Laser cutter out of order, Dec. 3 2021

ISSUE or REQUEST:

Affected Tool or Resource: Laser cutter

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Details of ISSUE or REQUEST (Please be as specific as possible):
Reported limit switch problem. The machine fails on startup when it tries to home itself.

I have some replacement switches, and I think I can find them. We’ll get started diagnosin’.

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We found the issue. It was the Y axis limit switch, which had gotten banged up and was intermittent. We installed a replacement and it’s working again.

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