# X-carve limit switch problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [January 12, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-limit-switch-problem/127939 "2022-01-12T03:27:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JosephBree](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/josephbree/32/79053_2.png) [@JosephBree](https://community.inventables.com/u/JosephBree)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-limit-switch-problem/127939/1 "2022-01-12T03:27:31Z")
just finished setting up my x-carve and was going through setup my axis tests all worked fine but when i started the limit stop tests on the z axis it didn’t stop kept on trying to move ---
**Author:** ![SethCNC](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/sethcnc/32/87515_2.png) [@SethCNC](https://community.inventables.com/u/SethCNC)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-limit-switch-problem/127939/2 "2022-01-12T04:55:19Z")
You’ll need to bend the silver tab of the limit switch downward a little, enough to make the Plate actually activate the switch 👍 This is very common on the new z. I see this report about 2x daily, usually in the Facebook groups though… The next issue is actually the z assembly being mounted too high too. So you might also want to take this opportunity to make sure your surest v bit can reach pretty low, if it can’t basically touch the wasteboard then You’ll want to loosen the 4 screws in the back of the gantry and lower the z assembly… this is just about as common post as the limit switch issue… ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR\_Parker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/brandonr_parker/32/13853_2.png) [@BrandonR\_Parker](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrandonR_Parker)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-limit-switch-problem/127939/3 "2022-01-12T05:01:46Z")
Hello @JosephBree, and welcome to the forum!! Here are some questions and things to check: 1. Was the switch actually actuated? 2. Is the switch positioned correctly? 3. Are the wires connected to the correct spades on the limit switch? 4. Can you use a digital multimeter to determine if the switch has continuity from the Common to the NO terminals when the switch is pressed? 5. Are the Z-Axis limit switch wires connected to the correct terminals on the X-Controller? 6. There could be a break in a wire (not likely), so you could check continuity from one end to the other for each wire. If none of those things is the issue and @SethCNC’s suggestion does not resolve the problem then there could be a ribbon cable loose inside the X-Controller… {:0) Brandon Parker ---
**Author:** ![JosephBree](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/josephbree/32/79053_2.png) [@JosephBree](https://community.inventables.com/u/JosephBree)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-limit-switch-problem/127939/4 "2022-01-12T05:55:02Z")
thanx for all the great advice i solved the problem it was a loose ribbon inside the controller 👍 👍 ---
**Author:** ![JosephBree](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/josephbree/32/79053_2.png) [@JosephBree](https://community.inventables.com/u/JosephBree)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-limit-switch-problem/127939/5 "2022-01-12T05:56:17Z")
thanx for all the great advice i solved the problem it was a loose ribbon inside the controller 👍 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/system/32/67217_2.png) [@system](https://community.inventables.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/x-carve-limit-switch-problem/127939/6 "2022-04-12T05:56:34Z")
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