display Repairs.

We also Stock Control Panel Switches, like the

"Cycle Start" Switch.

And, Of Course, All the Circuit Boards, Power Supplies, and other Electronic Control Parts.

Call Us on what you are looking for!

This is the

#400799-600 Keypad

as was used on all the

HECC80/1 Type Controls

We Still have a stock of New & Rebuilt

Keypads left.

We also have all the

Parts to Repair Your Keypad Quickly!

This is the Original Microswitch

#17623-000 Strip-Sensor &

#17624-000 Strip-Amplifier (Blue-Box) &

#17609-000 Strip-Relay Assembly.

These Parts were used on almost all

NC & CNC Strippit Machines built from 1975 to 1987 for the Punch-Tool

Strip-Detection Circuit.

If your Machine will Not Contour-Nibble,

your Strip Circuit is Not Working!

These Parts are No Longer Made,

though we still have some Amplifier

and Relay Parts In-Stock.

These Parts have been Replaced by

Our #17623-300 Strip Sensor Retrofit

Kit Shown Below.

This is the #17623-300 Strip-Sensor Retrofit Kit that Replaces the Old Strip Sensor & Blue-Box Amplifier

& Relay Assembly.

Just Order Our Part #17623-300.

Installation is Not Hard, and Instructions are Included.

The Old Sensor and Blue-Box Assembly are Removed, the New Strip-Sensor Installed, and then you hook-up Sensor's 2 Wires. This Kit is for All Strippit Houdaille built Controls from the early NC "A" Types

to All the CNC HECC80 Types.

This Kit was Not made for the Fanuc Control CAP-1000 and CAP-1250 Machines which also used the Old Strip & Amplifier Assembly. However, It Will Work on CAP Machines if a Small Relay is Wired-In to Invert the

Strip-Signal to the Fanuc Control. Strippit's Service Dept. uses Our Sensor and their #8312088-000 Relay on CAP Machines for the Strip Circuit. Any Small Relay From Radio Shack or Other Supplier will also Work.

Or, you can use our #17623-400 Strip-Sensor Retrofit Kit, which we Created just for the CAP-1000 and CAP-1250 Machines. This Sensor Does Not require the Relay to Invert the Strip Signal for the Fanuc Control.

This is the #401350-000 Bubble Memory Board that most of the HECC80/30x Controls use. These Controls use this Board as a Solid-State Disk Drive to Store All the System Programs that Run the Machine & Control,

as well as also Storing the User-Part Programs.

Bubble Board is in Cardcage Slot #6.

If your Machine has a Strippit Houdaille HECC80 Control and a CRT Monitor Display, It is one of the HEC80/30x Controls. The 5 HECC80/30x Control Types Are;

--- HECC80/3 1st Version of this Class of Controls,

NO-Bubble Memory. Used on about the first 30

FC1000/3 Machines, Most were Later Retrofitted in the

Field with Bubble-Memory to the HECC80/302 Type.

--- HECC80/302 on FC1000/3 Machines,

has Bubble-Memory

--- HECC80/304 on FC1500/45 Machines

--- HECC80/306 on FC1250/30/1500 &

FC1250/30/1500 Lasertool Machines

--- HECC80/BC on Blanking Center Machines

We have Bubble Boards &

Socket-Type Intel Bubble Chips In-Stock!

Machine Technologies can usually Repair Failed Bubble Boards and Reload System Software. However, there are Many Different Software Versions. If you have a good set of System Software Paper-Tapes, take Good Care of them as they are useful in Repairing these Boards.

We also have Various Updates & Fixes for Both Bubble Boards and the Machine itself to help Prevent the Various "DFxx" Dead Bubble Board Error Messages.

Please call Bruce for Details.

This is the #17546-000 Resolver Feedback Package,

and the #17648-000 Resolver-Coupling. Both are Located on the End of Each (X, Y, T) Servo Motor, for Axis Position-Feedback to the CNC Control.

When a Machine Axis is "Jumping",

"Mispositioning", or "Running-Away",

This Is The First Place to Investigate !!!

Remove the Package from the Motor, and Spin & Rock the Small Resolver Shaft between your Fingers. If there is much Shaft-Sideplay, or if it Turns-Rough, Replace the Feedback Package!

In Extreme Cases, Resolver in this Feedback Package Locks-Up and Breaks the Resolver Coupling, Causing the Axis to "Run-Away",

Which is Dangerous!

Broken Resolver & Tach Wires, and Loose

Cable-Connectors can also Cause these Problems.

When in Doubt, Replace the Feedback-Package!

Here is the #400767-000 Sensor Switch that senses whether the Shotpins are In or Out on FC750 Machines. Two are used, 1 for Upper Shotpin and 1 for Lower Shotpin. Each sensor is really 2 switches, 1 for Shotpins-In, and 1 for Shotpins-Out. There are several Problems with this sensor.

1 -- Its a Optical (infrared light beam) switch, so as dirt, oil , and grease accumulate on it, the 2 light beams are blocked, and it stops working. And its location makes it very hard to clean, use Cotton Q-Tip swabs and Rubbing Alcohol to clean out the 4 sensor holes.

Do Not use a Stronger Solvent, or you will Melt the Optics!

2 -- It Wears Out! While the solid-state electronics do not burn-out like a light bulb, the infrared emitter's output decreases over time, so after a few years, it becomes more and more Intermittent until it does not work at all. As it is potted in epoxy, it can not be repaired, so must be replaced.

3 -- As it is actually Custom-Made by Strippit, there are no other Sources to buy it from, and it is Expensive at over $500 each. 2 Sensors, Upper & Lower, are needed per Machine.

