Alan Reilly
10-14-2013, 11:15 AM
I purchased a used Helix about a year ago, and it has worked perfectly until yesterday.
Halfway thru a small job, it stopped and displayed:
X/Y DISABLED: X
It would not rehome. I powered off, then on and Y homed, then X started moving very jerkily towards the home position then it stopped and again displayed:
X/Y DISABLED: X
After reading thru the manual, I thoroughly cleaned and lubricated the X axis rail. The lens assemble moves smoothly along the rail, with only a very slight "cogging" feel as you move the lens assembly along the X axis. I re-assembled the cover and powered up. Again, Y homed, then X started moving very jerkily towards the home position then it stopped and again displayed:
X/Y DISABLED: X
I powered down again, then powered on and using 2 fingers tried to stop Y axis from homing. The strength of the Y axis motor was very strong against my fingers, but it did error out with the display:
X/Y DISABLED: Y
I repeated this process but used my fingers to stop the lens assembly from moving to the X axis home position. The strength of the X axis movement was VERY weak, requiring only a light touch to immediately stop the X axis from homing and giving the "X/Y DISABLED: X" error message.
I believe this is a simple case of the X axis motor being bad. Do you agree, or could it be something else?
Halfway thru a small job, it stopped and displayed:
X/Y DISABLED: X
It would not rehome. I powered off, then on and Y homed, then X started moving very jerkily towards the home position then it stopped and again displayed:
X/Y DISABLED: X
After reading thru the manual, I thoroughly cleaned and lubricated the X axis rail. The lens assemble moves smoothly along the rail, with only a very slight "cogging" feel as you move the lens assembly along the X axis. I re-assembled the cover and powered up. Again, Y homed, then X started moving very jerkily towards the home position then it stopped and again displayed:
X/Y DISABLED: X
I powered down again, then powered on and using 2 fingers tried to stop Y axis from homing. The strength of the Y axis motor was very strong against my fingers, but it did error out with the display:
X/Y DISABLED: Y
I repeated this process but used my fingers to stop the lens assembly from moving to the X axis home position. The strength of the X axis movement was VERY weak, requiring only a light touch to immediately stop the X axis from homing and giving the "X/Y DISABLED: X" error message.
I believe this is a simple case of the X axis motor being bad. Do you agree, or could it be something else?