Questions tagged [stepper]
Questions about stepper motors, a motor type commonly used in 3D printers.
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Can I power an external stepper driver without motor connected?
I have not used external stepper drivers yet, but I am using them in a new build. I have an optional stepper driver that will be connected to a stepper motor for a rotary attachment. Can I leave the ...
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Does the E-Value always define the filament length extrusion in millimeters and/or does it directly give a stepper rotation?
I understood on a fundamental level that E-value (in G-Code) was the length of filament pushed in millimetres. i.e. E=10 is 10 mm filament to push (with a firmware like Marlin translating this value ...
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Stepper motors on the extruder and Z-axis seem to freeze up during any fast movements
OK here's some background of the problem:
Symptoms:
All retracts on the extruder produce a screeching noise. The extruder extrudes normally all other times.
Any fast move on the Z-axis also produces ...
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What is causing the extruder stepper on my Ender 3 to skip steps?
I have a problem most likely similar to some reported by other users: the extruder stepper is visually skipping a step occasionally. It rapidly rotates in the direction opposite to the one it is ...
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Driving a Stepper Motor with a Mini-Rambo Controller
I have been working with the MiniRambo Controller to try to drive 3 stepper motors using the AccelStepper library. The stepper motors are NEMA 17s with the following specifications:
I am trying to ...
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How strong should NEMA17 motors be?
I bought what I thought was going to be the printer of my dreams a few years ago but have had no end of trouble trying to get it to work. My current issue is that I constantly get layer shifts and if ...
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How do I calculate the theoretical max speed of a motor?
I'd like to know how to estimate the maximum speed of a stepper motor before the torque drop-off. There are several existing calculators of varying degrees of complexity for that:
RepRap calculator
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Stepper Motors not responding, Ender 5, BTT SKR1.4, tmc2130
I upgraded my ender 5's main board to a BTT SKR 1.4 Turbo and am using the TMC2130 (V3) drivers. None of my stepper motors are responding
I'm having quite a hard time figuring out why the steppers won'...
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Printing issue with X-axis motor
Here's an idea of what's going on. This is a picture of the progress during the first layer:
Printing a simple calibration square, and as you can see, my X-axis is not moving like it should. I turned ...
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How to calculate the Vref and X_CURRENT for a TMC2130 stepper driver, knowing the rated current of the stepper motor?
I have written a question about this but I found new information in this video and I want to go more to the point.
My motor "rated current" is 1.4V. I assume that this is the maximum current
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Modifying Marlin Extruder code to use 28byj-48 motor
I'm currently working on a project to convert an old 3D printer to a 2D powder dispenser. I'm using a Ramps 1.4 + Arduino Mega, and I'm trying to modify the extruder code in Marlin. I've printed a ...
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What are the potential benefits of using ferrite rings on the stepper motor wires regarding performance or accuracy?
I understand that ferrite rings effectively reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI). However, I'm not sure how much stepper motors are exposed to EMI and, therefore, if adding ferrite rings to the ...
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Steppers grinding when homing Marlin
When homing the 3D printer or running G29, the X & Y axes are grinding and not moving fully to the correct position. When I run the following G-code the print ...
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Ender 5 (not Pro or Plus) extruder motor port not working
I have a Creality Ender 5 (with CR Touch installed) and I just decided a few days ago to switch out my default V1.1.4 board with the new Silent Creality V4.2.7 motherboard (to make it silent and let ...
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Using external stepper driver
I need to add two external stepper drivers to my MKS Gen L board. I am using E1 as an extra Y-axis and that is working great. I have three Z motors and I want to ...
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Jerk causing vibration and Y layer shift... Bad stepper?
This issue just started recently; I am not sure if it is because of the specific part I am printing or whether something on the printer is going bad. Up until now, I have been printing all kinds of ...
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Not moving on X and Y axis
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I moved the printer head slightly without turning off the system and now only the Z-axis stepper motors work.
I recently purchased an Ender 5 Plus. I managed to get three prints done and then ...
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PyCNC - Z steppers screaming
I'm transforming my Anet A8 printer to Raspberry Pi driven using PyCNC. Things seem to look promising so far apart from the Z motor doing nothing but making screaming-like sound when supposed to be ...
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