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New issue with Touch Probe plus

Discussion in 'General Talk' started by DaleC, Aug 16, 2023.

  1. DaleC

    DaleC New
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    I just had an issue pop up and wanted to see if I can get some troubleshooting ideas.

    I have been using my touch probe plus for some time. Yesterday when I went to start a new project I was getting a green light as soon as I connected the magnet to the spindle nut without any contact on the probe base. I also get the signal light when I touch the magnet to the probe plate so it seems that the signal is working correctly. Then I started touching the magnet around the machine. I found that touching any bare metal on the Z axis would light the probe. Other areas on the machine base would not light the probe.

    Workbee with a VFD spindle.

    Any ideas of what to try next?

    Thanks,
    Dale
     
  2. Peter Van Der Walt

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  3. DaleC

    DaleC New
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    Thanks for that thread. It had the information that I needed. My problem was the Z-Axis limit switch was grounding the Z-axis rail..
     

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