Im trying to track down some gremlins. I bought a new pwnc spindle and retrofitted it carbide 3d vfd it took some steps to get it working but I was succesful. I hadnt used my machine in a week or so and went to do a simple sign vcarve and error1 popped up. I reset it and rehomed the machine and error1 returned. The next day I tried warmup from carbide motion. It worked. I also sent a midi command and that worked. Fast forward to today. I cant get the spindle to start in carbide motion either in warmup mode or sending midi command. I get error2. I am in bind because I promised the wife to make a sign for her charity. I checked the connector for a short or burn marks. I had to cut the existing cable to retrofit for a h17 connector.
I’m not sure if you’ve posted on the pwncnc forum as well but I’d recommend asking there to cover your bases. Not a ton of folks here will have context for your retrofit.
You could always go back to a router in place of the spindle to get the project done. That will buy you some time to get the spindle setup back up and running.
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The pwncnc support guys are pretty responsive. They may not know what to do with your Frankenstein setup though.
I havent tried pwncnc forum yet. Have been in contact with support but the wildcard is carbide 3d vfd. I got rid of my router setup up awhile. I thought pwncnc spindle would be upgrade over repairing carbide3d spindle. Whole retro has been a total adventure not in a good way.