Hello, I recently assembled my new WorkBee CNC machine. I am getting used to it and have been doing some simple projects to figure everything out. I went to use it today and one of the Y motors stopped working. I was able to swap motors and it is that one. I think that it might have come from China. I up graded to the black box right away so that part should be fine. I am going to order another one from Open Builds. Is there anything I should be looking for so it doesn't happen again or do you think it happened due to the fact it possibly came from China? Thanks for all of your help. Cheers Peter
Motors themselves rarely fail. Usually wiring related - broken off inside the insulation because it was too thin to save costs for chinese supplier? Or just double check all connections might still be fine
Oh, just strain relief in general: Use cable chains, cable ties, flex tubing, and flex tubing clips to help route wiring so nothing can snag, tug, or pull on it, and to help keep radiuses wide, and tie off any points where it may bend wires back and forth under movement
