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| === Job Crashes === | | === Job Crashes === |
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| + | ==== SmoothStepper Buffer Under run ==== |
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| + | '''Your work piece is trash, start again, home position lost''' |
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| + | # Click through error |
| + | # Start your job again |
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| + | Causes: |
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| + | * Communication error between smooth stepper and PC |
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| + | ==== Touch off failure ==== |
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| + | '''Your work piece is not trash yet, but might be if you don't follow these steps''' |
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| + | One of the following: |
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| + | * Touch off get stuck with torch touching the plate |
| + | * Touch off fails to detect plate and rams into the plate |
| + | * Error probe ignored in status bar - If this is the case clean the shield nozzle, dross has gotten inside, do not move work piece |
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| + | # Hit escape '''ONCE''', not e-stop, not reset, escape |
| + | # Double click in the g-code window to display line numbers eg: 20:N0100 G91.... rather than N0100 G91.... |
| + | # Look for the current line, it should be highlighted and be: G31 Z -100 |
| + | # Look up a few lines for the torch moving to safe height: G00 Z1.5 |
| + | # In the operator console click in the line number box |
| + | # Type in the line number of the safe hight move and hit return |
| + | # Highlighted line should change to that line |
| + | # Hit "Set next line" button |
| + | # Hit cycle start |
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| + | Causes: |
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| + | * Dross has built up inside shield |
| + | * Work piece is flapping around like a flag in a breeze, put some weights on it |
| + | * Dross/corrosion on the plate cause a none conductive area where the torch touched off |
| + | * Torch cable has become too taught and caused the probe connection to come loose or the probe ring not to touch the torch shield |
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| + | ==== Torch fails to ignite ==== |
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| + | '''Your work piece is not trash yet, but might be if you don't follow these steps''' |
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| + | Mach3 shows job stuck on M3 command. |
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| + | # Hit F5 to re-ignite the torch (possibly twice) |
| + | # Job should continue once M3 detects arc transfer signal from the plasma cutter |
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| + | Causes: |
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| + | * Unknown at this time |
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| + | ==== Mach3 Crash ==== |
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| + | '''Your work piece is trash, start again''' |
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| + | # Shutdown the control box |
| + | # Close Mach3 |
| + | # Turn on control box |
| + | # Start Mach3 |
| + | # Run your job again |
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| + | Causes: |
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| + | * Unknown at this time |
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| == Todo List == | | == Todo List == |