Heiz T-1000, early impressions.

[pcstru]

It could be a defective switch although if it is showing as active in the signals test, then it would be an intermittent fault - which would be unusual in a solid state hall effect unit. If you have a magnet handy, move the gantry away from the switch, set the machine for signals test and move a magnet close to the switch.

Other things to check :

1) All cabling. Check that the signal plugs into the controller are good.
2) Reference Speeds. Assuming the switch is good, what are they set at? Does reducing the homing speed make a difference?
3) The magnet has become degaused. Unusual but it can happen if they are knocked or for some reason heated up.

[Matic]

It could be a defective switch although if it is showing as active in the signals test, then it would be an intermittent fault - which would be unusual in a solid state hall effect unit. If you have a magnet handy, move the gantry away from the switch, set the machine for signals test and move a magnet close to the switch.

Other things to check :

1) All cabling. Check that the signal plugs into the controller are good.
2) Reference Speeds. Assuming the switch is good, what are they set at? Does reducing the homing speed make a difference?
3) The magnet has become degaused. Unusual but it can happen if they are knocked or for some reason heated up.

Thank you for the quick answer.

It seems the problem was with the switch. I had one spare switch and moved it close to the corresponding switch (with wiring) and the signal lighted. So i replaced it (by placing the new one above the old tape, so it was ca .5mm higher) and the reference move worked perfectly.

On the other hand, i tried the old switch by moving it close to the corresponding switch by hand and it lighted the signal too. Could the problem be that the switch was too far away from the corresponding switch and it occasionally didnt work?

[sola]

We are a small West London based company and have recently purchased a Heiz S720.
We plan to use it for very basic projects including engraving.
We are struggling to get it up and running (patience run out) and would very much like somebody with experience of this machine to come and give us some help.
We would happily pay for your time and expenses.
If you can help please email me at solastudio AT me DOT com
Thanks

[Davem]

Sorry Sola, I'm afraid I can't help as we did not invest in a Heiz machine but bought a Warco WM18 mill instead to cover our immediate requirements.