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I was milling a big ol' slot in a 2.5x2.5x3.5" of 6061 aluminum and after getting to the right depth (1.25") I realized that it was a a tiny bit too narrow so I tried to take a really light facing cut to widen it out and half way through the machine made an angry buzzing noise and the spindle stopped. The one other time I overloaded it (drilling too wide a hole without a pilot) it didn't make a sound and when I turned the speed knob down to zero, backed off the bit, it restarted with no issues. The last time the fault light turned on until I zeroed the speed. This time I don't think it lit but I'm not positive. Also, the motor was plenty warm but I don't think it was any hotter than it would be after 2 hours of moderately heavy use.
After turning down the knob and trying to restart I also turned off the main power, unplugged it and let it cool for 15-ish minutes and it still didn't want to go so I'm going home and am going to try letting it chill over night before I try again. I searched the manual and didn't find any information on motor faults or troubleshooting. Has anyone else ever had this problem? I'm a pretty freaked out right now, I don't want to have to explain to my boss how I trashed our new toy after all of 8 days.
After turning down the knob and trying to restart I also turned off the main power, unplugged it and let it cool for 15-ish minutes and it still didn't want to go so I'm going home and am going to try letting it chill over night before I try again. I searched the manual and didn't find any information on motor faults or troubleshooting. Has anyone else ever had this problem? I'm a pretty freaked out right now, I don't want to have to explain to my boss how I trashed our new toy after all of 8 days.
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