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I’m having some issues with my Carvey. It started a few days ago when I was cutting some linoleum to make a stamp, and about 25 minutes into the cut the lights went off and the spindle stopped. Easel stayed connected and I could hear the hum of the electronics still powered up, but even toggling the power wouldn’t bring the machine back to life. In this state, I can still connect with Easel so I know the electronics are on and working.
I left it for a few minutes, powered it on again after reseating the power cable, and the lights came back on for a minute and then shut off. I left the machine off and unplugged overnight then took the back off to make sure all the connectors were snug (they were).
I turned it on again last night and managed to home the machine, but it was late so I didn’t start a cut. This morning, I turned it on, started to home and before the X and Y axis started moving it shut off on me again.
The state shows as alarm but I’m fairly certain that’s only because it’s not homed (unless I can get a code from the alarm state?)
I’m using a recent 13" MacBook Pro with USB and a USB-A to C adapter. I was thinking it could have to do with the USB-C adapter but it doesn’t necessarily make sense because it was working for a solid hour a few days ago, and Easel recognizes the machine still.
Any tips or things to look for would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for the suggestions, I haven’t had a chance to try a longer cut yet but I did manage to get through a 6 minute cut with no issues using a different USB-C to A adapter. I’ll try a longer cut before the end of the weekend and report back if anything happened, and check the voltage from the PSU too!
Tried a UPS and still running into the same issue. Some extra information: as the motors are going to Home the X and Y axis the wattage peaks at 18, and when everything turns off it goes down to 8 and stays there.
Thank you both for the help! I tried turning the +V ADJ switch but it only dropped to ~54, I didn’t try a cut with that as I’ll try to get a replacement.
I did contact support last night before you both replied, and I’ll update the thread once I get this resolved or get a replacement.
