I eliminated that. I tested x cable on y axis and it worked fine. What i do notice is after homing x, the motor makes a high pitched sound and I cant move the belt at all really. This almost makes me think its a bad motor.
So you swapped the cables and they problem was still with the same motor?
Does it have the issue when it gets to an end stop or just anywhere? You can plug the Y cable into the X motor and run Y an see what happens.
The steppers usually are not the issue. I might check the end stop switches to see if you can find anything there and check the stepper driver on the main board if you can to see if swapping it changes things. Some can’t be changed though.
I didnt try the Ycable in X just the Xcable in y because i didnt want to ruin my nice cable management. It moves an inch or 2 to the right. The endstop is on the left. Even when i manually push it, the motor doesnt stop instantly, it just keeps moving. I also dont think its cables as it got 1 successful print, broke, randomly started working and got another successful print and then broke again.
It may be the main board going out. I’d contact the seller and see what they have to say also.
Right, depending on the size of your piece and where on the platform you position it, if you have the origin set wrong, it might or might not try to print on the actual platform. If you move a small piece towards the upper right, it might print even with the origin wrong.
That would be strange. I got it 6 days ago.
Thats strange because it worked, broke, worked, broke again.
Electronics usually fail when new if they are going to. I would go over all connections checking they are tight and correct. Since it worked then started to act up something could be loose.
Also look for a shorted or grounding out wire. Maybe something has crimped a wire causing an intermittent issue.
I know on a few build that wires can get pinched.
All of this doesnt make sense because it worked, had this issue, worked once more and its having the issue again. Im sure when i test it again when i get home, its going to work and then break again. Ill check wires to make sure nothing is damaged.
I switched the x and y axis morors and endstop. When i switched it the x (which is on y) is perfectly fine but the y (which was now on the x) did the same thing the x did. Whats the cause of this? Should i update the firmware?
So you physically changed the motors location? You put the X one in for Y and Y in for X? You also changed the end stops? I would change the end stops back and see. If it doesn’t change then switch the motors back and see. Get to where you can change one thing and then reproduce the issue.
No i just switched the cables around on the mainboard the motors weren’t switched. I put the x endstop and motor cable in the y endstop and motor spot and vice versa.
Ok, so that means the motors are ok. Now I would do the switch but just the motors or just the end stops. See which one causes a change.
I think this is software as i said because when i switched them it still had the same issue. I think its something with the x motor controlling. Do you have skype or discord so we can talk
No, I don’t have those.
Get to the place where the Y motor now has the problem. Change the end stops and see if it changes anything.
If not then they are not the issue.
Change the X and Y back and forth to make sure the problem is recreated when you change them.
Have you actually swapped the entire X and Y cables? Take the X cable and move it completely to the Y positions on motor and board. Do the same for the Y cable. Put it in the X position. If changing the eniter cable does not make a difference but plugging X into Y does then the board or the driver on the board is the problem most likely.
If this printer is new you really need to contact the manufacturer for warranty.
I put the x cable in the y motor and it worked perfectly fine.
I switched just the motor cables, not the end stop cables. The x motor went until the endstop but didnt do anything because it was on the y motor. But the y motor which was on the x motor cable in that port on the board had the same issue that the x was having.
There isnt any issues with the endstop because it doesnt even get to the endstop. No matter if i use it on the x or y, it moves an inch or 2 away from the endstop and even when i hit it, it doesnt stop.
I think its a software issue. Im trying to work on reflashing the firmware.
I wish you maybe could get one so we can talk. Its easier to explan whats going on then to type it.
These things are generally not firmware but it may not hurt to redo it.
Sounds like the end stops are ruled out which is good.
Ok, so when the Y motor is plugged into the X cable and board port it has the issue, that’s good. Narrows it down. I forget if you completely replace the X cable. If not then do that. Not swap one end but replace the whole cable.
Also can you see on the board by the X or Y port if it has stepper drivers you can remove (you can google to see what it can look like)? If so then put the X motor and Y motor back to the way they should be and swap the stepper drivers and see if it changes. If not then the board is most likely the issue. If it does make a difference however then a new driver is needed. A lot of printers include a spare or two.
I think its something with the board. Ill update the firmware. If it doesnt help, ill try to get a new board.
I think everything else has pretty much been eliminated.
I think so too as only the x- axis port on the board has the issue.
