<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Z- Axis quit]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1040/z-axis-quit/ Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:45:11 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/10801/#p10801 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?

]]> Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:45:11 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/10801/#p10801 <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9755/#p9755 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.

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:32:54 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9755/#p9755 <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9748/#p9748 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

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:15:42 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9748/#p9748 <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9742/#p9742 Can you see any burns on the motor driver?  Are all the soldered connections solid for the z driver?

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:15:52 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9742/#p9742 <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9741/#p9741 Are you still on your original Sanguinolu board?

Can you measure the resistance of the stepper motor?

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:14:08 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9741/#p9741 <![CDATA[Re: Z- Axis quit]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9740/#p9740 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!

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:48:20 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9740/#p9740 <![CDATA[Z- Axis quit]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/9739/#p9739 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,.

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:45:55 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/9739/#p9739