I love my new Shapeoko 5.1 Pro, thanks for the awesome machine. None of the below changes that:
Today, it lost power in a middle of a cut. Since I was in the middle of a production run, I did some troubleshooting to see if I can get it up and running again (I could and was able to finish the job after fixing the issue).
It wasn’t hard to track down the issue to one of the solder points for the power socket in the controller failing. See the arcing:
I soldered it back on, no problem. But the issue seems to be with this 3D-printed bracket that is supposed to hold the socked in place, but does not:
Even with the screws fully tightened, the power socket in my controller wobbles and is basically held in place only by these three tiny solder points (circled is the one that failed for me):
Seems like it was only a matter of time until this failed. I shimmed the bracket so it holds the power socket in place firmly, but seems like it is a weak point and should be updated. Or is only my bracket ill-fitting?
(Indeed I found another thread on here where something similar happened though there it is claimed that the socket was loose due to the bracket screw not being fully tightened.)
Just wanted to post this here in case others run into the same issue.