Robert, That is actually a good sign. You should verify that the same is happening for all axis: X, Y, Z, and A. The stepper motor for each axis should be locked when the power is turned on. That would suggest the control box is working and powering the stepper motors correctly. It also puts the focus on the communication between the computer and the control box.
I am assuming you are using Mach3? Do you get any errors when launching Mach3? You have to first power on the control box, make sure the computer is connected to the control box and then start Mach3. If Mach3 cannot talk to the control box, you should get an error when starting Mach3. Tracy On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 12:17 PM Robert Weaver <rthomaswea...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey! Thanks Tracy. I can move the router along the X axis with the power > off, but cannot with the power on. > > Thanks > Tom Weaver > t...@rthomasgallery.com > > > > Hi Robert, > > The first thing you should check is to make sure the stepper motors lock > into place when you turn the control box on. That will at least confirm > that the power from the box is getting to the motors. Without power, > you should be able to move the machines x and y axis but when the power is > turned on, all the motors will lock into place. > > Does that make sense? Can you confirm that this is happening? > > I believe I have the same machine as you and have been very pleased with > it. Happy to jump on call or video chat if it will help. > > Thanks, > Tracy > > > On Jun 1, 2021, at 9:08 PM, Robert Weaver <rthomaswea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I got to see this CNC operate at my buddy’s shop. It was pretty cool and > would meet the needs that I have. The computer was an old pc (monitor and > pc in one). It is running Mach3 v.2. The PC died the very day I got it > and n my shop (motherboard problem) > > I put together a Legacy Dell computer with a parallel port. I was able to > recover the contents of the original hard drive. I have not yet been able > to get the cnc to respond. > > I am running the same configuration that was run the last time the cnc > ran. I also the same G-code files we ran at my buddy’s shop. I have > checked and rechecked all connections. I have checked to see if I was > getting voltage on pins 2-9 and I did. I also did this a second time with > the cable hooked up to the computer, and it checked out good. I ran the > Check Config from the Operator Menu and it reports back no errors. I > thought maybe the kill switch was faulty so I checked continuity with the > switch opened and closed. That checked out okay. > > I checked voltage at the receptacle on the back of the kill switch and it > was good, so I know power is coming through the cnc tower. > > The software shows movement along all the axis’s, but I get no hint that > it is communicating with the controller. > > Does anyone have an idea what I should check next? I feel like there must > be something that is obvious that I am not seeing. > > Thanks, > Tom Weaver > RThomasGallery.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/328AE6E1-27B7-496A-9D30-5CA69BAA9B66%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/328AE6E1-27B7-496A-9D30-5CA69BAA9B66%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAPnmKgA1HLH9%3D4KsRkVhNDd-cTixTotCrFkJqJzr05TFPspJTQ%40mail.gmail.com.
