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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: ajl_mo on December 20, 2017, 09:34:01 AM
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Thanks for taking a look at this.
We have a CNC Router Parts PRO4896 set up and running Mach3 version R3.043.066 on a Windows 7 laptop. We've never had any issues with this set up before.
I did a cut a couple weeks and ago and everything worked fine until it returned zero at the end of the cut. I couldn't get Mach3 to raise the Z to take the bit out of the router but didn't think much of it. Today I got everything set up and got no response. I was trying to set the X and Y and no movement. This is true for the X,Y or Z. I’ve not knowingly changed any settings in Mach3. I re-seated the connection between the laptop and the control box on both ends. Everything in the control box looks to be good. There's no obvious error messages or warnings from the software.
I should mention I'm the "new guy" with this machine. The person who ran it most of the time has left. I'm attaching a screenshot of the Mach3 screen in case I'm forgetting some simple switch/button/etc.
Again thanks for taking a look.
Toney
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Does Mach3 act like it's working? Meaning, the DRO's are counting while you are trying to move? If so, then it sounds like there's no power to your stepper drive?
You might want to give CNCRP a call. They are very helpful.
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There's no change on the Mach3 screen at all. It's like the software isn't responding to the keyboard.
And the keyboard is working and number lock is on, verified by typing some text/numbers in a Word Pad file).
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worked fine until it returned zero at the end of the cut. /quote]
Check on any hard or soft limit settings that may have been and remain tripped after the 'return to zero'