CM crashing/freezing

[mbellon (Mark Bellon)]

Here are some things one can do do investigate and/or fix power issues:

Avoiding/Recovering from CM Crashes

1.) Write out all tool paths from Meshcam separately (roughing, finishing, waterline, pencil) so that I work with them independently… This is a useful work flow. A bit more management but the isolation of the G codes is useful… especially for restart situations. I know that @mbellon mentioned that separating the outlet used to power your computer and your mill is a good idea. I’ve done that but I haven’t taken the next step to connect the computer to a UPS. Mark, can you comment on the mod…

You will note that surge suppressors are basically worthless to protect against noise, noise that can cause problems.

There are known SO3 hang issues remedied via adding a capacitor:

Carbide Motion - Requesting features

I had connection issues but it was a simple fix for me. I used a 1000uf 50v cap on pad c49 and everything is hunkydory now,no drops or stalls.

There seems to be stability issues with CM itself. C3D is investigating.

@WillAdams can provide more information.

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