<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Z- Axis quit]]> 2013-01-27T15:45:11Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1040/z-axis-quit/ <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> perlguy wrote:

I had my driver boards tuned to exactly what the troubleshooting guide said to have them at.

I swapped out the Z-Axis motor driver with a new one (tuned), and began a print.  Things were going along perfectly, the print was looking great.  I left for a bit, then came back...

The print had stopped.

Now my extruder won't heat anymore.

I am really getting tired of all of these issues.

What can we do to help?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7/ 2013-01-27T15:45:11Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/10801/#p10801 <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> I had my driver boards tuned to exactly what the troubleshooting guide said to have them at.

I swapped out the Z-Axis motor driver with a new one (tuned), and began a print.  Things were going along perfectly, the print was looking great.  I left for a bit, then came back...

The print had stopped.

Now my extruder won't heat anymore.

I am really getting tired of all of these issues.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/142/ 2013-01-17T22:32:54Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/9755/#p9755 <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> Can you measure what the driver is set on, using the guide in :
http://www.solidoodle.com/how-to-2/troubleshooting/ ?
Instructions for Adjusting the Stepper Motor Chips

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/12/ 2013-01-17T21:15:42Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/9748/#p9748 <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> Can you see any burns on the motor driver?  Are all the soldered connections solid for the z driver?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/13/ 2013-01-17T19:15:52Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/9742/#p9742 <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> Are you still on your original Sanguinolu board?

Can you measure the resistance of the stepper motor?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/221/ 2013-01-17T19:14:08Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/9741/#p9741 <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> Well, it isn't the stepper motor.  I swapped the Y & Z cables, sending data to Y made Z work.

Motor driver? 

After < 2 hours of use? 

Ugh!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/142/ 2013-01-17T18:48:20Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/9740/#p9740 <![CDATA[Z- Axis quit]]> Now that I seemed to have everything working, my Z-axis seems to have decided to quit!

How can I test to see that my Z-axis is getting sent data properly?  How do you troubleshoot the stepper motors?

Thanks,.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/142/ 2013-01-17T18:45:55Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/9739/#p9739