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Discussion in 'Motors' started by Michaei, Jan 14, 2023.

  1. Michaei

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    Stepper motors are moving in the opposite direction when jogging. Please help.
     
    #1 Michaei, Jan 14, 2023
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    Which ever motor is going the wrong direction, take one pair of the motor wires and switch them around.
     
    #2 Giarc, Jan 14, 2023
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    I assume that was for a Y axis where it was causing the gantry to rack. If not, you can easily change directions in the grbl settings. You can invert the $3 setting for each axis.
     
    #3 Giarc, Jan 14, 2023
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    Giarc, Thank you very much. Everything seems to be working at it should.
     
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    Why do the motors have a humming sound?
     
    #5 Michaei, Jan 14, 2023
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    Because thats the normal sound a stepper makes while braked because steppers use pseudo sine waves created by a chopper driver
     
    #6 Peter Van Der Walt, Jan 14, 2023
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    Thanks, Peter, for the information. Maybe you can help me with the xyz probe. I can't seem to get it to work on the black box 32X. Any help to resolve this issue is greatly appreciated. I have tried everything except reversing the wires. Not sure if it would damage the black box.
     
    #7 Michaei, Jan 14, 2023
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    #8 sharmstr, Jan 14, 2023
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    Sharmstr, Sorry the probe doesn't move or respond.
     
    #9 Michaei, Jan 14, 2023
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    Sharmstr, Thank you for the help. Probe is working.
     
    #10 Michaei, Jan 14, 2023
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