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Lost Position Mid Routine

I have had my machine for a while and would consider myself competent. I use VCarve Pro to create my G-Code so I am reasonably confident this is correct. I have recently had failures while routing and on my latest piece, I have had three different issues on the same piece.

1) While carrying out a pocket toolpath halfway through the first cut the machine stopped. I was not looking at the machine or the screen as it happened but when I did all the axes were not homed. I assumed a power failure and tried to resume but this did not work and I had to restart.

2) During the 2nd attempt the Z axis did not fully retract on a move and so cut through part of the job. I was monitoring this time and managed to stop using the E-Stop.

3) On my next attempt I was monitoring and heard a crunching noise as if the machine had hit something. (It hadn't) the router was then out of position and once again cut in the wrong place. This time I also got the error 'over temperature shutdown reported by driver(s) 3'

I have checked back in the console log and I only received the temperature error once.

I have no idea where to start any assistance is appreciated.

Update (04/14/2025)

I still have this issue, and it's very frustrating.

In reply to point 1 in Roberts's reply, it is not a power cut. I have installed a UPS, but I still get the issue of all the axes forgetting their positions mid-routine. Roberts's 2nd point I have taken all apart and checked and could not find anything, but this would not be relevant to the axes forgetting position anyway.

I have also replaced all the motor cables in case something was shorting. I have also established that the issue only occurs when the router is running and under load. I have run multiple long routines without a router bit, and the issue does not occur. Every time it fails, the router is cutting. I use a Mafell router, and it is not overloaded. I have, however, run the Mafell power cable in the cable chain, could this be relevant?

Any further suggestions are appreciated

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Hi Martin,

I think they could be 3 unrelated issues, that all happened to happen near one another.

1. I think the machine just lost power, may a small power cut?

2. Could be the flexible coupler, did you want to check the grub screws and clamping bolt are tight?

3. This is an odd one, I would advise checking all mechanical portions of the axis

Thanks!

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Hi Martin,

I'm sorry to hear the issue is persisting.

Running the router power cable in the same cable chain as the stepper motor or signal wires could cause electrical interference, especially under load. We'd recommend rerouting the router power cable separately from all low-voltage cables to see if that resolves the problem.

If this doesn't help, please contact our technical support team at https://ooznest.co.uk/help so we can have a closer look on this issue.

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