I hope this is a good place for this question. I have searched and not found a specific answer.
I am having disconnect issues with my Shapeoko 3. It does everything that I want and need right now except it disconnects unexpectedly while running. After lots of emails to their support (they have been very helpful) it has been determined that I have a wiring issue in my house. This hypothesis is supported when I shut off all of the breakers except the one going to my shop the machine runs fine with no disconnects. I am fine with running it this way but the rest of my family complains.
What I believe to be the issue is that the house and wiring are old and have had lots of repairs and additions through their life. During this many of the common and ground wires have been joined at different points in the system. I know this is not good and I should fix it but realistically it will be a while before I am able to.
My question is: is there a way to add a ground to my shop that I can use for just the CNC?
I have been told by several people to just add a ground rod and ground everything close to the machine. I can do this but I have also been warned that this can cause a dangerous potential when using two separate ground on one system.
Any ideas are welcome.
Thank, Matt