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    • supernovaeundefined
      supernovae
      last edited by

      Running this test:

      ; Probe testing single point.
      G30 P0 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P1 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P2 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P3 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P4 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P5 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P6 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P7 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P8 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P9 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P10 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P11 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P12 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P13 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P14 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P15 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P16 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P17 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P18 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P19 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P20 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P21 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P22 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P23 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P24 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P25 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P26 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P27 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P28 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P29 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P30 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120
      G30 P31 X150 Y150 Z-99999 F120 S-1

      And getting this:

      PM M98 P"0:/macros/test-z-probe"
      G32 bed probe heights: -0.032 -0.045 -0.045 -0.060 -0.067 -0.065 -0.075 -0.080 -0.090 -0.095 -0.092 -0.110 -0.117 -0.110 -0.120 -0.135 -0.137 -0.150 -0.145 -0.157 -0.168 -0.165 -0.175 -0.185 -0.185 -0.185 -0.205 -0.195 -0.202 -0.215 -0.230 -0.240, mean -0.

      seems to just increase

      BLtouch v2.2 (antclabs)

      config.g

      ; Z-Probe
      M574 Z1 S2 ; Set endstops controlled by probe
      M307 H3 A-1 C-1 D-1 ; Disable heater on PWM channel for BLTouch
      M558 P9 H5 F120 T6000 R0.2 ; Set Z probe type to bltouch and the dive height + speeds
      G31 P25 X-24 Y-19 Z4.70 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height
      M557 X20:250 Y20:250 S75:75 ; Define mesh grid

      HyperCube COREXY 300x300

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      • supernovaeundefined
        supernovae
        last edited by

        This is on firmware 2.05 btw

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        • Phaedruxundefined
          Phaedrux Moderator
          last edited by

          Try adding this to your M558 command A10 R0.75 S0.003 B1

          That will have a slightly longer pause between travel moves and probing dives. It will force a tighter tolerance between consecutive probe results. And it will turn off the heaters during probe dives. You may notice that it will probe each point a minimum of 2 times and a maximum of 10.

          Z-Bot CoreXY Build | Thingiverse Profile

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          • supernovaeundefined
            supernovae
            last edited by

            I’ll give that a shot. Someone mentioned there may have been a bug in 2.03 and to downgrade e to 2.02 and if that fixes it then 2.05 may still have that bug. I’ll confirm and experiment more tonight when I get back home to printer

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            • dc42undefined
              dc42 administrators
              last edited by

              As the trigger height keeps falling, that may mean that the Z axis is overshooting when the probe triggers because it can't stop fast enough. What is your Z steps/mm? Does a lower probing speed fix it?

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              • supernovaeundefined
                supernovae
                last edited by supernovae

                Here is my gcode for stepping, steps per mm and speeds. I can try a lower probing speed - off to experiment

                M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16 I1 ; Configure microstepping with interpolation
                M92 X160 Y160 Z400 E837 ; Set steps per mm - set to 837
                M566 X600.00 Y600.00 Z250 E2600 ; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min) (jerk)
                M203 X12000.00 Y12000.00 Z250.00 E3600 ; Set maximum speeds (mm/min)
                M201 X600 Y600 Z80 E3000.00 ; Set accelerations (mm/s^2)
                M906 X1200.00 Y1200.00 Z900.00 E900 I30 ; Set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
                M84 S30 ; Set idle timeout

                .9 degree steppers on X/Y
                1.8 on Z (dual z)

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                • Phaedruxundefined
                  Phaedrux Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Your settings look very reasonable for the Z axis and probe.

                  Z-Bot CoreXY Build | Thingiverse Profile

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                  • supernovaeundefined
                    supernovae
                    last edited by

                    So I enabled the multiple checks per point if the variation is greater than .03 and one time it never finished checking the level. I haven’t had too much time to test more but I made sure the bltouch was secure, straight and moved it up a tad higher so there was more room in case it was too close to bed but still seeing the same symptoms.

                    Slowed z way down too to make sure bed wasn’t moving quicker than the bltouch could reset and also set a delay between each probe

                    I’ll run another 30 test and report back

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                    • Phaedruxundefined
                      Phaedrux Moderator @supernovae
                      last edited by

                      @supernovae perhaps time to clean the pin.

