Stuttering in my X and Y axis all the sudden

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jpaakman
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Stuttering in my X and Y axis all the sudden

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Hey guys,

I have a Torchmate 2 with the extruded aluminum frame. It had been operating fine without issue. However, I recently moved it into another bay at my shop months ago and it has operated just as normal. More recently I have been powering up my table and jogging into position to start to cut and I get an incredible amount of stutter in the motion of X and Y.
(side note) I have a rotary axis and it functions smooth and has no issues.

I am using the large red box controller with HVHC (blue screen). I have disconnected all cables and cleaned out the terminals. Since it is both axis I'm ruling out a motor and or cabling. But maybe I'm missing something. All cables are shielded.

See videos I uploaded on Youtube.

https://youtu.be/2EekgckBlE0

https://youtu.be/br7mS8RQ3qo



Thanks for any help you may provide.


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Re: Stuttering in my X and Y axis all the sudden

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That is very odd, any aluminum tig welding going on nearby when this happens?
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Re: Stuttering in my X and Y axis all the sudden

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Actually I shut everything off everything in the shop with the breakers, except LED lights that sit 2' above the table. Maybe I should try the lights off too.
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Just fired it up and I didn't experience any of the stuttering with the lights over the table on (lights on same circuit as the controller).
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It does the stuttering some days and not others BTW.
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Re: Stuttering in my X and Y axis all the sudden

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Is the PC that operates it connected to th3e internet?

How does the PC communicate with the controller, USB, LPT (printer port)?
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The computer is hooked up to the internet via Wifi.

However the controller is connected to the laptop via a USB cable.

It seems to do it more when in the Jog mode. However I have seen a couple smaller hiccups in the G-code mode as well.
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Re: Stuttering in my X and Y axis all the sudden

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jpaakman wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:13 pm The computer is hooked up to the internet via Wifi.

However the controller is connected to the laptop via a USB cable.

It seems to do it more when in the Jog mode. However I have seen a couple smaller hiccups in the G-code mode as well.
If you jog at much slower speeds does it still hiccup?

If you disconnect from the internet does the hiccup go away?
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