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ALARM 252

Axis Movement Inhibited (collet closed, sub-spindle not home)

Closing the collet while the B-axis (sub-spindle) is not at its home position triggers 252. Also surfaces during sp1→sp2 transfer when chuck 2 is in the wron...

Controls
Fusion 640T
Machine series
SQT, Multiplex

Causes

  1. Closing the collet while the B-axis (sub-spindle) is not at its home position triggers 252. Also surfaces during sp1→sp2 transfer when chuck 2 is in the wrong open/closed state.

    • Cole2534forum
      It began when I attempted to run a sp1 -> sp2 transfer but chuck 2 was open so it through an alarm. I hit reset, jogged the turret away and the alarm wont clear. I restarted the machine but the error won't allow B to hom…

How to clear it

  1. 1

    Power-cycle the machine. A single power-down may not clear it; one operator reports a second power cycle was needed.

Additional notes

Operator who triggered it during a sp1→sp2 transfer was locked out from re-homing the B-axis until they did a second power cycle. Get the sub-spindle and chuck states correct in the program before re-running.

Confidence: medium · Two operators in the same thread describe the same root pattern (closing collet with sub-spindle off-home, or running a transfer with the wrong chuck state). Power-cycle is the only documented clear.

First sourced: 5/21/2026