... I guess I need to get to work removing the servo in anticipation of the replacement. I will disassemble the servo and look for issues.

If I can get a replacement encoder and install it myself, I will swap out the servo that comes today or tomorrow, and keep it for future use when the Z Axis goes away again.

I sent the previous Z Axis servo in for repair and never got it back. No one knows where it is... so I guess techno got a free core to resell.

Thanks!

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