Hi, I had a ‘probe error alarm’ and couldn’t find the answer to my exact problem on the forum. I figured it out so thought I’d share my findings - but I would also love to know what’s going on and if there’s a better solution (or even if anyone else can recreate this issue)
I was cutting 3mm dibond ( Aluminium Composite Panel) with the protective film still on. If I probe the top surface with the probe block sitting on its back it finds the Z height no problem, but when I tried to home the X or Y with the probe block face down (its normal orientation) then the moment I hit the probe button I’d get a ‘probe error alarm’.
So, I figured this out by switching to F1 and looking at all the sensors - when I have the probe block face down and pressed against the edge of the material the edge of the aluminium is exposed and makes electrical contact. This shows up in the F1 sensor list by the touch probe being activated. The material was not electrically connected to anything at all - even if there were some kind of electrical connection on the bed the material itself is electrically insulating from the bottom to the top.
So my solution was to use a little masking tape to electrically isolate the material from the probe at which point no more errors.
Can anyone tell me what’s going on or if there’s a better solution - adding the the masking tape isn’t a massive problem, but it’s not ideal!
(I should note that I’m running an elite foreman with the masso touchscreen)