TMC 2130 Love-Hate Relation (3 replies)
Dear Forum, I am in love with TMC2130 and on the other hand I would like to kill it. Really... This controller caused me allready some failed prints because of thermal issues... I have a Prusa I3...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What is this connector called? (2 replies)
ESDFiSm.jpg There was too much stress on my extruder wire at the motor connector and the blue wire broke. I have a crimping tool, but I'm having trouble figuring out what this connector is called. I...
View ArticleTesting rig for stepper drivers? (1 reply)
Executive summary: Does someone sell (or offer schematics for) a device to test/adjust stepper drivers? I’ve got several that I suspect are defective, because, when I plug them into my 2-in-1...
View Articlee3d Titan extruder steps per mm settings don't do anything (5 replies)
My e3d Titan extruder is greatly under-extruding. E3d says that because the extruder uses a specific motor with a specific gear ratio, they recommend 837 steps/mm. When I tell it to put out 100mm at...
View Articlestepper motors requiring more steps than it should (1 reply)
I'm having an issue with the amount of steps that are required by my extruder. Long story short... I have a wanhao i3 2.1running on Ramps & Marlin with stock motors. E3DV6 and the Titan extruder....
View ArticleWould moving from A4988 to TMC2130+ improve/affect print quality? (8 replies)
Title says it all, really. I moved from RAMPS to RADDS, and while I am impressed, I don't notice TOO HUGE an improvement in print quality, although it is definitely there, and I'm assuming that has to...
View ArticleNeed help finding drivers to match to my steppers (7 replies)
Hello, So i am retrofitting a statasys FDM 2000. I have it running stock but it is limited by the software and due to the complexity of the setup i am unable to use any of the existing drivers. So...
View ArticleStepper motor info & tuning (no replies)
Hi, I recently purchased a Tronxy P802D printer version 1.6. It uses a Melzi 2.0 v5 controller board w/ an ATMega1284P. I want to change the firmware from Repetier to Marlin, and am going over all the...
View ArticleFysetc TMC 2130 v1.0 in standalone/stealthchop mode on RAMPS 1.4? (6 replies)
Hi all, Just a simple question really. I've built my 3D printer with A4988 drivers on a RAMPS 1.4 board but would like to make my X and Y axes a little quieter, so I spotted some v1.0 Fysetc TMC 2130...
View Article[solved] MKS LV8729 drivers only working when at least one A4988 present on...
I want to change from the good old noisy A4988 to the supposedly quieter MKS LV8729. So I disconnected my steppers, replaced the stepper drivers, set vref/current, connected the steppers again,...
View ArticleCalculating current with Vref pin (a4982, a4988, a5984) (3 replies)
Good morning. I recently burn one of my stepper driver and I want to make sure that my calculations are correct. a4982, a4988, a5984 stepper drivers have the same equation to calculate max current...
View ArticleSource for brackets with 25mm on-center slots instead of 30? (3 replies)
Every NEMA 17 bracket I've found has 30mm on-center mounting slots. Does anyone have a source for ones with 25mm on-center slots? OR slots that run perpendicular to the motor shaft instead of...
View ArticleMks steppers (no replies)
Hello ,this is my first post,need a bit of help,have Corexy I built from a migbot, i have the mks 1.4 , any way my problem is I have z1 z2 x y E0 ,the z2 is running off of E2 , I what to add a diamond...
View ArticleCorrect calculation for TMC2100 vref (1 reply)
Just a quick question, what is the correct formula for working out the vref? I have 2 stepper motors wired in parallel and I am having trouble with them (posted here [reprap.org]). I see a few...
View ArticleHow to tune again my a4988 (no replies)
Hello evryone. Today I tried to change a4988 VREF, but I turned the potentiometer too far, so I don't know how to set 1.2v again. Can you help Me? Thank you.
View ArticleStepper driver for titan aero extruder (2 replies)
So I just add the titan aero to my printer. I am using TMC2100 as the driver and went to test it out. All I got was the sound of a loud vibrating motor. Then I realised I hadn't adjusted the vref....
View ArticlePrint just stopped, motor/stepper driver issue? (2 replies)
Just testing out my printer rebuild and I started with the xyz calibration cube from thingiverse. Must have got somewhere between 4th and 6th layer when the printer just stopped. No errors on LCD or...
View ArticlePowering TMC2208 with external 24V PSU (2 replies)
Hello all, I use a RAMPS 1.4 + Arduino MEGA. I have 2 power supply in my setup 12V and 24V (for the heatbed). I would like to power my TMC2208 drivers with 24V. Is it possible to remove the VMOT and...
View ArticleLeadshine hybrid servo vs Mechaduino (no replies)
So, I dropped about $250 for three leadshine hybrid stepper servos with drivers, and discovered Mechaduinos recently. Can anyone tell me what the difference between them is? They seem to perform the...
View ArticleTMC2130 on MKS GEN 1.4, high pitch noise only on y axis (no replies)
Hey guys :) I am currently building a 3D Printer with much inspiration from that: [www.thingiverse.com] However after a lot of troubleshooting I got most off it working, expect the y-motor is making a...
View Article