BobHill
02-09-2007, 08:58 PM
Thanks to the good work of Chris Rawls, a frustrating problem solved and the machine is back to work and hard at it. I was getting multiple type sensor problems (and with many different woods, including a very flat MDF). I would get "clear bit sensor," "board problem," with no comment on what it was, and yet it would go through many of the proper routines, until another type of sensor problem would stop it. When the 0, 7 checks were done, the bit showed as it should have as did the wood checks on all the wood that gave the problem notices.
The one thing I did notice was that when I turned the machine on and while nothing but the LCD was "working" I heard a very faint 60 Hz hum and very faint it was... although after some time (and all the checking with Chris on the phone), it did a bit louder (if I turned the machine OFF, no hum, ON, a hum).
After a conferencing with the Chris's they came to the conclusion that although a motor wasn't running, there still would be power going to it, just not enough for it to run (and shouldn't run at that step of the operation). However, something within the power supply and/or voltage transformer was causing spurious voltage to be misdirected and thus could easily drive the sensors crazy.
A new transformer and power supply arrived via DHL today, and a relatively quick exchange to the machine, it's up and running some pretty sophticated carvings at the present time ....
Conclusion: Pay attention to not only what you might see visually that just doesn't look right, also pay attention to sounds that don't seem right. A 60 Hz hum is alway an indicator to question what might be going on. This MAY or MAY not be the problem for others, but it certainly cleared up mine.
Bob Hill
Tampa Florida
The one thing I did notice was that when I turned the machine on and while nothing but the LCD was "working" I heard a very faint 60 Hz hum and very faint it was... although after some time (and all the checking with Chris on the phone), it did a bit louder (if I turned the machine OFF, no hum, ON, a hum).
After a conferencing with the Chris's they came to the conclusion that although a motor wasn't running, there still would be power going to it, just not enough for it to run (and shouldn't run at that step of the operation). However, something within the power supply and/or voltage transformer was causing spurious voltage to be misdirected and thus could easily drive the sensors crazy.
A new transformer and power supply arrived via DHL today, and a relatively quick exchange to the machine, it's up and running some pretty sophticated carvings at the present time ....
Conclusion: Pay attention to not only what you might see visually that just doesn't look right, also pay attention to sounds that don't seem right. A 60 Hz hum is alway an indicator to question what might be going on. This MAY or MAY not be the problem for others, but it certainly cleared up mine.
Bob Hill
Tampa Florida