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I've got two Genesis machines (GC30 and GX11) that I bought ... - Sep 06, 2022 by Poly

Broken/disconnected position encoder? ... - Sep 06, 2022 by Deni

Poly, I've seen the same error occur with our GI-14 when the... - Sep 12, 2022 by superlen

This may sound silly but... I'm not sure where the glass sca... - Sep 18, 2022 by Poly

Does motor start to move during zeroing at all? ... - Sep 18, 2022 by Deni

I'll double check tomorrow but I don't think so, it fails ze... - Sep 18, 2022 by Poly

It can also be a faulty servo controller (not the amplifier)... - Sep 18, 2022 by Deni

oh great, I'll check that out, can I just swap that between ... - Sep 18, 2022 by Poly

You can swap the board between machines, it's located on the... - Sep 18, 2022 by Deni

Poly, Yes. I took a tangent on you. When I read your initia... - Sep 18, 2022 by superlen

Width control on Universal Genesis (PWC) issue | 6 September, 2022

I've got two Genesis machines (GC30 and GX11) that I bought used. The PWC on one is disabled, and if I enable that axis the machine will tell me it can't find or initialise that axis. I tried swapping the board 48904905 from the working machine to the other and nothing changed. I'm unsure what to try next. Any ideas?

Width control on Universal Genesis (PWC) issue | 6 September, 2022

Broken/disconnected position encoder?

Width control on Universal Genesis (PWC) issue | 12 September, 2022

Poly, I've seen the same error occur with our GI-14 when the glass scale encoder is simply dirty. If you bought the machines used, they could have been stored in fairly dirty environment. Just clean the glass scale. (use caution). We use lint free cloth with a light touch of IPA and swipe from one side to the other. One swipe only. We don't scrub or rub vigorous in any manner.

That machine seems sensitive to the encoder being dirty.

Good luck.

Len

Width control on Universal Genesis (PWC) issue | 18 September, 2022

This may sound silly but... I'm not sure where the glass scale is for the width axis. There is a Heidenhain rod 1020 rotary encoder connected to the motor that moves the width control, but I can't see any linear encoder / scale. I've given everything I could find a clean but the width control was disabled by the previous owner. The seller didn't mention that until I got the unit...

Width control on Universal Genesis (PWC) issue | 18 September, 2022

Does motor start to move during zeroing at all?

Width control on Universal Genesis (PWC) issue | 18 September, 2022

I'll double check tomorrow but I don't think so, it fails zeroing straight away (without moving the other parts) when the PWC axis is enabled, which is why I tried swapping the board as I assumed it was a controller not being found issue.

Width control on Universal Genesis (PWC) issue | 18 September, 2022

It can also be a faulty servo controller (not the amplifier), I think it's UMC3 board in slot 10

Width control on Universal Genesis (PWC) issue | 18 September, 2022

oh great, I'll check that out, can I just swap that between the two machines to check? Is that module on the front of the machine or on the back with the VRM modules? I'm pretty new to finding stuff on the machines!

Width control on Universal Genesis (PWC) issue | 18 September, 2022

You can swap the board between machines, it's located on the front, down right (VME rack), where all "smart" stuff is locaated.

Width control on Universal Genesis (PWC) issue | 18 September, 2022

Poly,

Yes. I took a tangent on you. When I read your initial post I was thinking axis err. Still good points for the Genesis but won't help your current problem. :)

Len

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