Questions to ask when troubleshooting machine alarms
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Did the alarm get worse over the last few days?
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Does it alarm in a cut?
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Alarm on the same tool?
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How do you clear the alarm?
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What is the alarm on the drive?
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What direction was the axis moving?
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Does the problem occur when cutting the same part?
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Does the problem occur with the same tool?
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Does it alarm only while cutting?
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Does it occur on all three shifts?
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Does it happen on hotter days?
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Can you make the alarm occur?Test program?
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Is it at the end of a rapid move?
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During tool change, pallet change, or other operation