<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/10705/power-fluctuations-with-winder/ Wed, 27 May 2015 21:05:31 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/97217/#p97217 Thank you very much.

]]> Wed, 27 May 2015 21:05:31 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/97217/#p97217 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/97199/#p97199 $0.  We'll get one out to you.

]]> Wed, 27 May 2015 17:40:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/97199/#p97199 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/97190/#p97190 How much is a new motor?

]]> Wed, 27 May 2015 16:40:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/97190/#p97190 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/97108/#p97108 I did some more teting today and everything else seems to be working when I hook up the other motor.

]]> Tue, 26 May 2015 21:27:12 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/97108/#p97108 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/97020/#p97020 Did everything else work properly with the other motor connected?  It sounds like there was a short in the motor which affected everything else.  I would like to get an idea if anything else was damaged before shipping a new one.

]]> Tue, 26 May 2015 05:41:58 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/97020/#p97020 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96951/#p96951 I remembered I have an old 12v motor so I hooked it up to the MOTOR connections and it spun.  I was able to change the speed with the knob.  It's not the right kind for the winder but it worked for a test.

]]> Mon, 25 May 2015 14:01:46 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96951/#p96951 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96908/#p96908 The motor is just spinning freely.

]]> Sun, 24 May 2015 21:41:32 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96908/#p96908 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96904/#p96904 bbriggsgeek,
try taking the gear sprocket off the motor in case it is messing with the motor?  Though it does sound like the motor has issues internally.

-os3dp

]]> Sun, 24 May 2015 20:40:06 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96904/#p96904 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96893/#p96893 Now that you mention that, I have noticed it.  I had the screws loose but I took them all the way out to make sure.  It didn't help.   I had the motor unplugged when I turned it on and when I put it on the FAN pins, the laser shut off.  It looked like a big power drain and the motor just barely turned.

]]> Sun, 24 May 2015 17:27:06 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96893/#p96893 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96878/#p96878 One more thing to try is backing off the screws that hold the motor just a bit.  It is possible for them to get tightened enough that they bend the face of the motor inward just enough to interfere with the gears.

]]> Sun, 24 May 2015 14:51:31 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96878/#p96878 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96875/#p96875 Well, it looks like it's the motor.  I hooked it up to the FAN pins which were putting out 12.95v and it barely turned at all.  I hooked my meter up to the MOTOR pins and got different reading depending on where the knob was set.

]]> Sun, 24 May 2015 14:37:32 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96875/#p96875 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96397/#p96397 Perhaps the power supply isn't supplying consistent power?

]]> Wed, 20 May 2015 02:33:04 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96397/#p96397 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96324/#p96324 Yes, you sent both boards, both times.  I'll do the steps you suggested and let you know.

]]> Tue, 19 May 2015 19:53:16 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96324/#p96324 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96079/#p96079 Did I send both a PCB and arduino the first time? If the electronics are completely replaced, then it would seem to be something with the buttons or knob.  Try swapping the switches so the power switch changes modes and see if there is a difference.  You can also plug the motor in to the last two open headers at the bottom left of the board.  That is an always on 12v connection so the motor should spin at full speed when plugged in there if it is working right.   

Try unplugging the sensor.  There might be a short there which is interfering with everything else.  The sensor is simple enough that I have only had 1 bad one out of hundreds, but yours might be #2.

If I sent you a second ribbon cable, try switching that out as well.

]]> Sun, 17 May 2015 18:30:24 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96079/#p96079 <![CDATA[Re: Power Fluctuations with Winder]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/96076/#p96076 I got the new parts and hooked them up.  The behavior has not changed.  It seems to mess up when I switch it to Manual mode. If I power off and start it again in auto mode, it works.   I could take a video of it if that would help.

I am assuming I have a short some place.  I've rewired the knob but that's it.  Should I just start rewiring all the switches and such? 

The laser seems to dim some times but not every time.  I don't know if that is indicative of something.

]]> Sun, 17 May 2015 17:24:32 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/96076/#p96076