When I use the “carve” button in the past the spindle turned on automatically. Now it does not. any work arounds
What spindle do you have? And how did it get controlled before? Like on my dewalt I use a relay to turn the power to the router on and off, and the switch is always in the on-position. When it doesn’t work (and I see the led on the power strip showing the right mode) my first go-to is the brushes have worn out.
My first thought is you need to stop using the winder. It’s slower to do it by hand, but think of it this way; those singles were strong enough to hold up your spindle on their own the first go-around.