Well, the HF micro mill decided it was time to quit. Right in the middle of a project, no less. Thing just stopped. Fault light came on, so I shut power off, turned it back on. Halfway through the cut, same thing. I was able to complete the operation by clicking off and on about 40 times to make two light cuts. Now it won't stay running long enough to spot drill a hole. So much for finishing an engine this weekend.
Ordered the mosfet from LMS, and I'm hoping that's the culprit. If not, I need to either buy a new controller board (over $120 shipped!) or try to figure out a workaround. Since electronics are all greek to me, this is really not going to make me a happy camper.
I'd really like to use this as an excuse to get a larger mill, but the cheapskate in me doesn't want to get all new mill holders, t-nuts, etc. And I can't really justify spending 600 bucks on a mill when I barely hit the limits on this one.
I posed on facebook that my mill had died, and a friend called to offer condolences. She thought I had posted that my mother-in-law was dead!
Stay tuned for updates.
Ordered the mosfet from LMS, and I'm hoping that's the culprit. If not, I need to either buy a new controller board (over $120 shipped!) or try to figure out a workaround. Since electronics are all greek to me, this is really not going to make me a happy camper.
I'd really like to use this as an excuse to get a larger mill, but the cheapskate in me doesn't want to get all new mill holders, t-nuts, etc. And I can't really justify spending 600 bucks on a mill when I barely hit the limits on this one.
I posed on facebook that my mill had died, and a friend called to offer condolences. She thought I had posted that my mother-in-law was dead!
Stay tuned for updates.