Jogging off path mid project

Troubleshooting
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I have yet to get one project complete. Wasted so much time and material. Problem after problem. updates after updates. just when I think its going to complete one… bamm rouge machine. Tried to recalibrate and now I have a different error…

Im about to throw this machine away!

SG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 164 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Encoder read failure on Top Left]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 160 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Encoder read failure on Top Left]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 164 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 165 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 165 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Encoder read failure on Top Left]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 165 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 165 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 165 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Encoder read failure on Top Left]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 160 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Encoder read failure on Top Left]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 165 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Encoder read failure on Top Left]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 164 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 163 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Encoder read failure on Top Left]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 165 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Encoder read failure on Top Left]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Encoder read failure on Top Left]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Encoder read failure on Top Left]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 162 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 161 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 166 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 163 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Encoder read failure on Top Left]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 167 times in the last second]
[MSG:ERR: Failure on Top Left encoder, failed to read 162 times in the last second]
[MSG:WARN: Bad connection on Top Left encoder, failed to read 17 times in the last second]

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This problem of reading the top left encoder is probably the cause of your
problems. If you are using the original maslow 4 board, then you need to cleam
out the eithernet jacks and hot glue the cable in, or get the maslow 4.1 upgrade
which should solve this problem by using different connectors.

David Lang

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Seems to be an issue with the top left encoder as @dlang has noted.

I used heat shrink tubing on mine to avoid loose cables and debris in the connectors.

20250318_183235
20250318_1832352268×4032 1.53 MB

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That is an excellent solution. Very clean looking!

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