Christmas Gremlins
This is a new one for me. I've been searching for a hint since last night w/o any real luck. Soooo...go to the Gurus and see if anyone has had this happen or what the fix might be. I'm a non-warranty so repairs are done at casa Bernie's 3 car work shop.
Last evening while in the midst of a 2.5hr carve, the power serged, tripping the main breaker. Both thing 1 & 2 went dark. I flipped both off, unplugged, and slipped the cards. Then went and reset the breaker. Thing 2 responded w/o a hitch. Back on task with a bit of air carve to catch up. Beauty.
Thing 1 on the other hand did not return from the dark side.
First off, when I plugged it in,(W/ the switch off) it powered on. No response from the flipping the switch on/off. just stayed powered on.
Restarted the project, it measured the board fine...
Then, there was no response from the cut motor during bit check. Ya know when the motor spins a few seconds before it goes in search of the plate?
I stopped it right away. Rechecked the motor and flex connections, and tried again. same results. Pulled the bottom plate and checked the main/cut motor/switch connections. All looked OK and killed power when disconnected. Put things back together, but could get no response from the cut motor at all. Did a sensor check at the #7 option. Got the 1-2-3 reading by twisting the flex by hand. Started to get a mite frustrated, went and sanded a few sleds. But returning and repeating the steps above could not get a pulse. So maybe I cooked the motor, Pulled out the spare (Thanks Al for the good habits at the start ) swapped em out....same-E-same.
And here I am. I'm thinking the power flux may have fried the power switch and/or one of the control boards. But as previously noted. I'm pretty good at fighting fires, I suck with mechanical/electrical. Any ideas or experiences?
Side Note: Every body on this forum are some of the best people it is my fortunate opportunity to associate with. I have made some very close relationships w/ most of you (even from the shadows where I lurk) but I truly enjoy the interactions more then I can say. So do a ol' smoke eater a favor. Have a safe, healthy, and HAPPY Holiday season. Make this one the BEST Ever!!! Wear those dust masks, use that DC, monitor that gizmo, and have fun making things that will last a life time.
Looking forward to any advice.
Bernie :^)
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