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Wondered if anybody has any suggestions for me or similar experience with their machines. I'm having serious power problems. I tried turning the machine on last week. Nothing. I noticed the green light was out on the cord, so I ordered a new power cord. I plugged in the new cord today. Green light came on. Machine started right up. Was able to cut 2 images. Tried to cut a third. Machine powered off and immediately back on mid-cut. Tried that cut again. Same response from machine...started to cut, powered off and back on. I unplugged machine and searched this board for some ideas. Then I went back upstairs so I could try trouble shooting: different mat, using print and cut instead of cut only mode, different cartridge. I wasn't able to troubleshoot, though, because when I went to put the cord in outlet #1, it sparked a bit. Moved over to the next outlet, and it sparked again. Decided not to mess with it until I asked if anyone has had any similar power problems! Obviously something must be going on to short out the first power cord and now cause these problems. I haven't updated imagine in forever because it's always so risky and such a hassle. I don't use it with my gypsy or with CCR, if any of that info matters! Thanks for any suggestions.
Julie
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Originally Posted by: scrapbookjulie  Wondered if anybody has any suggestions for me or similar experience with their machines. I'm having serious power problems. I tried turning the machine on last week. Nothing. I noticed the green light was out on the cord, so I ordered a new power cord. I plugged in the new cord today. Green light came on. Machine started right up. Was able to cut 2 images. Tried to cut a third. Machine powered off and immediately back on mid-cut. Tried that cut again. Same response from machine...started to cut, powered off and back on. I unplugged machine and searched this board for some ideas. Then I went back upstairs so I could try trouble shooting: different mat, using print and cut instead of cut only mode, different cartridge. I wasn't able to troubleshoot, though, because when I went to put the cord in outlet #1, it sparked a bit. Moved over to the next outlet, and it sparked again. Decided not to mess with it until I asked if anyone has had any similar power problems! Obviously something must be going on to short out the first power cord and now cause these problems. I haven't updated imagine in forever because it's always so risky and such a hassle. I don't use it with my gypsy or with CCR, if any of that info matters! Thanks for any suggestions.
Julie Julie- Please call customer service at 877-7cricut. We would be very happy to help you with the issue you have described above! We are available 7-6 MST Monday through Friday. -PCGena
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Definitely don't plug that back in until you talk to PC. There have been some others that have had a smoking cord etc. Very few that I've seen thankfully.
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