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Post by redwood on Apr 7, 2019 13:38:08 GMT -5
I have had my ARPro6 for 3 years now and it has been relatively trouble free during that time. Yesterday I had a issue that I've never experienced before. While running a VCarve tool path, everything just stopped. The controller wouldn't respond, everything just froze. No damage to the work piece. I rebooted the control box and re homed. This time the toolpath made it all the way through and once again froze at completion. I rebooted again and ran the toolpath again and this time it completed the toolpath and I still had control.
Anyone know what may have gone wrong?
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Post by stevem on Apr 7, 2019 13:45:32 GMT -5
I had that happen to me a few months ago. Did it 3 times. Called Chan and there was a firmware update that fixed it.
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Post by redwood on Apr 7, 2019 18:18:46 GMT -5
Well new day, so I tried to continue. Unfortunately, with a new toolpath, it continued to freeze up
Quite awhile back, my controller was freezing during the boot process. I was sent a update and the issues went away.
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johnb
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Post by johnb on Apr 7, 2019 20:03:55 GMT -5
This is ominous. As a CPA, I have a never-to-be-violated policy of NEVER installing new software or hardware (other than a printer) on a weekend. I certainly hope this doesn't carry over to "never commence a cnc project on a weekend". I'm still not up and running...spending 18 hrs a day at my desk, but come a week from tomorrow...
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Post by redwood on Apr 8, 2019 1:34:43 GMT -5
I'm retired, so there in no such thing as the weekend any longer. I'll start new projects on any day of the week. But, thinking back, almost anytime I did have a issue with my CNC was on Fri. thru Sun.
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Post by stevem on Apr 8, 2019 9:14:57 GMT -5
It's always on a weekend for me and I'm retired as well.
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Post by redwood on Apr 22, 2019 13:08:51 GMT -5
A update. I've been in contact with Chad, and he offered a number of possible issues and fixes. Unfortunately, to this point there isn't a fix. Here is what I've tried so far.
Run file from internal memory card. Reverse cable from controller to control box Blow out control box Ground dust collection hose updated the firmware
When everything stops, the controller freezes up. The spindle keeps spinning. I then have to reboot. A couple of times, the controller will not reboot. When reboot is successful and after I home the axis's, I get a message on the controller that asks if I want to resume where it lost power. If I say yes, it does go right to where it froze and may or may not finish the toolpath. This has happened over multiple files and multiple USB drive's, as well as the internal memory.
Any other ideas from the choir?
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Post by trung999 on Apr 23, 2019 9:42:55 GMT -5
When everything stops, the controller freezes up. The spindle keeps spinning. I then have to reboot. A couple of times, the controller will not reboot. When reboot is successful and after I home the axis's, I get a message on the controller that asks if I want to resume where it lost power. If I say yes, it does go right to where it froze and may or may not finish the toolpath. This has happened over multiple files and multiple USB drive's, as well as the internal memory. Any other ideas from the choir? Double check all the connections, especially to-and-from the breakout board just to be sure but at this point, given that you had trouble rebooting, I would look into the low voltage power supply. Attachments:
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