External Drivers and Ramps (no replies)
Ok... Quick question hopefully I can figure out how to word this properly. I have ramps, I want to use external drivers. Both ramps and the external drivers have jumper settings for microsteps. Which...
View ArticleZ Series Motors (3 replies)
Hi there, I'm trying to build a 3d printer and I've completed the physical part, I wired my x,y, 2z and extruder steppers and tried them all. all worked fine but the z ones. I'm using ramps 1.4 so I...
View ArticleTotally lost control of RUMBA....due to a Stepper?? (2 replies)
Let's see if i can explain myself correctly enough: I have a printer with a RUMBA board and MARLIN 1.1RC7C in it that was working fine, until the other day that it was starting to perform weird...
View ArticleStepper motors will not move no matter what (1 reply)
I'm extremely new to 3D printing but do have a working knowledge. I am running RAMPS 1.4 with Repetier firmware and absolutely nothing will make my stepper motors move. I bought a new controller and a...
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How do diagnose RUMBA board not moving extruder motor (5 replies)
There comes the day a printer stops extruding and after a brief research I notice the extruder motor is not spining. This is what I've found so far: - X, Y, Z axis move flawless. - Taking measurements...
View ArticleArduino CLK out to TMC429 Motion Controller ? (no replies)
Hi, I am new to Arduino2560. We are using TMC429 Motion controller,So need to provide 16Mhz clk. So kindly advice how to provide / which pin i need to connect from Arduino2560 to TMC429. Thanks in...
View ArticleTMC2100 (SilentStepStick) for Mightyboard? (1 reply)
Can I use the TMC2100 on a Mightyboard if I reconfigure the pins? Will the microstepping work and still be using the silent mode (stealthChop)? I had one of my drivers fail and wondering if I can make...
View ArticleWich stepper motor for MKS TMC2100? (1 reply)
I´m trying to find a good stepper motor for my custom CoreXY, that have a print bed of 600x400x400mm (for print RC car bodies). At first, I intend to use in the XY axis the **MKS** TMC2100 (LINK),...
View ArticleAnimatics Smart Motor sm2315d (2 replies)
Hello all, These Animatics motors are stepper motors (NEMA23) that include controller, encoder and IO all in the same package. Apparently they are used in CNC and others. I got my hands on a bunch of...
View ArticleAll tested but steppers don't move + DRV8825 + Marlin (1 reply)
Hi all, I'm writing this message because I am desperate. I built a cartesian printer and have a serious problem with steppers. All is OK except that. Here's my problem : When I connect one stepper to...
View ArticleTimer1 frequency limit (no replies)
Hi, I'm new of Marlin firmware but I use arduino for other projects. Can someone explain to me the limit of 10KHz for the timer1 used by the stepper module to generete the step pulses? If I need to...
View ArticleStepper motor for my project (ACT motor GmbH 17HS5412-3) (3 replies)
Hi every one. I am in search of some stepper motors for my project, and I have a few in mind. However, I encountered these motors, and can not quite figure out whether they are workable (I can not...
View ArticleMotor works at 1/16 microstep, but not at 1/2, 1/4, 1/8? (no replies)
I was trying to find the maximum step rate I could drive my extruder NEMA 17 motor (for fast retraction, basically). I thought using 4 microsteps would afford ~4 times faster speed than 16 microsteps....
View ArticleWeirdness after installing BLTouch (no replies)
Not sure what I messed up, but I am having some very strange behavior after installing a BL touch. All my prints stop after 5mm in the Z direction. Is there some setting I may have tweeked that limits...
View Article6-lead steppers: lower current = more torque?:S (2 replies)
I found these steppers and want to know if it's a typo or real? [attachment 95152 nema23-6lead.JPG] I can only imagine their max. speed is much lower then?
View ArticleNEW!? S109 (Toshiba TB67S109) Stepper Drivers?? (no replies)
has anyone used these S109 / Toshiba TB67S109 Stepper Driver Modules? [www.aliexpress.com] The closest thing I could find was the TB6600 industrial driver modules... this is a 4A!!! onboard/polulu...
View ArticleMotor stops working after a few minutes (no replies)
After a few minutes of printing or movement one of my Z axis motor stops moving. Then I switched off the supply and after waiting a few minutes I again tried moving the motor. It works for a few...
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motor AK17/1.10F6LN1.8 too weak? (2 replies)
the motor i have is the AK17/1.10F6LN1.8, using Marlin i can only move then if they have no load and under a feed rate of 5 even when the driver is giving MAX amps to the motor, i did check if the...
View ArticleGreat new SiLentStepStick TMC2208 is not silent ;( (no replies)
[video]qkPHACyynKo[/video] [youtu.be] TMC2208 SilentStepStick not Silent ;( low noise only at 30mm/s, but on speeds more than 60mm/s - noise like on this video Sound volume increased for this video,...
View ArticleCan You Solve This Trouble? (no replies)
Hello~(:P) Can I ask you some advice about DRV8801 which is full-bridge motor driver. As the datasheet of DRV8801 shows: it provides a versatile motor driver solution with a variety of...
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