Problem with NEMA 17 17HS3401 (no replies)
Hello, I'm new in the world of 3d printers, this week I try to make a Prusa iteration 3. When I was trying to make the motors move, I saw there is something wrong, the motors (NEMA 17 17HS3401) not...
View ArticleHot stepper motors (no replies)
I've noticed that my nema 17 stepper motors get quite hot during testing. Hot enough to be uncomfortable if held in hand. The testing I've done is just making sure the movements are fine, a few clicks...
View ArticleStepper making noises but not moving very much (5 replies)
Hey guys, I got this arduino mega/ramps/pololu combo [www.ebay.com] from china last week. Put everything together (as every single piece was separate) and tested. The result wasn't very pleasent. I...
View Articlenema 17 stepper motors wont turn (no replies)
Hello I got my reprap completely built and all electronics hooked up but when I go to move the stepper motors in pronterface nothing happens. When I bought the stepper motors they already had a...
View ArticleStepper Motors won't turn (3 replies)
So I build this Prusa Mendel I2 printer using the full kit from Charlie's 3d Technologies. After assembly I really wanted to upload the firmware and simply make the printer move. Unfortunately it...
View Articlestepper motors on Z axis don't turn (no replies)
Hello everybody, My reprap is almost finished :) , my heatbed, my X, Y, and extruder motors work,.. The problem I have is the two stepper motors of the Z axis, they don't turn. Actually I first...
View ArticleStepper motor TB6560 move crazy in Y axis (no replies)
Hi, I have a 3 axis controller TB6560 . When I connect the motor to X axis, this move propertly and don't lose any steps. Them, I conect the same motor in Y axis in order to testing all axis of the...
View ArticleHot hot hot!!!! (no replies)
Let's try this again, as it's beginning to worry me... I am using a geared nema 17 ( 5:18:1? ) for my extruder and it gets really hot. What current should this motor be set at in the repetier...
View ArticleSpecing motor (1 reply)
So I am looking at spacing a motor for my first custom 3d printer design. I am using a CoreXY based system. Now I have a few questions: 1. If I get a high torque nema 17 and run it at low power...
View Articleput the driver upside down. is it burn (no replies)
I was rushing and put all steppers upside down (screw heading to the power input) Now my ramps is not responding very well. When I connect it to my laptop it makes the "usb connected" sound and the...
View ArticleEM 183 stepper (no replies)
Has anyone used this stepper in their extruder before? Data sheet for it would also be helpful. I realize it's quite a bad idea(noobman said it has way too much impedance) but i'm trying to do a cheap...
View ArticleStepper array help, bit new to this (no replies)
I had to laugh seeing "So, I took apart this printer ... " as im sat surrounded by parts and a bit out of my depth. I tore down 2 printers i got given for free, one inkjet the other laser. Anyway i've...
View ArticleCa you Run two steppers off the same driver (3 replies)
Hi I hope u can help me? Can i run two stepper motors off the same SD8825 driver? My z axis and x axis need two steppers each and my y one but I only have 4 stepper motor controllers free. I don't...
View ArticleMotors wont turn same old same old (1 reply)
Ok so I have been working on building a 3d printer for the past few weeks, I have finally finished off all of the hardware and am working on getting the electronics to work correctly... like getting...
View ArticleNema 17 - vibrate, spin both sides in pronterface (19 replies)
Hi everyone, I am totally newbie in electronics so I would apprecite some help from experienced ones. I connected my stepper motors nema17, two of them to Ramps 1.4 board. Uploaded Sprinter to Arduino...
View ArticleSOLVED Stepper motor too slow (no replies)
I have Prusa mendel built some time ago. Arduino + ramps 1.4 + a4988, wades extruder, marlin Currently my extruder is working ok, but it is set to full step, loud and not precise When I'm setting to...
View ArticleSeries vs Parallel z-axis steppers (4 replies)
I'm struggling in the commissioning of my Mendel90-based printer with getting the x-axis consistantly parallel with the bed. Once I've manually turned each of the z-axis lead screws to get the hotend...
View ArticleNema 17 - 3.000RPM - 12V…….. (2 replies)
Hello there, I’m doing some experiment based on leading screw motion. My issue is to find a Nema 17 stepper motor that provide high RPM (3.000) in order to obtain fast movements. The configuration is:...
View ArticleZ-axis is not working somehow (no replies)
Hello everyone my Z axis is somehow not moving and i tried to switch the motors and figured out, that that was not the problem so it has to be in the firmware. I tried the same with x and y and those...
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