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Older SC Cutter Problem

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I have an older SC Cutter that some mice got into I don't use it much, but I would still like to fix it. So after rewiring and cleaning it. I completed a  job and started another one, seeing I had forgot to reset the origin and it was going to run over I hit the reset button to stop it. After that I have not been able to restart the machine. It will do a test cut so it is still operating. I am using Signblazer software and it was working fine before I hit the reset button. Anyone have any suggestions. I have looked for a hard reset but have not been able to find anything. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

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Ohhhh, this is a toughie!  Not easy to troubleshoot, because we can't take it apart and check things ourselves, you gotta do it and report back.

Let's try the obvious ---  does the carriage return to zero? Will the machine perform a regular self-test upon startup? (x axis, y axis, z axis, carriage back to the right)?

How about the COM connection, are you on USB or Serial?

SignBlazer, check your Help/ABOUT menu -- does it say Release v7.0.0 ?

When you say "not been able to restart the machine" explain that in greater detail.

Awaiting feedback....

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Assuming you've tried the old standard, turn it off and then back on?

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I am sure in your rewiring you reseated all the ribbon cables and blew the board off real good with air?  salts in mice pee would possibly be conductive even after drying . . .  just throwing out an idea to check

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Let's try the obvious ---  does the carriage return to zero? Yes, It does

Will the machine perform a regular self-test upon startup? (x axis, y axis, z axis, carriage back to the right)? Yes

How about the COM connection, are you on USB or Serial? it is USB

SignBlazer, check your Help/ABOUT menu -- does it say Release v7.0.0 ? It is v6.0.0

What is strange it completed a job and I started another job and saw I had not set the origin it began to cut and I realized it was going to overrun the vinyl so I pressed the

reset button to stop the cutting so I could set the origin. Everything was working fine until I pressed the reset button. I will try to find the v7.0.0 had it at one time change computer about 3

years ago and must have installed the older version and see if that helps. Thanks for your help.

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Thanks slice&dice for the link to v7.0.0.  I had a triplite hooked up to another plotter but did not have a cable that would fit on the SC. I went and got one. I hooked it up and sure enough it took care of the problem. I have been using this plotter for at least 5 years on usb it was only when I hit the reset that it became a problem. Are there any features in SB 7.0.0 that is worth losing my settings to uninstall 6.0.0 in order to install 7.0.0? I don't have the  trial screen on my SB 6.0.0 software. I  have two plotters using this software. I don't even use it that much, I all most always use my Graphtec just cannot stand having something around that does not work

8 hours ago, darcshadow said:

Assuming you've tried the old standard, turn it off and then back on?

I did.

 

7 hours ago, Dakotagrafx said:

I am sure in your rewiring you reseated all the ribbon cables and blew the board off real good with air?  salts in mice pee would possibly be conductive even after drying . . .  just throwing out an idea to check

I did, and removed the mainboard completely out, checked the capacitors, diodes and resistors washed it down with alcohol blew access with air and let it dry for a couple of hours.

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If you have a good working SBE that you like, keep it. I've "installed" 7.x and when I fire up SBE, it still says it's version 6.x.

I was the opposite of  you, I used the 9-pin for my initial connection from my puter to the cutter, and when that finally stopped working, I cut over the the usb port on the cutter.

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No, the SignBlazer 7.0.0 is the v6 with the start-ups removed, nothing feature-wise added.

haumana, if you go into the Help menu and choose ABOUT, it will reveal 7.0.0.

Glad to hear you got it working Top53, that SC is a nice machine.

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