Shortly after starting a new 6x8" job, the Nomad came to the back right corner and hit the Limit Switch Error. I now can’t Home the machine. I’ve turned it off and unplugged power and USB. I’ve manually moved Z all the way up and centered the gantry. Restarted Carbide Motion. It still can’t home the machine and fails with the same error. (I’m on whatever firmware it shipped with.)
Still odd. If it happens again, I would contact support for input. If the limit switch is faulty, that will affect positioning and repeatability, and, in some cases, could result in damage to the workpiece or the tool.
This shouldn’t be a big deal to address if there is a continuing problem. The Z and X limit switches are accessible and inexpensive. The Y axis is the one that is a pain to get to.
There have been a few instances of the homing switches, when new, getting stuck — hopefully that’s all it is. If not, let us know at support@carbide3d.com
There is one switch used for homing that also acts as the hardware limit. If the machine has run a homing cycle, the switch has been triggered. If you never successfully ran anything, it may have been stuck from preshipment testing?