Totally new to Cnc. Just got my 5.1 set up, did a very basic design for a first cut and got everything ready. When I tried to run it my vfd/spindle won’t spin. Light is on on the push button on the vfd. Spins by hand. Ran the warmup routine Nothing. Rechecked all the connections. Still nothing. I emailed support but being a Sunday I haven’t heard back yet. Any suggestions? Should anything be lit in the viewing window on the front of the vfd?
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Yes, you should have indication of some sort on the VFD display window.
@EMP do a search on the forum for Spindle/Vfd not working. There’s been a few of these threads lately and its usually an easy fix
Check the power switch on the side of the power supply. That stumped me for a few minutes.
Probably not your case, but in my upgrade from router to spindle, due to out of date documentation on C3d’s website, I didn’t know I needed to re-run the machine setup in Carbide Motion. Spindle actually spun for a second on power up so I thought I was good - until I ran the warm-up routine, which did nothing.
After running setup, it works fine. It’s almost plug-and-play.
There is a board inside the VFD that CC adds. Is your light ring dimmer than normal? Is so, I would suspect this card. I dont know if yours is under warranty but the card is 79 dollars. I did buy the card but was able to replace the faulty transistor myself. It was a surface mount device and it helps if yo have good soldering skills. I kept my new card for a back up. I did notice that the new card is a newer version and they have eliminated the transistor in question.
Ignore my comment did not realize that it was a new machine…
Marc, that was it. A hidden little power switch where the power chord plugs into the vfd. Thanks!!!
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