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I've taken both X and Z motors to be checked out at a local shop that cncsnw has suggested. I expect that I will know next week if there are any issues found. The ALLIN1DC will be sent back for repairs

Maybe Centroid could find and promote a $200 touch probe. I have a couple of the drewtronic probes and just checked it to my ring gauge to within 0.0005. It's not particularly fragile - i've broken a stylus and dialed it back in. I'd guess they must be a small company because when you call them you ...

Is it possible to use external drives with an ALLIN1DC? I have a bunch of gecko drives that I could use to test my servo motor... For some reason I think it doesn't like step and direction. I am trying to do some test with a board that can't drive my servo motor.

I'm using Rhino, but not very experienced. I do know that Rhino has an export with origin option. This could be what I need to figure out. I am not familiar with Rhino but I expect there is a way to show an X-Y and Hopefully Z axis or plane. That is the origin. in Fusion360 and Creo items are often...

What CAD are you using? Some systems allow you to set the origin of the drawing. There are a variety of options for exporting DXF files some work better than others; it will depend on your CAD as to what's available

Hi Lavrgs, just curious, does it blow the fuse with every thing unhooked? The short answer is No. I do have the servos disconnected and perhaps the contactor didn't close... Several days ago I did a swap of X and Z and when I did that I got no motion from the X axis terminal, now driving the carria...

cncsnw wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:28 pm Did you look at the Z motor power wiring, to see if you can find out where the 63 Ohm measurement came from?

I did not find any resistance in the wires Red and black were open to ground and when connected together on one end there was about 1 Ohm across red/black

Update to the motors; I rechecked the Z axis motor, at the motor, and things seem to be more like you would expect; red to black 1.9 Ohm and for both blk to gnd and red to gnd the numbers are ~2 MOhm. I also looked at the X axis motor, at the motor and the results are similar to what I had earlier 2...

Investigating motor issues; The motor is a Centroid p/n 3879 17 in/lb 2350 rpm @120 vdc I took he X motor out, spun it by hand no problem. then I shorted the two wire and felt it dragging. I also ran it with 12 vdc and it spins freely. I measured resistance; red to black 1.5 Ohm. Red to gnd open Bla...

Probably should have checked earlier but the X axis fuse was blown and the replacement blew as soon as I powered the board. I will need to start the process of returning the board. This was bought August 2023 what is the warranty period?