Motors not working as they should
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Exactly.
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and you made sure that you did not switch the wiring of the endstops by checking with M119
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I think I found something. I noticed the LEDS on the optical endstops only dim but do not entirely extinguish when the axi[censored]s the endstop. When I use a black piece of plastic to interrupt the switch the light extinguishes. When homed (by hand) M119 only reports the X endstop as triggered, not the Y axis. Could it be the PETG triggers on the printer are not thick enough to trigger the Y endstop and just enough to trigger the X ?
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@mbunjes
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They are yellow but not transparent.
I'm printing them in black as we speak. -
@mbunjes said in Motors not working as they should:
I'm printing them in black as we speak.
yes for optical endstops they need to be black.
also check that the endstop flag actually intersects the light beam. it could be that the beam is not 100% blocked. that would also just cause a slight dimming. -
Didn't have this problem with the SKR board that used to be in this printer. The new flags will be ready in 30 miniutes.
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@mbunjes said in Motors not working as they should:
I think I found something. I noticed the LEDS on the optical endstops only dim but do not entirely extinguish when the axi[censored]s the endstop. When I use a black piece of plastic to interrupt the switch the light extinguishes. When homed (by hand) M119 only reports the X endstop as triggered, not the Y axis. Could it be the PETG triggers on the printer are not thick enough to trigger the Y endstop and just enough to trigger the X ?
Different boards have different value pullup resistors on the endstop inputs, which may account for the difference. Enabling the Duet additional pullup resistors in the M574 commands that configure the endstops will shift the trigger threshold, which might be enough to resolve the issue.
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@mbunjes said in Motors not working as they should:
They are yellow but not transparent.
I'm printing them in black as we speak.electrical tape works well too.
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@dc42 That's something to remember. The new black flags work perfectly though.