Hi,
I just completed my Rostock Max build and only two of the motors are moving. The Z axis just sits there. To rule out the motor, I swapped the Y and Z cables on the RAMBo.
The motor that is now is Y is working great, and the motor that was in Y and is now in Z is not working. So this looks like an issue on the RAMBo board with the Z motor interface.
Is there something else I can check or take a look at?
Thanks
Z connector not working on RAMBo
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Re: Z connector not working on RAMBo
Sounds like a bad driver circuit on the Rambo. By swapping the motors you verified the bad circuit. These driver circuits are sensitive to having wires disconnected while3d-Don wrote:Hi,
I just completed my Rostock Max build and only two of the motors are moving. The Z axis just sits there. To rule out the motor, I swapped the Y and Z cables on the RAMBo.
The motor that is now is Y is working great, and the motor that was in Y and is now in Z is not working. So this looks like an issue on the RAMBo board with the Z motor interface.
Is there something else I can check or take a look at?
Thanks
the power is on so NEVER disconnect a stepper or a wire on the stepper while the power is on. I'm not saying that you did something to kill the Z driver, they sometimes
come from the factory with bad parts. I just wanted you to know the above so that you never do it. Contact SeeMeCNC support about the bad Z driver. I hope you are
not down too long, it's a bummer to get it built then you can't use it.
Re: Z connector not working on RAMBo
Thanks. Thats what I was thinking too. Thanks for the advice and I will contact support.