<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Extruder stepper clacking sound]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/5005/extruder-stepper-clacking-sound/ Tue, 31 Dec 2013 02:45:00 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper clacking sound]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/45407/#p45407 Yes, steppers can miss steps with out harming themselves, it just sounds bad smile

]]> Tue, 31 Dec 2013 02:45:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/45407/#p45407 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper clacking sound]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/45404/#p45404 So is missing a step something stepper motors do, they snap back like that? As opposed to a servo, which will always get there, or die trying?

]]> Tue, 31 Dec 2013 02:36:23 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/45404/#p45404 <![CDATA[Re: Extruder stepper clacking sound]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/45400/#p45400 That's called missing a step, and is indicative of excessive load on the motor. Excessive load is caused by a clog, jam, or low hotend temperature.

It's also covered like in like a dozen different threads on the forum, you should have searched first.

]]> Tue, 31 Dec 2013 02:22:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/45400/#p45400 <![CDATA[Extruder stepper clacking sound]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/45399/#p45399 On long fast straight runs the extruder makes a clacking sound and I can see the motor shaft "snap" and rotate back a little bit. Is this a sign of an over stressed or broken stepper motor, that it tries and fails and snaps back some? Otherwise it works fine, and only clacks on long straight runs, the clacking is annoying.

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