Y Motor Tracking Errors

[GailForce Designs]

Hi!
I've been working on an order of caps and its been going along fine, but the last cap I put on the machine, immediately came up with "Y Motor Tracking Error." I couldn't find this in the manual. Can anyone tell me what this is and how to fix it?
Thanks,
Natalie

[GailForce Designs]

Hi,
I posted yesterday that I'm getting a Y Motor Tracking Error when I tried to run a cap (even though I did it the same way as the 16 before it). I couldn't find this error in the manual. Can anyone tell me what it means and how to fix it?
Thanks!!!
Natalie

[Rod or Sharon]

Natalie,

Rather than try to explain it myself, I am going to repost something that Jeff Banks ( Melco guru ) posted on the group some time ago....

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The Y Tracking Error is caused by long stitches in the Y Direction. This is
a "bug" in the Amaya controls that is currently being worked on. The answer
is to shorten the offending stitches if possible until the problem is
resolved. If it is a bunch of stitches, and an outline around them, then
yes, registration can be effected and the outline would need to be adjusted
as well. I am at home this week but would be willing to look at the design
for you if you would like. One of the issues here is going to be the fact
the design is probably a DST file which makes it a little harder to edit as
the portions needing the edit may need to be broken into wire frame and
adjusted. You can do editing without breaking it into wire frame, but it can
be a little more clumsy and tougher to do if you are not used to editing
individual stitches. If you want to, send me the design to this email
address and I will look at it for you and see what I can do.

Jeff Banks
Melco Embroidery Systems

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You haven't given us much info to go on....age of machine & type, Amaya or XT Amaya, design info etc,etc,etc........so will just assume this may be the probable culprit.....

Hope this helps....

Rod Springer
Amaya Tech & Trainer

[GailForce Designs]

Hi Rod,
Its an Amaya XT we bought new last Fall - it has hardly any wear on it as we're trying to get the business up and going there are weeks at a time with no use.
The design was supplied by our client and I've done 16 caps of the same design over the past couple of days. Then I put this cap on same as every other one that worked, but this time it immediately came up with the Y error even before one stitch, stitched.
Natalie

[Rod or Sharon]

Natalie,

Does it do it everytime, now, when you hit start with this design? Are you moving the design off center in the hoop? Have you tried a " Force Download " by going into Tools, Options, Ethernet and checking the force download and then maybe shut everything down, load a couple of different designs , then back to the original design?

Sometimes if the machine makes any move too far and/or too fast it will trigger an X or Y Axis tracking error or if the panograph gets into a bind an X,Y or Z axis error may be triggered. Check for any binding in the hoop and panograph setup.
How are the Y axis rails and guide blocks? Put 5 or 6 drops of oil in each of the oiling ports for the Y rail guide blocks. The Y rails are the long silver rods under the plastic covers that go through their respective guide blocks. If the machine is dragging or binding on these .....well....anyway, as a process of elimination, I would give them a drink of good old 100 proof oil. And, as long as you have the oil bottle in your hand...do the reciprocator and the needle bars and the rotary hook and....and.....don't wait for the timers to tell you when to lubricate your machine....there are too many varibles in play to trust the timers for the lubrication process...they are merely guidelines to go by and cannot take into account temperature, humid conditions, over usage of specific needle bars such as blackand white and our favorite position on the thread pallette for those and other colors......etc....

Rod Springer
Amaya Tech & Trainer

[GailForce Designs]

Thanks Rod. I will check these things out and let you know what happens!
Natalie