i am new to the shapeoko4 xxl and after assembly i am not able to get past the initialization.
The z-axis moves to the top and it seems thet the limit switch wont stop it.
I tried the metal in “front of switch” and it lights up and on the board x-limit led lights up as well. Yet when i swap the extensins of x and z … it still is x that lights up. All switch LEDs light up:
for x and z → x lights up
for y → y lights up
In Carbide motion the z limt switch is not noted when the switch itself lights up.
Kind of clueless…did the error appear in the past ?
I purchased the machine via a retailer as i am from germany (because taxes and shipping). So i will wait for the reply from them before contacting carbide directly.
I would suspect that they won’t provide support themselves, I think you should get in touch with C3D support in parallel, no harm in that, they support machines regardless of what retail channel they went through.
Unfortunately, those connectors are not meant to be disassembled, pulling the wires from their slot will damage the barbs that hold them in place in the connector. However, I remember at least one case where support recommended to do it anyway: gently pulling the wires out, and pushing them back in the correct slots: it won’t be a robust/long term solution but it could be a workaround to have a working setup until correct replacement cables are shipped to you. I can’t tell you to do this myself though, I would prefer if you had feedback from support, for them to confirm that this is the right corrective action.
I’ll try and find this other thread I have in mind where someone had the same issue and temporarily fixed it this way.
Just for your information if it comes to fixing the wiring yourself: the fix will be to pull out the black wire of the Z limit switch connector, that currently sits in the lower left slot marked “X” in the PCB silkscreen, and reinsert it in the top right slot marked “Z” (to the right of the red wire)
So it infact was a wiring issue of the z-limit switch connector (to board) combined with a loose cable in the z-limit switch connector (to extension) and followed by a yl-motor cable contact falsely installed. Thanks to @Julien
My name is Matthias from Germany looking for someone sharing experience with EU resellers for Shapeoko. Could you support me on that? Thanks in advance! Matthias
yes i am from germany and i did buy my shapoko 4 xxl via a reseller from belgium. The name is fablabfactory and i was happy with them. They did a good job and the promised 3-5 days for transport were held. I can recommendd them so far.
