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Please select any button between F11~F15 to
bring up the function selection page –
See Figure 2.
On the screen, choose “Tank drain.” You can
drain the tank with the functional push button
on the Pendant controller. Depending on your
customize your Pendant controller.
needs, there are more options on the list to
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Chris Chen
EDM Application Engineer
Methods Machine Tools
https://www.methodsmachine.com/

Figure 2

EDM Today Magazine Q: I would like to make certain that we are performing the required
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maintenance on our Seibu Wire EDM machines. Is there a way that I can
check the control to see what is needed?

A: Yes, the Seibu control includes
the ability to see what maintenance
is required, Figure 1 shows the Main-
tenance Window on the control.

In addition to understanding what
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maintenance may be required, the
Seibu control includes the manual
with step-by-step instructions. It is
accessed by pressing the MANUAL
button at the bottom of the screen –
See Figure 2.

To the right of the MANUAL button
is the VIDEO button. Some mainte-
nance functions are best explained
Figure 1
in video. Press the VIDEO button and
a real-time video will be displayed – See Figure 3.

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