Random unhoming EMI... maybe?

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I have been chasing what I believe to be EMI
I’m running version 1.3 on my x50 journeyman.

I found a post going through all the possibilities for random unhoming/black screen flickering.

-I have my blower and router on separate circuits than my controller
-I replaced the brushes in the router
-I ran a copper wire around my dust collection hose up to the motor and down to the filter
-I have those magnet things that clip around cables on all my monitor wires and on some controller wires

My symptoms are flickering black screen (perhaps once a min or longer) & and randomly my screen will black out & x,y,z all become u homed and I have to start over.
Sometimes I can run a file for 20 mins before this happens sometimes over an hour.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks

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Might be an intermittent power issue, do you have a push button or rocker switch? Maybe clean the power switch? It sounds like it could be losing power briefly.

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I have the push button power on/off
I will double check the power supply cord

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Hey Mike,

this is a very, very frequently asked question. We have a search function here.

For the monitor intermittent issue, it is wise to add ferrite cores.

For erratic axis movement, for the Z plunge issue and for lost steps due to EMI,

By the way, we have a search function here!

that is not useful. See also the JohnMcGrath video linked in the link below. It would have been more useful to properly ground your machine (see here).

Welcome to the forum!

Further reading

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I have the ferrite clips on my cords
I’ll check out the video for grounding the dust collection properly. Thanks!

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