Losing connection while working on a project.
This is the third time it’s disconnected during this job not sure why it keeps happening.
Is your USB cable secure at both ends?
What are you using for a spindle?
Dust collection?
Post a photo showing your overall setup?
- I do feel like the usb connection is loosing on the laptop, since I have a USB C to USB (it’s works fine)
- I’m using the Carbide Compact Router (it does make it sound when I start it up
Since putting a pencil and a notebook it hasn’t disconnected
Update : it’s Just disconnected again for the fourth time with another job
Try a new cable or another computer/USB port.
I was using the same shop vac and hose and had the same issues of disconnecting. Try it with out the shop vac. If it runs without disconnecting, chances are it is static from your shop vac and hose. I had to trade mine out for an anti static hose.
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We are getting to the time of year when static will increase with cold weather. Make sure you are grounded on dust collection. Moving air and dry air create static electricity.
Since you have a C3D router the brushes can cause noise and disconnects. When the Makita/C3D brushes get about half used up they do not make good contact with the armature of the router motor. The reason is the wire that connects the contact to the brush is relatively short. The spring is pressing the brush against the armature but when the wire gets tight you begin to get poor contact with armature causing noise and that can cause disconnects.
Static would be my first choice but do not neglect the router brushes if you are properly grounded on dust collection. Unfortunately it could be both.
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Hi I had the same problem. And I found out that the problem was caused by the conector to the safety stop. Try to move it little bit and you will see.
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I used to have the same problem. I tried different combinations of USB cable, isolating receptacles between router and controller, and running dust collection or not. After a few test runs, I isolated it to running the dust collector, and concluded it was static buildup. I wrapped the DC hose in stranded bare copper wire, grounded at the outlet for the collector, and the disconnects stopped. I’ve since replaced the DC hose with one that has a steel wire in it, and have it likewise grounded.
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