RepRap problem HALF fixed

[johnridley]

OK, the print I left running last night finished without Y axis problems. The X axis flaked out instead. Serves me right for jumping the gun and not fixing the X axis as well while I was at it. It was way past my bedtime, but I shouldn't have started the print.

Actually I think I will re-wire all 5 motors. The extruder hasn't skipped since I cleaned the hot-end but it has in the past.

Trying to decide now whether to order 2 new motors or all 5. It's possible that the re-wiring will make the whole thing fine, but I think I'd like to replace at least the X and Y motors.

EDIT: just ordered 5 new motors. I've spent way too much time screwing with these to justify continuing to mess with them. I've updated my price sheet that I've shared with a few people to say "just buy the right motors, this is not a place to save money."

Comments

[kevinnickerson.livejournal.com]

But spending time screwing with it seems to be the main point for you.

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say it's the MAIN point. It was fun to build, it's fun to operate, and I admit I'd have been a bit disappointed to have it just work perfectly from the start, and the whole point of going this route is to have a very hackable platform.

But there's a difference here; this is never going to work properly as is. There's little I can do to make it work properly unless I want to start rewinding motor coils.

I do actually have a number of projects I need to get to, many of them involving the printer. I'm ready for this thing to stop causing me trouble and get to work.