sw@rwdi.com
10-18-2005, 08:16 PM
Hey all, I have a tech support call into shopbot, but thought it would be worth posting here as well...
I have a PRT 96. One of my X motors has no power in it at all... It turns, but I can stop the motor with my hands. I swapped out the stepper motor and tried a working one in its place and had the same problem. I then went ahead and replaced the cable from the control box to the stepper motor and still the same problem. I also took the apparently blown stepper motor and connected it to the other X-Axis motor connector and it works fine. It would appear that the motors and wiring isn't the problem, and the problem is in the control box. Any suggestions would be of great help!
In the mean time, it is a tall order, but like the rest of you, I too have some pretty important deadlines to make! I ask if there is anyone else out there with a control box for a PRT model, maybe not in use for a week, or have it on a shelf because you got a new Alpha model and you are in Ontario Canada, would you be willing to rent it out or lend, or even just sell the board to a fellow shopbotter while my board gets repaired? Desperate times!! I am in the Toronto Canada area. Any help would be appreciated! E-mail me if you have any info to help!
Cheers All.
Shawn Walker
sw@rwdi.com (mailto:sw@rwdi.com)
I have a PRT 96. One of my X motors has no power in it at all... It turns, but I can stop the motor with my hands. I swapped out the stepper motor and tried a working one in its place and had the same problem. I then went ahead and replaced the cable from the control box to the stepper motor and still the same problem. I also took the apparently blown stepper motor and connected it to the other X-Axis motor connector and it works fine. It would appear that the motors and wiring isn't the problem, and the problem is in the control box. Any suggestions would be of great help!
In the mean time, it is a tall order, but like the rest of you, I too have some pretty important deadlines to make! I ask if there is anyone else out there with a control box for a PRT model, maybe not in use for a week, or have it on a shelf because you got a new Alpha model and you are in Ontario Canada, would you be willing to rent it out or lend, or even just sell the board to a fellow shopbotter while my board gets repaired? Desperate times!! I am in the Toronto Canada area. Any help would be appreciated! E-mail me if you have any info to help!
Cheers All.
Shawn Walker
sw@rwdi.com (mailto:sw@rwdi.com)