1.) What voltage are you using to do you probe setting? or is it just an open wire to the BOB?

2.) unplug your VFD or Spindle motor and try a few times to touch off

3.) check your voltage on the wire's of your probe setter see if there are any spikes or continuity happening



Quote Originally Posted by Ollie78 View Post
Well, I am trying to find out the issue with little success.


Today I cut two ferrite beads or rings or whatever they are called from the wire on an old xbox 360 controller. I disconnected both the wires to the probe and wrapped a section of each wire through and around each ferrite ring in the hope this may reduce interference as suggested to me.

To my initial delight the first time I tested it the touch probe worked as it should, so I thought it was fixed. A bit later I went to cut a small project and started to set the work zero`s attached the clip and clicked the auto z button, I was prompted to tap the plate on the bit which I did. The screen said it had registered the tap or something to that effect, then immediately the same pop up came on saying the probe is active.

Now after trying a few times I couldn`t make it work again (tried swapping wires over, restarting everything etc). The probe lights up the correct led on the diagnostic screen.
I noticed a flickering light on the diagnostic screen really quickly flickering off and on. It was PORT #2 01. Could this be what is causing my interference ? And what is it ?

So one step forward and two back.


Ollie