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Vutel Press UV 180/600 CARRIAGE SHIFT ERROR
Hi
When I power up my Vutek I get a critical error message displayed on the onboard display screen. The critical error being a Carriage Shift Error.
The maintainance manual suggests a bad data cable. I have checked and double checked each of the 37 wires on the data cable between the onboard computer and the head carriage and they all test OK for electrical continuity.
I have also similary checked the 9 wires in the power cable between the onboard computer and the head carriage and they also test OK for electrical continuity.
I have also carefully unplugged and replugged the data control board into the mother board on the onboard computer.
Still the critical error remains.
For the past 12 months I have had the critical error it would simply go away by restarting the machine (it seemed to be more apparent on cold mornings). Now it is persistent.
Please help !
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3 Replies
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Hi Mark,
I dont know these machines at all .. my background is in electronics.
From what you’ve said .. the fact that it plays up on cold mornings … and will go away if you restart … suggests to me that there are problems on one of your boards .. perhaps with one or more electrolytic capacitors.
I know this will sound agricultural (but it is a legit fault finding technique) .. use a hair dryer to warm up (not cook) the electronics and then try again.
If it will then run ok (it obviously will keep playing up on cold mornings … and will get worse) .. but you may be able to narrow the fault down to a board .. or an area of a board.
My experience with this sort of thing leads me to think that it will be in the power supply area of the electronics … but a gentle warming of various areas should narrow it down.
I have no idea what new boards would cost .. but there are still plenty of techs around who can fault find down to component level.
I see that you’re in Australia also … if you’d like to call me I may be able to offer some more help .. my number is 0400 226 839
Regards, Roger
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Hi Roger
Guess what, your idea worked. I put a heater in front of the cabinets and left it for about half an hour (the steel structure in the cabinets was really cold to start). After preheating the electrical and computer cabinets on the machine it started up (previously it showed an error that it could not find the control board, one of the boards that plugs into the mother board).
As you suggested, I will next try and heat different sections to see if it is possible to find the culprit, then see if I can find someone to make a repair to the circuit board in question (a new board would be in the thousands).
Thankyou very much (I had spent the last few weeks trying to find what was wrong).
What part of Australia are you from ? I am from Picton, about 85k SW of Sydney where it gets quite cold in winter. I had relocated the machine here recently from the much warmer Northern Beaches area of Sydney, obviously the machine preferred the warmer weather there.
Thanks again
Mark
02 46 772 007
0409 837 449😀
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That’s good news Mark .. pleased I could help.
I’m from Murray Bridge .. 80ks from Adelaide. If I was a bit closer, I’d offer to come and have a look. 😀
Still happy to offer any fault finding advice if you require.
Regards, Roger
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