I updated a Maslow 4.0 build to a 4.1 build. I’m seeing a blinking red light and messages in FluidNC about one motor not being found. I have swapped 5-pin motor control cables, and the indicated motor with issues remains the same: “Motor not found on top right”
I updated firmware to 1.16, but no change (as you might expect). Do I need a new control circuit board?
Michael Sarahan wrote:
I updated a Maslow 4.0 build to a 4.1 build. I’m seeing a blinking red light
and messages in FluidNC about one motor not being found. I have swapped 5-pin
motor control cables, and the indicated motor with issues remains the same:
“Motor not found on top right”I updated firmware to 1.16, but no change (as you might expect). Do I need a
new control circuit board?
The 5 pin cables are the encoders, the 2 pin cables on the motors are the ones
this is complaining about. try swapping the top left motor with one of the
others and see if the bad report stays with the top left (in which case it’s
probably the controller board) or moves to the port that you swap with (in which
case it’s probably the motor itself)
David Lang
Indeed, it seems to be the motor itself. It was misbehaving (one motor dead) before the upgrade, and I hoped the circuit board change would fix it. I should have asked first.
I see that the motors are out of stock on the store: DC Motor — Maslow - any idea of what the lead time might be? If long, anywhere else I might be able to get an equivalent?
Good detective work. The good news is that is an old link and they are in stock 