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wallyign
01-02-2007, 11:14 AM
New CW with approx 5 hrs operating time.

After I install my board and select my project from the memory card, I get an error ...Please Check Homing Sensor...

After I press END it says ...Y/Z Homing Fault 246...

I have installed new board,cleaned and restarted everything several times but no success.

Help

Wally

wallyign
01-02-2007, 05:43 PM
I got it fixed. Talked with the guys at CW and he showed me where the Homing sensor was and all I had to do was blow it out with air and all was fine.

Thanks

Wally

fg9074
02-03-2007, 11:27 AM
where is the homing sensor, I'm having the same problem

Jeff_Birt
02-03-2007, 11:40 AM
It's mounted to the head. It's the black slotted thing held on with one screw.

pkunk
02-03-2007, 12:32 PM
Which has to mate properly with the homing flag that's mounted on the wall behind the LCD.

fg9074
02-03-2007, 02:52 PM
Thanks, for the info. Could cold temp in my workshop cause this? I have blown air in , & reseated the homing sensor and it still reads BLOCKED
i'm in Texas and we have very few cold days, however today is one, just wondering if this might cause it

Malfunction
02-03-2007, 02:55 PM
have you tried taking a clean rag and giving the sensor a once over? it may be some gunk caught up in there.

fg9074
02-03-2007, 03:08 PM
Yes, I think, The sensor is a little block jobbie with two prongs, right

Jeff_Birt
02-03-2007, 04:09 PM
That's it. The home sensor has a little ribbon cable the runs up behind the Z-Truck and plugs in to a board mounted on the Z-axis drive motor assembly. Some machiens had this calb esome loose. The first machines that went to Sears had a poor type of black silicone adhesive applied. The newer machine have this problem fixed. I also had a loose Z-truck allow the black flag to contact theh sensor and break it. If I wiggled the sensor the reading would change.

fg9074
02-03-2007, 04:24 PM
Thaks Jeff, I'll try to see if i can check the cable, hope its accessable.
I would like to add a Big Thank you to all the members of the forrum, you all are so patient and eager to help a rooooki