Because of these Problems, we have developed

our own FC750 Shotpin Sensor Retrofit Kit using 2 Special Proximity Sensors to detect the Shotpin-In and Shotpin-Out Positions. Advantages Are;

1 -- Dirt, Oil, and Grease Do Not Effect it,

Needs No-Cleaning Ever!

2 -- It Does Not "Wear-Out" over time.

3 -- It Costs Less than Original Sensor Switch.

4 -- A LED Light on End of each Sensor to tell

you when its On or Off.

This is Great for Set-Up & Troubleshooting!

Note, FC750/2 Machines used a Completely Different Shotpin Sensor Set-Up, using a 1/4" Dowel-Pin attached to Each Shotpin with a #17441-000 Magnet on the End, which activated

2 -- #18122-000 Sensors for In & Out Sensing.

We, Of Course, Have these Parts In-Stock Also!

From the late 1970's, to the late 1980's, Strippit used 2 of these duel-optical Vane Switches to provide No-Punch Zones to protect the Workclamps from being "Punched".

Usually 2 switches were used, 1 on X-axis and 1 on the Y-Axis. When a X switch was blocked, a Workclamp was near the Punch-Centerline. If a Y switch was blocked, you had the Y-Axis and Workclamps all the way in near the crossways Punch-Centerline. Switches are wired-in-parallel, so Only if you had BOTH Sensor Switches Blocked, you would create a "No Punch Zone" where Machine Would Not Punch, and saving the Workclamps from damage. Note, some late model FC1000/3 & FC1250 Machines used only 1 switch, on the X-Axis only. They used this X-axis sensor and the known Y-Position in Control's Software to create the "No Punch" Zone.

Each sensor block is really 2 Optical (infrared light beam) switches, 1 for the 3 1/2 inch Large stations, and 1 for the 1 1/4 inch Small stations, so we can have both Large and Small No-Punch Zones.

Sensors have Several Problems;

1 -- Clearances between the 2 Metal Workclamp Vanes and Sensors are Very Small. Make sure that Both Workclamps Vanes go through the 2 Switch-Slots Without Touching Anywhere! Check Weekly. If Vanes Hit, expensive Sensor is Destroyed, Vanes are Torn-Up, Mounting Screws are Sheared off, etc. Its expensive and a pain to properly repair.

Loose Workclamps are a Major cause of Vane Crashes.

A Smashed No-Punch Zone Sensor is the Most Common Failure there is on Machines!

2 -- Sensors can get oily and dirty, which will block light beams, giving a False No-Punch Zone.

Gently Clean the 4 small Sensors Tips with Q-Tip Cotton Swabs and Rubbing-Alcohol.

Do Not use a Stronger Solvent which will Melt Sensors!

3 -- Reflected light can activate sensors even when they should be blocked by Workclamp or Y-Axis Metal Vanes, allowing you to Punch your Workclamps. Clean the Metal-Vanes with Solvent, then Paint with Flat-Black Spray Paint. Do Not get any Paint on Sensors!

4 -- Sensors were Custom-Made by Strippit, so they are Expensive!

So We now Also Manufacture them so we can sell them at a Lower-Price.

And We Include Set-Up Notes And Information With Our Version!

Note! Old Strippit Manuals list this Sensor as Part #102361- 000 which was the Original 12 Volt Only Version. This is a Obsolete Part Number and is No Longer Made.

It was Replaced by the New #102361-100 Version which will work on Both 12 and 24 Volt Machines.

When Calling Us,

ask for the #102361-100 No-Punch Zone Sensor, Which We Keep In-Stock!

This page was last updated on: November 19, 2007

Machine Technologies Sells this #17546-000 Resolver Feedback-Package

on a Exchange-Basis for Only $750.00

Or,

You Can Pay 3 Times As Much From Strippit at $2216.00 for a Exchange!!!

This is Kind of a "No-Brainer" Decision, Don't You Think?

Above is Our New Replacement Keyboard for the Strippit HECC80/30x Controls.

Just Drill 2 Mounting Holes, Attach to Control, Plug-In the Cable, and You Are Done!

Machine Technologies Co.

Strippit Repair Parts

Strippit Machine & Control Service

Phone: 704-233-5229

More Information

is on our Contact Page

Here Are Some of the "Hard To Find" Strippit Control Parts We Stock!

NOTE !!!

All HECC80 Control Keyboards & Keypads Used Magnetic Switches,

Not Mechanical Switches.

Hitting Keys "Harder" to "Make Them Work" Will Only Break Switches!!!

And, Do Not Spray "Electronic Cleaner Solvents"

into Keypads & Keyboards to Try to "Fix It" !

This Will Melt the Key Switches and Destroy the Keypad or Keyboard !!!

If Keyboard Does Not Work, Send It In to Us to Be Repaired or Replaced.

#102361-100 Workclamp No-Punch Zone Sensors

Under the HECC80/30x Control's CRT Monitor Display is the

#401390-000 8-Key "Softkey Keyboard", as Shown Above.

There were 2 Slightly Different Versions Made, both are Interchangeable,

though you May need to Modify the Mounting Bracket a Bit.

In Photo Above, Top Keyboard is the Later Type, Made with the "B" Revision Circuit Board. There are 3 Metal Stand-Offs to Hold the Circuit Board Correct Distance from Sheetmetal Mounting Bracket. Bracket is also sort of a "Box" with 4 Folded-Up Sides.

Lower Keyboard is Earlier Type, Made with "A" Revision Circuit Board. It does Not have the 3 Stand-Offs, and Mounting Bracket Extends Out the Bottom and has 2 Slots.

As Cheap Chinese Imports have Caused all the US Keyboard Manufactures to Close,

New Softkey Keyboards are Not Available.

However, We Do Have The Special Parts to Repair These Special Keyboards.