[SOLVED] How to retract a specific belt?

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I am in the first calibration process.

When I clicked Retract All, it seems one belt after the other is being retracted. I would like to choose which belts get retracted..

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Firmware: 1.14

So, for now I am left with one belt hanging out.

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Observation:

  1. Retract All → bottom right retracted
  2. Retract All → top right retracted
  3. Retract All → top left makes a noise but does not do any retraction.
  4. Retract All → Does the same a step 3, (same for subsequent runs)

How can I retract a specific belt?

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I think that maybe that isn’t the button that you are looking for. Retract All is the button that you use when you are ready to put the machine away, it’s only really used as the last step before turning it off.

What is your goal?

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I am in the process of setting it up for the first time. I would like to not use the bottom belts.

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I would close it as solved now… The bottom belt got pulled in now. Just the top left one is not reacting…

5

I’m still not sure that I understand, the machine always needs to use all four belts to move

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Oh. Ok. I thought in the vertical mode, it does not… Then I need to add something to the floor. Thanks!

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currently there is no option to retract just some belts.

When you hit retract-all it should be pulling in all 4 belts at the same time.

If they don’t all retract at once, or some stop early, you need to look at the
arms that are not moving well and see what you can do to make them move more
easily.

the spools should move freely. When the motors are on, you can only move them a
tiny bit (the gear backlash) if you have the arms apart, take out the idler gear
and make sure the spools turn freely on both halves of the arm. If they don’t,
you need to carefully sand the inside of the spool (make sure you sand evenly
all the way around) until they turn freely. lube them with the silicon lube when
you put them back together.

I purchased these for a dremel and sanded with 320, 600, and 2000 until they
turned freely (I found on most arms, they turned freely on one half, but not on
the other)

I also strongly suggest these bolts, they take a 2.5mm hex, but fit the holes
much more easily than the button head bolts (and the extra length better engages
with the lock nuts)

David Lang

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So, it appears after playing around with it:

  • There is a retraction and a calibration force. It could be that a belt has a hard time turning. So, the force can be increased or the belt wheel adjusted to turn more easily.
  • You can extract all belts and retract all of them. Then, you can also apply tension to all of them. It is good to make it easy to take the Maslow off the frame to do that process.

Answer to the question:

There is no need to retract a specific belt. If they do not all contract at the same time, there is a problem.

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