E Stop Button Problem

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Altmill 2x4 MK2 with SLB Superlongboard and Sienci 1.5KW Spindle, Gcontrol and Gsender.

All working fine and suddenly in the middle of a job, I get an E stop error.

When I restart and activate the E stop, I get a beep and 2 of the LED lights quickly flash. Then nothing. The lights won’t stay on. I checked all the wiring, unplugged, re-plugged, multiple restarts of everything in different orders. Nothing seems to help.

Any insight as to what me happening and how to fix would be great.

Also- I’m on the last procedure of a big job and need about 5 minutes more of machine time! Anyone know of a way to temporarily bypass the E stop button?

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@HonestKnifeCo This article might help

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@HonestKnifeCo Does the console show anything?

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For anyone following-

I found this article: Alarm 10 Warning - E-stop Troubleshooting – Sienci Labs

(thanks @Chucky_ott !)

Using the troubleshooting guide for Alarm 10 / Machine locked when E-stop is released I found that when the power to the Z motor was disconnected, the e stop button was able to clear the error.

I spoke with Craig at Sienci and he recommended swapping the Z motor for a different motor to further isolate what the problem might be. (All 4 motors on this Altmill are the same.)

I’m going to try that now and will report back.

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@HonestKnifeCo When you swap the motors, make sure the dip switches are set for that motor’s position. I don’t know if they’re different but it would be outlined in the installation documents.

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Update- the Sienci Tech team determined it was a bad motor. They shipped me a new one- already! Just got the tracking number.

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How many hours do you estimate the motor had on it?

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Probably close to 40

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Do you or they know what exactly is causing it to fail?

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Motor reliability may be an issue. I’m on my third one on my vortex which doesn’t have that many hours on it.

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I assume there are higher quality motors that can be used instead?