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Stepper motors won't run

Discussion in 'Motors' started by mike ruth, Nov 11, 2017.

  1. mike ruth

    mike ruth New
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    Just did a new mini mill build and went to fire it up and I can't get the stepper motors to run. They click when I try to run them but no movement. I also loosened the couplings to make sure there was no resistance. Checked volts going into board and exactly 24 volts. ???????
     
  2. Flash22

    Flash22 Well-Known
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    What drivers/board are you running ? What steppers ? what PSU ? double check that you have wired the steppers correctly ?, I have 2 stepper motors here with the same 4 colours, 2 different makes wired differently

    google the part number on the back of the motor and find the data sheet
     
  3. Scotty Orr

    Scotty Orr Journeyman
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    Depending on your stepper drivers, you may need to set VRef using the little pots on the drivers. I was using the Gradus M1 Pro with Bigfoot drivers. I had the exact same thing happen and had to set my Vref to ~0.75 volts. Not sure what you are using....
     
  4. mike ruth

    mike ruth New
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    I found the issue, I'm using an xpro board w/grbl and had to change the $4 value to 1. Thanks for the replies guys!
     

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