Check Cut Motor

[dragoncarver]

has anyone had error message check cut motor? i blow it out press enter and away it goes, but i am concerned this might be a sign of bad things to come like the motor burning up. any comments ?

[Jeff_Birt]

First step when you have problems is to do a search of the forum. You will find about 100,000 post on 'Check Cut Motor'. (OK, maybe only 10,000 :p).

I'm going to be a tease and not tell you that's it's not a big deal. 'Search' is your friend.

[dragoncarver]

ok i search and it keeps telling me cut is to short of a word so :p

your friend jeff:lol:

[dragoncarver]

thanks jeff i used just 'check motor ' and i am already doing the right thing it seems blowing solves 99.9% of all my problems :D

jeff

[rjp736]

It's a common problem. When it does it, just hit enter and you should be good to go for the rest of the carving.

[Digitalwoodshop]

Contact LHR and they might ask for your machine or send you a motor. The Motor Magnet has let go and the computer does not know how fast it is going so it runs at full speed vice about 80% speed with the computer monitoring it.

Look for my post on the topic.

AL

[dragoncarver]

i called and they are sending a new motor they showed me how to check motor sensor and said that damn magnet came loose thank al you are my best friend :)

jeff

[Digitalwoodshop]

If they don't require the motor returned then send it back with you paying the postage and ask for the replacement magnet. They charged me $5.00 plus shipping to replace the magnet. At the 1000 hour mark when your cut motor dies you will have a replacement for $5.00 vice $77.00......

AL

[dragoncarver]

nope the did not asdk for the old motor back are you saying send it to them and have them replace the magnet for $5 and keep it till my other motor dies


jeff

[Digitalwoodshop]

That is what I did. But don't ask them to pay shipping to and from.... $5.00 is a GOOD DEAL 2 or 3 years from now when the bearings finally wear out on the cut motor... You have a replacement..... A $77.00 replacement.... The prices may change but the idea is the same.

AL

[CustomWestCoast]

Pulled my brand new CompuCarve out of the box today. Started to carve a picture frame from 3/4 in oak. During the carve region phase of the project, the machine stopped and "check cut motor" error appeared.
I pushed "enter" and it resumed the project (1 hour cut time). I then attempted to start my second project. Lithopane carved in 1/4 inch Corian.
After 2 minutes of carving time, the the machine stopped again and "check cut motor" error appeared again. I again pushed the "enter" button and the machine resumed the carving. Once the project was completed, I noticed that a destintive line where the machine had stopped and resumed due to the "check cut motor" error.
I read several posts where instructions stated to simply ignore the error and push the "enter" button to resume the project. I have also read that the magnet may have fallen off the speed sensor.
I checked the motor sensor by hand and it read when I turned the head by hand. I have not noticed an increase in RPMs after the "check cut motor" error has appeared.
Could it be that the "check cut motor" error is a software glitch?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is my 6th CompuCarve in the past 9 months. Trying to get one that will last over 20 hours of carve time.

[dragoncarver]

i received my new motor and installed it now i get check cut motor during the carving instead of at the beginning i also checked the sensor by turning the cable and watching the sensor read out and it works i am only carving in wood and have not noticed any lines


jeff

[Digitalwoodshop]

Take the muffler off and clean and back blow it to remove the fine dust.

AL

[dragoncarver]

al when i removed my old motor it was slam full of dust
i am now replacing the tension belts and cleaning every thing i can reach . has anyone tryed to competely disassemble the machine and clean it ? i am at 45 hours now and it is starting to stop a lot more with error messages. when you have a 2 sided project and you get a fatal error after you have flipped the board :( i try to start over and hope it carves in the same place some times it does and some times it dont :roll:

[TCboy]

i haven't ever taken apart the machine but i'm sure someone out there probably has if they have had enough problems. As for the machine carving in the same place, i've only had it happen correctly once. Maybe you'll have more luck than me.

