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DRO moving but motor not turning...
« on: April 14, 2013, 09:20:11 PM »
Here we go again... >:(
So, I shut off Mach3 yesterday and the machine also. Today I turned everything back on and the Y axis is not moving.
I haven't changed anything. The motor is powered asI cannot move it. The other axis work fine.
The Y DRO moves but the motor does not turn.

Any suggestions?


Thanks

Offline RICH

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Re: DRO moving but motor not turning...
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2013, 09:45:35 PM »
Enable the axis, check your wiring, maybe swap cables and see if there is a problem with the drive.

RICH
Re: DRO moving but motor not turning...
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2013, 11:57:42 AM »
I swapped the cables from the X and the Y. Same problem. The Y moves and the X DRO moves but the Axis does not turn.
It has to be software related since it works when I reverse the cables.....

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Re: DRO moving but motor not turning...
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2013, 01:03:08 PM »
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The Y moves and the X DRO moves but the Axis does not turn.

This proves it is not software or mechanical..........  you should start troubleshooting the wiring.

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Re: DRO moving but motor not turning...
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2013, 01:35:51 PM »
I'm in the process of rewiring the whole thing....lets see if it helps.

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Re: DRO moving but motor not turning...
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2013, 02:57:36 PM »
Ok, I just checked all the wires and re-soldered a few connections.
Here's were I'm standing now.

The Z axis is the one with a problem.
Whichever motor is plugged in to the Z axis DB9 connector on the G540 will not work.
I have plugged in all the connectors to the X and Y outputs on the G540 and they all work.
The problem is with the out coming from the G540. Not sure if this is a Mach3 issue or the Controller.

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Re: DRO moving but motor not turning...
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2013, 04:32:42 PM »
Attach your xml and I will look at that to see if there is a problem in it.
Hood
Re: DRO moving but motor not turning...
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2013, 05:12:36 PM »
Thank you.

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Re: DRO moving but motor not turning...
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2013, 05:29:49 PM »
Ok, there is nothing wrong in your xml as far as I can see and I just hooked up a smoothstepper and a scope to the Z axis outputs and the pulse is coming out of pin 4 perfectly. So you either have a faulty SmoothStepper,  a faulty Gecko or faulty wiring between the SmoothStepper and the G540.
Hood
Re: DRO moving but motor not turning...
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2013, 05:36:07 PM »
Thanks Hood.
The wiring is fine since all the axis work if plugged in to a different connector.
Since the XML is fine I guess the only option is the Gecko or the Smoothstepper.

appreciate the help!