X Gears Broken or Striped

Description of Issue Broken or stripped X drive gears will be evident when the board stops moving through the machine when it is commanded.  Usually, this stoppage will be accompanied by a grating noise from the X- gear enclosure on the right side of the machine.  Once the gears are broken or stripped they will […]

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Random Errors Caused by Board Being Too Thin

Description of Issue There are several issues that can be caused by inserting a board that is below the .5” minimum required thickness into the machine.  These errors are all associated with other problems too so sometimes it is hard to diagnose unless you check the board thickness right away. Possible Causes A thin board […]

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Possible Board Removal Message

Description of Issue The “Possible Board Removal” message occurs when the head is cranked up unexpectedly.  Both compression roller switches would have to be showing released during the project which the machine interprets as no board being present. Possible Causes Possible causes are: the head is cranked up in the middle of the project, here […]

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Possible Board Problem Message

Description of Issue The Possible Board Problem message occurs when the board tracking sensor is unable to closely track the board with respect to the commanded motion of the drive motors. Possible Causes Cause can be: board defects, rolled up belt, low head pressure, damaged or missing o-ring on the board tracking sensor, dust in […]

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Please Load Board Message

Description of Issue The “Please Load Board” message comes up when the machine begins to measure the board and senses that there is not a board in the machine.  It checks that both compression roller sensors are reading compressed to verify that a board is loaded into the machine. Possible Causes Causes include: no board […]

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