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    • A Former User?
      A Former User @printingmark
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      @printingmark said in desperate, about to give up:

      but i have now idea how to check the motor current

      according to your config.json its set to 400mA. idk what the nominal value for the ender 3 motors are but it sounds a bit low to me.

      but you'd want to check your config.g file on the printer, the lines that say M906

      https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_M906_Set_motor_currents

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      • A Former User?
        A Former User
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        hang on, if the printer goes to a different place when you press home, its probably your home-all.g file that is the problem.

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        • whosrdaddyundefined
          whosrdaddy @A Former User
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          @bearer no you are on the right track, motor currents are way too low.
          @printingmark try setting 1000ma for the xyz motors and 1300ma for the extruder motor.

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          • printingmarkundefined
            printingmark @whosrdaddy
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            @whosrdaddy done that but it didnt helpconfig.g

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            • A Former User?
              A Former User
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              i'd start by going over everything that is needed to make the printer home correctly.

              this is for the maestro board, but most of it applies to the wifi as well

              https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Guide/Ender+3+Pro+and+Duet+Maestro+Guide+Part+3:+Commissioning/39#s145

              steps 3 through 6 should help.

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              • printingmarkundefined
                printingmark @A Former User
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                @bearer i will try, thanks

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                • printingmarkundefined
                  printingmark
                  last edited by

                  for the moment all is working, thank you verry much all for the helpπŸ‘ πŸ‘

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                  • RSundefined
                    RS
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                    @printingmark @whosrdaddy If memory serves me well, 1000 mA is too much for the Ender's stock motors.
                    I have the following currents: X/Y/Z=725 mA, extruder=850 mA.
                    That's within the motor's specifications (around 80-85% of max current, I believe), and works well.

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                    • whosrdaddyundefined
                      whosrdaddy
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                      if i'm not mistaken, the Ender 3 motors are rated for 1300ma and the extruder 1700ma, so 1000 and 1300 (a bit under 80%) should be no problem.Offcourse, if it works with lower currents, that's even better πŸ™‚

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                      • RSundefined
                        RS
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                        @whosrdaddy: Unfortunately I don't have any kind of official documentation about the Ender 3's steppers. The source I'm working from is this: https://gist.github.com/knoopx/e6c40a009e796203b93a75a3ed6a5ab8
                        Those currents work, and the steppers don't get too hot, so I'm happy.

                        But if anyone has other, more official sources, I'd be interested.

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                        • whosrdaddyundefined
                          whosrdaddy
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                          • printingmarkundefined
                            printingmark
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                            this morning it started all over again,repeated all stps no succes

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                              printingmark
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                              config.json

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                              • jay_s_ukundefined
                                jay_s_uk
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                                Can you share the config.g file instead please? The config.json is generated from the RRF config tool and then not adjusted again.
                                Can you also supply your homeall, homex, homey and homez files?

                                Owns various duet boards and is the main wiki maintainer for the Teamgloomy LPC/STM32 port of RRF. Assume I'm running whatever the latest beta/stable build is

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                                • printingmarkundefined
                                  printingmark
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                                  homez.g homey.g homex.g homeall.g config.g

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                                    JoergS5 @printingmark
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                                    • droftartsundefined
                                      droftarts administrators @printingmark
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                                      @printingmark if it’s not homing to the right place, are you sure your Endstops are plugged in correctly? Sounds like X and Y may be swapped.

                                      Ian

                                      Bed-slinger - Mini5+ WiFi/1LC | RRP Fisher v1 - D2 WiFi | Polargraph - D2 WiFi | TronXY X5S - 6HC/Roto | CNC router - 6HC | Tractus3D T1250 - D2 Eth

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                                      • printingmarkundefined
                                        printingmark @droftarts
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                                        @droftarts i will check thanks

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                                        • printingmarkundefined
                                          printingmark @droftarts
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                                          @droftarts you where on the right track,one of the endstops was broken i saw movement in it while checking te connection
                                          thank you

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                                          • Karmaundefined
                                            Karma @printingmark
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                                            @printingmark Mark, I would suggest that you look at the following

                                            M566 X1200.00 Y1200.00 Z24.00 E300.00 ; set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
                                            M203 X30000.00 Y30000.00 Z300.00 E1500.00 ; set maximum speeds (mm/min)
                                            M201 X500.00 Y500.00 Z100.00 E5000.00 ; set accelerations (mm/s^2)

                                            I beg anyone to please insure that I am giving the correct information and help for him. I am very new the REPRAP Firmware. Mark, please change that code listed above thats in your config.g file to the following

                                            M566 X600.00 Y600.00 Z12.00 E150.00 ; set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
                                            M203 X3000.00 Y3000.00 Z30.00 E150.00 ; set maximum speeds (mm/min)
                                            M201 X500.00 Y500.00 Z100.00 E500.00 ; set accelerations (mm/s^2)

                                            The way you described your problem makes me feel like your stepper motors are skipping big time. I had this very same issue and I had to basically lower all those values down to almost nothing. After changing those valves listed above, my printer started to work like a champ. Produced some nice prints.

                                            I own a Tevo Black Widow. I know you said you own an Ender 3. Those numbers I listed above for you to change will not hurt anything at all. But you can play with them so they fit your printer. I am only suggesting those numbers as a guideline to start at.

                                            Keep us posted on your success.

                                            Shawn B. aka Karma

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