Semi-OT: Hitachi Seiki Micon16-II

[JP Hindin]

On Sun, 22 Jul 2018, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> Over on the CNCZone forum, there's a user, John, whose ID is shas595 who
> seems to know just about everything about these units and is willing to
> help.
>
> You might want to drop him a line.

Thank you kindly, Chuck;

We had actually reached out to him already - but lost contact (presumably 
he got busy, which is hardly a crime). We'll touch base again and catch 
up.

Thank you;

  - JP

> On 07/22/2018 11:26 AM, JP Hindin via cctalk wrote:
>>
>> Good arvo all;
>>
>> A family member recently purchased a rather large CNC which uses a
>> Micon16-II system (as well as a Fanuc 15M) to drive it. Unfortunately
>> the battery for the RAM died during storage prior to him getting it and
>> all of the ladder logic is gone.
>>
>> We'd really love to try and find some kind of technical manual for the
>> 16-II, or anything really, to assist in talking with the machine and
>> interrogating it's state. We have a copy of the missing ladder logic in
>> paper form so we're not totally out of luck, but the ability to enter it
>> in segments rather in one 40 hour slog might be nice.
>>
>> If anyone has anything easily sharable we'd very much appreciate the
>> assistance;
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>  - JP
>>
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