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Carriage Collides with Park Sensor


Product		ThermoFlex Wide II

Machines affected		All

Error		The Carriage collides with the park position sensor.

Symptoms		The carriage will collide with the park sensor if it over-travels by more then a few millimeters past the away sensor. This collision can be caused by a failure of the away sensor, excessive carriage speed at the time of interrupting the away sensor, or a poorly adjusted away sensor tab on the carriage.

Solution		After a collision has occurred, the spring-loaded probes within the switch (16-4583) and the contact pad on the carriage (250-00011A) should be replaced as a precaution against malfunction in the future due to damaged components. Confirm the operation of the optical sensor and the proper adjustment of the sensor tab on the carriage. Confirm the firmware setting for the park position with respect to the home position. The carriage may be accelerating at a greater speed then is necessary.

Technical contact(s)		Gary Edge
Submitted by		Bob Magyar
Date submitted		10 Oct 2003