TECHSOFT TS-30 - engraving light flashing?

[Fhully]

Hello,

I work in a school and have an old TS-30. I have turned the machine on, the bed has moved back and then forwards like it does but then I used to be able to put my material onto the bed and press the view button to move the material back to below the tool to then be able to set the depth. I am ready to set the depth but the engraving light (green LED, below the power LED) is flashing - why?! What do I need to do to fix it so I can move the material back and get it set up to work on my material?

Please help!

Thank you,
Fabia

[Fhully]

Also where can I find a PDF of the manual? A google search hasn't brought up anything?

[Andrew Dudley]

Hi Fabia,

I'll ask tech support to see if they have a manual, but could you raise a ticket so then can send it via email to you?

With regards to the light, it is that you have the safety cover open when pressing view? The machine won't do an Auto Move if the cover is open.

[Fhully]

Thank you, I have logged a ticket.

The safety cover is closed and the table is moving backwards and forwards but just not completing the motion? Could it be that it is not fully closed so it won't complete the motion or would it just not move at all if it wasn't fully closed?

[Andrew Dudley]

It would not move at all if the safety cover is open.

Perhaps there is something stopping the movement, like a build up of swarf and cutting dust in the mechanism?