I have been pulling out what little hair I have remaining trying to locate a fix for my 3018 pro z axis stepper motor failure. I don’t think it’s the stepper. I replaced it Still, all I get is a “click” sound from somewhere and no motor response. It has worked in the past but even when it did it didn’t respond to the commands in the program. In other words I selected a 3mm depth of cut and it never went beyond 1mm… Somewhere in my searching someone said that the driver was not adjusted to the appropriate current for the stepper motor They didn’t indicate how that might be rectified though. Does the current drift in a driver? why is it just the z stepper and not the others that work perfectly? Anyone out there have a suggestion? I’m using the laser right now for obvious reasons but would really like to get my carve capability back. Thank’s in advance for any help rendered
Do you have laser mode enabled?
If you tell your Z to move 100mm what does it do?
Can you post your grbl settings?
I’m not too sure about “enabled” It’s in the machine and it works but the z axis does not respond beyond a clicking sound,ergo it leaves burn marks where it shouldn’t .
It does not move no matter the distance required.
I have no idea how to post grbl settings or maybe I have no idea which ones you want?
Thanks for your interest in my problem Neil
In Easel, hi to the machine inspector. In the console, type $$.
Copy and paste the returned values here.
ok Hope this is what you are looking for Neil. It looks pretty expensive to me!
$132=200.000
$131=290.000
$130=290.000
$122=30.000
$121=30.000
$120=30.000
$112=800.000
$111=1000.000
$110=1000.000
$102=188.976
$101=1600.000
$100=1600.000
$32=0
$31=0
$30=12000
$27=1.000
$26=250
$25=500.000
$24=25.000
$23=0
$22=0
$21=0
$20=0
$13=0
$12=0.002
$11=0.010
$10=115
$6=0
$5=0
$4=0
$3=5
$2=0
$1=0
$0=10
$$
ok
$132=200.000
$131=290.000
$130=290.000
$122=30.000
$121=30.000
$120=30.000
$112=800.000
$111=1000.000
$110=1000.000
$102=188.976
$101=1600.000
$100=1600.000
$32=0
$31=0
$30=12000
$27=1.000
$26=250
$25=500.000
$24=25.000
$23=0
$22=0
$21=0
$20=0
$13=0
$12=0.002
$11=0.010
$10=115
$6=0
$5=0
$4=0
$3=5
$2=0
$1=0
$0=10
$$
ok
$132=200.000
$131=290.000
$130=290.000
$122=30.000
$121=30.000
$120=30.000
$112=800.000
$111=1000.000
$110=1000.000
$102=188.976
$101=1600.000
$100=1600.000
$32=0
$31=0
$30=12000
$27=1.000
$26=250
$25=500.000
$24=25.000
$23=0
$22=0
$21=0
$20=0
$13=0
$12=0.002
$11=0.010
$10=115
Events
Settings
$0=10
$1=0
$2=0
$3=5
$4=0
$5=0
$6=0
$10=115
$11=0.010
$12=0.002
$13=0
$20=0
$21=0
$22=0
$23=0
$24=25.000
$25=500.000
$26=250
$27=1.000
$30=12000
$31=0
$32=0
$100=1600.000
$101=1600.000
$102=188.976
$110=1000.000
$111=1000.000
$112=800.000
$120=30.000
$121=30.000
$122=30.000
$130=290.000
$131=290.000
$132=200.000
Did you set the machine up as an X-carve through Easel?
My guess is that your $102 setting (Z axis steps/mm) is way off for your machine.
what should it be?
anything else look strange to you?
Yes. Change $1 to $1=255.
I don’t know for your machine. You’ll need to calibrate the steps/mm. When you set it up as an X-Carve it used the settings for the X-carve.
How to adjust Voltage reference (thus limiting current to a set level) this video show you the principle.
Your actual driver may have different looks etc but the method should still apply.