                      Z-Bot CoreXY Build | Thingiverse Profile

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                      • jens55undefined
                        jens55
                        last edited by

                        Do you actually mean 0.03 or did you mean to say 0.003?
                        I had to set my BLTouch to 0.005 to get the probing to finish (up from 0.003) but then it worked fine. 0.03 (rather than 0.003) is pretty bad ....

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                        • supernovaeundefined
                          supernovae
                          last edited by

                          yeah, .003 - sorry, I was typing on my phone (i dunno how people do that all the time.. give me a keyboard!! lol)

                          i'll try cleaning the pin. I just switched to PEI build on my glass and stopped using glu-stick - maybe there is some residue on pin.

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                          • Phaedruxundefined
                            Phaedrux Moderator @supernovae
                            last edited by

                            @supernovae said in Advice to fix BLtouch drift?:

                            maybe there is some residue on pin.

                            I find wisps of filament start to gather on the pin sometimes.

                            Z-Bot CoreXY Build | Thingiverse Profile

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                            • supernovaeundefined
                              supernovae
                              last edited by

                              This is what i get now that I try and have it set to A5

                              G28 Z
                              Warning: Z probe readings not consistent

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                              • supernovaeundefined
                                supernovae @Phaedrux
                                last edited by

                                @Phaedrux said in Advice to fix BLtouch drift?:

                                @supernovae perhaps time to clean the pin.

                                is there a way to safely remove & clean pin or just have it deployed and gently clean it deployed?

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                                • percarundefined
                                  percar
                                  last edited by

                                  First lets look at the realistic results that the printer is able to produce
                                  Your z axis has a resolution of 250 steps per 1mm that equates to a resolution of .0025mm now also remember that this is in micro steps which is not really all that accurate chances are the best resolution that you could achieve would be .003mm. BL touch also has a best case repeatability of .01 and actually if you read their documentation it mentions .05 mm. If you are getting better than this it is a bonus. If you are getting resolution better than this think of it as a bonus.

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                                  • Phaedruxundefined
                                    Phaedrux Moderator @supernovae
                                    last edited by

                                    @supernovae said in Advice to fix BLtouch drift?:

                                    @Phaedrux said in Advice to fix BLtouch drift?:

                                    @supernovae perhaps time to clean the pin.

                                    is there a way to safely remove & clean pin or just have it deployed and gently clean it deployed?

                                    There is a set screw at the top of the probe. You remove that and the pin will come out the top. The set screw is also how the trigger distance for the electromagnet is set.

                                    Z-Bot CoreXY Build | Thingiverse Profile

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                                    • supernovaeundefined
                                      supernovae @percar
                                      last edited by

                                      @percar said in Advice to fix BLtouch drift?:

                                      First lets look at the realistic results that the printer is able to produce
                                      Your z axis has a resolution of 250 steps per 1mm that equates to a resolution of .0025mm now also remember that this is in micro steps which is not really all that accurate chances are the best resolution that you could achieve would be .003mm. BL touch also has a best case repeatability of .01 and actually if you read their documentation it mentions .05 mm. If you are getting better than this it is a bonus. If you are getting resolution better than this think of it as a bonus.

                                      I'd be OK getting a reading that was +/- within some margin of error range, but the fact my variance keeps drifting further and further suggests something else. I'd expect my G32 bed probe heights to report more random distributions within the margin of error rather than going from 0.032 to .240 probing the same spot

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                                      • supernovaeundefined
                                        supernovae
                                        last edited by

                                        The really odd thing is, if i turn off, and not change anything and power back on, the first read is the same - every time... working on cleaning the bltouch tip to make sure its not friction causing height change

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                                        • supernovaeundefined
                                          supernovae
                                          last edited by

                                          Found out my problem. I noticed one side of my printer was always sagging towards end of print, ran motor unlock and i could rotate left z and feel steps, but right z just spun - i guess my right z motor had failed.

                                          Replaced my right z motor, and now bltouch is happy and i don't have to run g29 between each print... kind of surprised i got the quality i did with that motor having been bad or faulty for so long...

                                          but, i'm back in business... no more crazy drift, nice level bed and great prints again. took the time to move to reprap3 firmware and enjoy it too!

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