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JimStaley
07-04-2006, 10:31 AM
The LCD reported "Please check home sensor." The manual said, "The homing sensors cannot locate all of the homing indicators. Damaged or missing indicators cause this error. Please contact Customer Service for diagnostic analysis." Working with Erik, I ran the diagnostics and got a report that the home sensor was blocked. Erik sent me a photo so that I could identify the home sensor, and I found that it was very loose. I could see no screw attaching it. Erik rushed me a new screw and washer. When I attempted to install them, I couldn't. I discovered that a screw, without the washer, was already screwed deep into the hole. (Apparenntly, it was installed without the washer originally.) After removing it, I installed the new screw and washer. However, the LCD continued to report that the sensor was blocked. Experimentation revealed that the LCD reported CLEARwhen I slightly cocked the sensor. I installed a shim made from some abrasive paper, and it now works fine.