Ideally, do the above plus add shielding around these flexible cables in some way where the shielding does not restrict the flexibility of these connections
The hot glue sure helped me complete my first Maslow project at last.
I did then become overconfident and tried it with some 1" plywood and I suppose the Z went low enough to cause an encoder error. So I put my money where my mouth is and bought those replacement RJ45 cables. I will glue them in as well and so Iām hoping their flexibility will do the trick.
I got them here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z2T51DV?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
Iāll let you know how it works.
Is that a power drill shelf/charging station?
Yes! I bought the dxf files from Etsy for 8 bucks:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1268257025/7-slot-cordless-power-tool-drill-holder?ref=yr_purchases
This looks awesome! Great work!
Iām glad to hear that the hot glue did the trick. Weāve got JST-XH based encoder boards now too which will hopefully be a more long term solution option.
I ordered some of the flexible cat cables as suggested and will test tomorrow. Havenāt used the machine in a few months as work got in the way.
Think the flexible cables helped?
Alas, I have been met with failure. After putting in (and hot glueing) the new flat cables and installing the 3D-printed vacuum adapter, I took it for a spin. It travelled about 300mm to its initial spot to begin a pocketing operation. The endmill went in and in moved about a centimeter before stopping. This is what it says:
[> MSG:INFO: Using spindle NoSpindle]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.012mm Counter: 1]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.012mm]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.048mm Counter: 2]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.048mm]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.084mm Counter: 3]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.084mm]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.111mm Counter: 4]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.111mm]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.138mm Counter: 5]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.138mm]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.166mm Counter: 6]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.166mm]
[MSG:ERR: Emergency stop! Stopping all motors]
I tried disconnecting the vacuum, rehomed and tried again three times. Identical results. Unlike past failures before I had glued in the RJ45 cables, I am not receiving an āencoder, failed to read X timesā error. I am just getting position errors. I donāt know if this is related but the timing belts didnāt seem as taut as they should be.
Any ideas?
Paul Modiano wrote:
Alas, I have been met with failure. After putting in (and hot glueing) the new flat cables and installing the 3D-printed vacuum adapter, I took it for a spin. It travelled about 300mm to its initial spot to begin a pocketing operation. The endmill went in and in moved about a centimeter before stopping. This is what it says:
[> MSG:INFO: Using spindle NoSpindle]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.012mm Counter: 1]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.012mm]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.048mm Counter: 2]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.048mm]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.084mm Counter: 3]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.084mm]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.111mm Counter: 4]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.111mm]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.138mm Counter: 5]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.138mm]
[MSG:WARN: Position error on Top Left axis exceeded 15mm while running. Error is 15.166mm Counter: 6]
[MSG:WARN: Previous error was 15.166mm]
[MSG:ERR: Emergency stop! Stopping all motors]I tried disconnecting the vacuum, rehomed and tried again three times. Identical results. Unlike past failures before I had glued in the RJ45 cables, I am not receiving an āencoder, failed to read X timesā error. I am just getting position errors. I donāt know if this is related but the timing belts didnāt seem as taut as they should be.
Any ideas?
The one other possible fix is to ground a pin on the encoder.
the fact that you are not getting the failed to read errors is showing progress.
David Lang
I am happy to see new JST-XH encoder boards available in the store. Do you have any ETA on when the JST-XH controller boards will become available? There is no sense in getting all those other available components without it.
Yes, the tracking number says they should arrive today, but I need to test and program them so they should be up in the shop tomorrow