Hello all,
I am new user of Mach3. So far I have had little problems. I am using it in conjunction with BobCad. I have had time to play with a few codes and I am slowly learning more each day.
Just yesterday as the program was running a code the Z axis unexpectedly lost power but Mach3 kept running the program like everything was working fine. I quickly stopped the program and examined the Z-axis. I could spin the screw which lead me to believe that the stepper motor had completely lost power. I cycled power and restarted mach3, after doing this I tried to spin the screw and i could not, it had power again. I started the program again. It ran okay for awhile and then it happened again. The program continued while the z-axis lost power again. I then shut the system down and swapped the X-axis motor with the Z-axis motor, thinking that the motor had a small short in the connection. After doing this i restarted all programs and mach3 now shows the Z-axis is no longer in bold but X and Y axis are still bold and working properly. The motor has power but the second i try to move it, it loses all power again. I am at a complete loss and do not know what to do for a next attempt to fix it. Please give any insight that you may have. Much appreciated!!!!