[nutzilla]

So, my 440 came home and is now setup. After I wired up the machine I proceed to turn it on. But the the e stop is preventing me from doing anything. I checked all the wiring and everything is secured. I reboot everything but the e stop is still preventing me to do anything. Anyone have any clues what is wrong?

[oneineight]

Dumb questions here, did you twist the red button clockwise and here it click out then push the green button next to it?
On my 1100, I reassembled the red button improperly after taking it apart to mount the box on the enclosure.
I could not start the machine until assembling the button right.

[nutzilla]

Dumb questions here, did you twist the red button clockwise and here it click out then push the green button next to it?
On my 1100, I reassembled the red button improperly after taking it apart to mount the box on the enclosure.
I could not start the machine until assembling the button right.

Hmmmm....i did twist the button clockwise and the e stop came assembled. I'll check to make sure everything was assembled right.

[steryd]

question: should the button be connected with NC or NO connectors?
If it should be NC maybe button is broken (burnt connectors) and has some resistance.
If NO maybe there is a short circuit inside.

[Knires]

I would check if there is power to the stepper drive in the cabinet(red leds if e-stopped). Does the cabinet fan come on? That uses the same 48VDC, If no DC power, I would look for a loose wire on power or neutral (give them a tug). That is most likely to be a problem that would occur from shipping.

[Hirudin]

Sorry, non-Tormach user here, but I'd still like to throw out a couple questions/ideas in an attempt to help. If speculation-based posts annoy anyone, skip this one...

Q: Why do you think it's the e-stop? Is PathPilot displaying a specific message, like "the e-stop button is depressed"?

Q: Assuming this problem does appear to be originating with the physical switch, would there be an easy way to swap the NO/NC condition from within PathPilot? As best as I can recall, in Mach3, you can go into "Ports and Pins", find the e-stop pin, and switch it from NO to NC (or visa-versa). Of course, if this solves your problem, you should focus your troubleshooting on the wiring/switch. It is NOT SAFE to run the machine without a functioning e-stop switch and you should make sure the change the setting back before using the machine.

Q: Does PathPilot have something that resembles the "Diagnostics" tab of Mach3? In other words, can nutzilla simply open a window in PathPilot and activate and deactivate the e-stop switch while watching a certain screen to see if the switch is working correctly?

[brianbonedoc]

Post a screen shot of the error msg on the status screen. That will help diagnose things.

[Jabs1542]

I have a 770 and installed the external E-Stop, I discovered that the external E-Stop is wired NC - I think it's wired in line with the internal E-Stop. So my guess (though you have a 440) is that the E-Stop is NC while operating and goes NO when you press the Stop Button.

[nutzilla]

I called the place I purchased it from and figured it out you have to push the green button after you release the e stop and then reset on path pilot.

[tmarks11]

Now that you mention it, I remember scratching my head the first time I powered up about that sequence.