Well it looks like I'm having a strange problem. I have an older machine (PCNC series 2 upgraded to series 3) that is giving me a strange issue. When I first power up I can't reset the machine on PathPilot for about 10 minutes until the machine "warms up". After 10 minutes I can reset and do things like jog the axis but when I got to start the spindle the relay clicks but the spindle won't turn. It turns out in my shop we have only 208 volts, significantly lower than the 230 that the machine was designed for. I had the issue of the machine not coming out of eStop a year ago but I replaced the Mach 3 controller to Path Pilot and the issue went away. The Path Pilot controller has been swapped out along with the DB25 cable. We have tested the J4 cable and it checks out fine.
I'm starting to run out of ideas what could be wrong with the machine and the only thing I can think of is that since it is older (mfg 2008) the electrical components (i.e. the VFD drive) are ageing and the lower voltage is causing an issue. I'm considering getting a boost transformer to rule out this issue regardless but I wanted to find out if anyone else had this issue?
The feedback would be greatly appreciated!