After being sent a new Bitsetter, I was able to install and get it working, until +++
My main board is version 2.4e for your information. My board has the extra 3 pin connection. (Note there is not any lettering that indicates that it is RESERVED.) I also have the newest version of CM.
- I was able to get the Bitsetter working when I plugged it directly on to the pins. This was Great.
- I then plugged my BitZero into the PCB board and was going to set it up. I Initialized the machine, it went to the back right of the cutting surface as it should and then to the front center to change out a bit. I told it to resume and it went to the BitSetter and the spindle dropped down but did not stop when it hit the button. I hit STOP.
- I disabled the BitSetter and thought I would set up the Bitzero by itself as I did with the BitSetter. Had everything set and went to Probe, the spindle did not stop. It smashed into my Bitzero. Again I hit STOP. After reading some of what others had problems with, I found that I needed to file down the paint so I would get a better ground.
- Again attempted to get the Bitzero to work with it plugged in by itself. This time and a 2nd attempt failed. The bit stopped short of the block and the light turned red. The screen on my computer indicated that the Probe Failed.
- To see if the PCB board was bad, I hooked it up to the main controller board and just hooked up the BitSetter to it. Again the BitSetter worked fine but when I plugged the Bitzero into it, it smashed down on to the BitSetter button.
- I have not mailed my first BitSetter back, so I took the PCB board out of the box and did the same as I did in 5. The BitSetter worked fine, but as in 5 above, I plugged the Bitzero into it the bit smashed down on the BitSetter
I have narrowed this down to something that I may have wrong or I did wrong with the Bitzero. I have attempted to get it set up, but I am at a loss.
Look forward to any help I can get from my fellow CNCer’s.
Thanks,
Rollin
