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    StuartMoorhouse
    last edited by 30 Nov 2016, 13:05

    Ive got a kossel mini with a duet running firmware: 1.10+4 (2016-03-30) and a DC42 IR probe.
    Recently Ive had a few problems calibrating, the issue is that the Z probe height offset seems to vary.
    So far i've:
    Heated the bed and extruder to PLA temperatures.
    Homed the printer
    Brought the nozzle down to the print bed using a piece of paper to determine where Z=0.08mm and set Z to that height
    Lifted the nozzle 5mm
    Run G30 s-1
    Read off the head position as Z=1.09 and updated the relevant section in the configuration file.
    Run G32

    Then when I bring the nozzle back down to the bed, I can take it all the way to Z=0 and there still be a slight gap between the nozzle and the bed.

    Interestingly I noticed when bringing the nozzle down to the bed the IR probe is triggering at Z=1.30
    If I repeat the above process again running G30 s-1 now gives me a Z height of 1.27mm.

    Has anyone had any experience of this or is there something i'm overlooking?

    The level of ambient light isn't changing and the z probe board is firmly attached to the Effector assembly.

    Thanks
    Stuart

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      Pumlux
      last edited by 3 Dec 2016, 11:36

      Are you sure your mount for the z-probe is thight enough to reproduce the height exactly ?

      When I used a printed mount for my z-probe with a clamp in fixing, my height also was changing.
      After using a metal mount system with having the z-probe screwed to it, the height is realy reproducable .
      You already mention you have variances in about only some 1/100 mm.
      The remaining factors are heat elongoation and the bad results when I hit the bed with the nozzle for some reason.

      Using a own build of a Mendel Max , Duet Wifi, Bed 8 mm Aluminium PEI 500 x 280 x 400 230 V 850 W, original E3D Chimera hotend with bowden length 700 mm, since short time with a BL-Touch, Steppers : mostly Nema 17 and one Nema 23 for Y-axis

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