Gerber Saber help

[Squiggy]

Hello, any help would be appreciated. I have a Gerber Saber CNC machine and it is throwing an error. Y encoder motor message. Thank you.

 

[Squiggy]

Sorry if I am brief on details, I’m really not sure what to include. The router was working fine. We were preparing to move to a new location and power was lost then restored and the next time the CNC machine was used. It went to zero out to Home and it stopped and threw a y encoder/motor error

 

[netsol]

i think you should follow the normal gerber evaluation routine we always use
blow out with compressed air
reseat all the plugs and connectors
(if you want to scrub the circuit boards with alcohol and perhaps resolder all the HEAVIER jack connectors on circuit boards
look for "ringed" solder connections on circuit boards

(i have used this process with gerber gs & gx plotters for 35 years)

since there is an encoder motor error figure out which motor that error refers to closely examine connectors, be sure the motor doesn't need a "tap" with the rubber hammer to free up a misaligned bearing

is this one of the motors where you need to open, remove the circuit board and clean the little ceramin encoder disk?

FORGIVE THE SHOTGUN APPROACH TO YOUR PROBLEM, but it often works with all the other gerber products
Joseph gerber was a genius, but he was a "one trick pony" all his equpment was very similar to the point that if you had any
gerber experience you could often fix a piece that you weren't experienced enough to load media in

 

[netsol]

i have lots of gerber edge and plotter experience but only seen pictures of a saber

if my suggestions don't steer you in the right direction, call "the plotter doctor" in california. jim knows everything

 

[Squiggy]

i have lots of gerber edge and plotter experience but only seen pictures of a saber

if my suggestions don't steer you in the right direction, call "the plotter doctor" in california. jim knows everything

Thank you for your replies much appreciated. Attached is a picture of the motor and encoder on these.

 

[netsol]

what happens when you leave motor connected electrically but not bolted in?
turn machine on, does motor turn, "step" or "pulse"?

 

[Squiggy]

When the machine is turned on there, used to be just one beep now there’s a series of beeps and it immediately errors out. I don’t believe the motor pulses at all.

 

[netsol]

when I get to my office I will do some reading. not sure what isn't happening.when you move a machine lots of things can get bounced. I will try to post later

 

[Squiggy]

when I get to my office I will do some reading. not sure what isn't happening.when you move a machine lots of things can get bounced. I will try to post later

Thank you for your time. I appreciate it greatly! just to reiterate the machine has not been moved at all. The only thing that happened was the main power to it was cut off and then turned back on.

 

[netsol]

ok. got it!
the Gerber stuff is nor.amally very rugged