SandBuoy
04-12-2008, 02:27 PM
Got up this moring all excited about the bench back I want to carve. Moved the machine out onto the main floor for the length measuring last night. Infact I cleaned the machine, lubed it and wiped it down like it was getting serviced. I clean and lube it after every carve but this one was a complete 2 hour clean.
Got up this morning, got the board ready and fired up the CC. Entered the project hit the button...........clean board Sensor....ON NO !!!! Figured I got a little dust on the lens so I wiped it off and same thing.
So I came in here read how to take the sensor loose and took it down. Inside of the lens was dirty. I tried blowing some air into it but it was still dirty. Then I removed the plastic cover. Man was it thick with dust.
SO LESSON LEARNED.....Next time I completely clean the machine really well I remove the sensor so I don't blow dust into it.
Well put the sensor back in....nothing. Moved the machine into better light nothing. I was using a peice of white paper to check it. Then I thought maybe trying to hold the flashlight so the light hit the paper. Bang, movement on the scale. Put the paper back under it and got 59...thats as high as I can get the sensor to read with the help of the flashlight or without it.
Any ideas on what may be the problem. I ordered a new sensor last Monday and everything but the sensor came in. Called CW and told them I didn't get it in the box. So Now I am strained with a sensor thats only reading 55.
Got up this morning, got the board ready and fired up the CC. Entered the project hit the button...........clean board Sensor....ON NO !!!! Figured I got a little dust on the lens so I wiped it off and same thing.
So I came in here read how to take the sensor loose and took it down. Inside of the lens was dirty. I tried blowing some air into it but it was still dirty. Then I removed the plastic cover. Man was it thick with dust.
SO LESSON LEARNED.....Next time I completely clean the machine really well I remove the sensor so I don't blow dust into it.
Well put the sensor back in....nothing. Moved the machine into better light nothing. I was using a peice of white paper to check it. Then I thought maybe trying to hold the flashlight so the light hit the paper. Bang, movement on the scale. Put the paper back under it and got 59...thats as high as I can get the sensor to read with the help of the flashlight or without it.
Any ideas on what may be the problem. I ordered a new sensor last Monday and everything but the sensor came in. Called CW and told them I didn't get it in the box. So Now I am strained with a sensor thats only reading 55.