<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — X axis stopped working.]]> 2017-04-06T20:15:46Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/15771/x-axis-stopped-working/ <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> wardjr wrote:

Possibly check the pairing of the wires for your x motor.  Basically there are 4 wires and they need to be properly paired AA BB.  I have seen brand new motors paired incorrectly.  When touching the two wires of a pair together the motor should become difficult to turn.  Test this with the motor disconnected.

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The plug on the motor wiring at the board should have 4 sockets in a row. Unplug it and use a paper clip bent in a U to short the first 2 and then last 2 sockets together on each end of the plug.  Each time should result in the motor being difficult to turn compared to not shorted.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/131/ 2017-04-06T20:15:46Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/134361/#p134361 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> Possibly check the pairing of the wires for your x motor.  Basically there are 4 wires and they need to be properly paired AA BB.  I have seen brand new motors paired incorrectly.  When touching the two wires of a pair together the motor should become difficult to turn.  Test this with the motor disconnected.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2017-04-06T12:59:23Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/134338/#p134338 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> ooh yes,

its the tevo tarantula std, 1.4 mks sbase

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/16603/ 2017-04-05T14:39:45Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/134301/#p134301 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> hi,
i manage to finish my machine yesterday,
at startup I'm homing the machine and the x axis is jerking (left and right) and not even making it to the limit,
but the rest seems fine.
need some help on this issue please

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/16603/ 2017-04-05T14:35:28Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/134300/#p134300 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> Plug and play, just be sure to match up the GND pins so it's not ass backwards.  Then you will need to adjust VREF once it's working.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2016-12-09T01:13:18Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/128907/#p128907 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> Thanks, I ordered 1 for now to see if thats the problem. Should these be plug and play, or will I need to flash/update them with certain firmware? Worst case, Ill just upgrade the whole board if I cant get it.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/3724/ 2016-12-08T20:05:54Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/128881/#p128881 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> A4988
https://www.printitindustries.com/produ … er-drivers
There are many different looking ones available but they do the same thing if the number is the same.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2016-12-08T15:16:39Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/128868/#p128868 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> Which drivers does this use? The ones on ebay look slightly different. Unsure if they electrically are the same just newer components? Pic attached drivers tomorrow.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/3724/ 2016-12-08T11:22:00Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/128856/#p128856 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> Thanks for the tips. will do. Doesn't show up until December 10th. More to come! smile

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/3724/ 2016-11-29T09:20:18Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/128474/#p128474 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> Make sure your power is off when you swap those drivers and plugs.  The danger of damage to the drivers or your controller is very real.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7731/ 2016-11-29T05:02:06Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/128470/#p128470 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> Start by swapping a driver from another axis.  They pull off the board fairly easily.  If the x axis still doesn't move try plugging a different axis motor into the x axis driver and see if when telling x to move that other motor moves.  This will tell you what part has failed.  Each is simple to replace and much more likely to be the problem.  The board itself is probably just fine.
If you need help figuring out how to pull a driver from the board, let us know.  If I had pictures available I'd post them but it wouldn't be difficult to get some.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2016-11-29T04:58:43Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/128469/#p128469 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> In am effort to keep all my printers using the same hardware (motherboard) do they still sell the oem printerboard  used on the solidoodle 3's? If I upgraded to that, at least all my boards for the time being would be the same to keep things simple?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/3724/ 2016-11-29T02:59:32Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/128467/#p128467 <![CDATA[Re: X axis stopped working.]]> That's a good ol' Sang!
If you swapped out the board, it can be very easy depending on the board you buy. I personally recommend the Rumba or Duet.
If you don't want to experiment with it, I would be happy to buy it off of you. But it sounds like your X stepper driver needs to be replaced or is shorted somewhere.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/4188/ 2016-11-29T02:28:07Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/128465/#p128465 <![CDATA[X axis stopped working.]]> I believe this is the older style motherboard. Bought it as a spare, but I'd like to fix it up. The x axis won't move, everything else functions. Swapping in a new board would be easy or a pain?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/3724/ 2016-11-29T01:56:34Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/128464/#p128464