[TerryT]

I have posted here about the CCM before. I have contacted LHR. The rep I talked to didn't seem to have any answers for me. They sent a new cover switch, which didn't help and still insist that is all it could be.

Just when I had resigned myself to hanging around to push the enter button to resume carving before going on to other things, I heard about the update to 1.121 firmware. Just for the heck of it I flashed the card with the update. Now I no longer get the CCM, however, at about the point it used to quit and give the CCM error the machine just hits "passing gear" and jumps up about 10,000 rpm. But it continues to cut the project. No ccm error and no pushing enter to restart. It seems that someone at LHR should be able to nail this down for us.

[Digitalwoodshop]

I am betting the fatal error when you flip your project is because you are using wood 1 inch or more thick and it gives you your fatal error when you put in the 1/8 inch cutting bit and it measures the top of the board then moves toward the keypad and dips down measuring depth verses the top of the board and stops on fatal error. Boy that is a long sentance.... The machine will not do a cut out at greater than 1 inch. You could change your cut path to .99 inch deep or try 1.0 inch deep. You wouldn't get tabs but it would leave a skin of wood.

As for cleaning the machine, good Job !!!! As for keeping it clean.... Get a dust collection system. Watch out for the Shop Vac Static Electricity problem, dust traveling through the plastic hose produces 10 thousand volts or more and will KILL your machine.

AL

[DigitalDave]

Al,

I think you have answered my question since I've had this situation since day one. If the sensor is working correctly the motor should NOT run wide open all the time?

Dave

[ChipperBob]

To troubleshoot the cut motor do a sensor check and scroll down to cut sensor and turn the chuck and see if you are getting a reading, should go to 1. If it does not give you an number the cut motor is not working because the magnet fell off the spindle.

[DocWheeler]

Even though I get a reasding of 1 or 2, my cut motor goes to full-speed somewhere between 14 and 45%. I have no idea what causes that - any ideas anyone?

[Dan-Woodman]

Ken
I think it's there fix to the check cut motor problem.
I haven't had a check cut moter error since 1.125
later Daniel

[DocWheeler]

Thanks Dan, I had no idea if I should worry about it or not.

[Ron]

I dont know if anyone mentioned it but, if the word is to short in search
put quotes around it "check cut motor"

[Kenm810]

I’ve been using version 1.125 for a couple of weeks and the machine has been running and carving sweet.
But today as I was starting 45 minute carve, I got a Check Cut Motor error.
So like an old ghost story from the past, I open and closed the lid – push enter and the machine finished the carving fine.

After the Cut Motor was replaced and the machine up dated in Texas a few weeks ago,
I really thought I was done with that error problem --- guess not. http://forum.carvewright.com/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif

[fwharris]

Ken, you stated that you sent your machine to Texas to get it updated. What kind of updates did you have done? Was it an older model? I got mine in Sept. 2007 (sears) not to sure how long it was on the shelf.

[Kenm810]

Hey FWHarris

My CC machine is from December 2006, The Bearings in the Quick Chuck and “Z” Truck had gone bad, plus it still had the Old Homing Sensor and Probe Jack and Wires on it.
The “Y” Bearings were hanging up on the rails while the “Y” Drive Belt was jumping and skipping over some of the teeth on the Drive Gear. The list goes on with the wobbling bit drive assembly and the Cut Motor speed increasing and deceasing while carving, etc. etc. etc. --- all that said
I have to say --- I still love that Machine and what its Capable of doing.


Ps I didn't ask to have my Machine updated, when I talked to the LHR tech
he said there were just to many thing that had to be repaired in Texas http://forum.carvewright.com/images/icons/icon11.gif

[fwharris]

Ken,

Based on all of the items you have posted , you seemed to have ridden the storm out with the CC. By the sounds of it you got into it close to the start of the machine introduciton.
Enjoy your posts and your work...

Hope to one day to get to that point with mine. I need to do more studying and practice with the editors (both CW and photo editing).

Keep the saw dust flowing..