microrouter 4 ns stopping in the middle of a job.

[papa_dogo]

my microrouter has begun stopping in the middle of a job. the error message is 'communication error' (3 of these) then 'transmission buffer is full'.
after i click 'ok' for each of these, then pause, play, pause, play it works again (until it stops again).
any suggestions?

[Martin]

Are you using a dust extractor. We have had issues with dust extractors causing static causing the USB issues.

[papa_dogo]

i am using a dust extractor. but i have been happily using a dust extractor along (even in the cold, highly static charged winter).

if this is the problem, is there a way to use a dust extractor and not cause static issues?

[papa_dogo]

now i'm getting endless 'transmit buffer is full' error messages, even when just jogging the machine.

[Martin]

Is the dust extraction running at this point? Try earthing all points on the vac.

What control does your machine have? If it's a USB connection you could try moving to a different USB port on the computer. You could also look at updating the firmware & VRMilling software if it is a NextStep USB control.

[papa_dogo]

it got worse, so that i couldn't even try without dust collection. i started a new thread.
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=5135

i'm using an older rs232 connection and i have VRmillling 2.31.3.951