# The Blue Smoke Herder Shield - AKA the New Maslow Shield (TLE5206)

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**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [July 31, 2018, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/the-blue-smoke-herder-shield-aka-the-new-maslow-shield-tle5206/5322 "2018-07-31T09:12:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/the-blue-smoke-herder-shield-aka-the-new-maslow-shield-tle5206/5322/246 "2019-04-11T02:48:10Z")

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CrisB, can you elaborate any wiring changes, GC settings to make the 131:1 motor work? I’m getting the exact same issue as the fellow in this thread: [Z-motor constantly reversing directions regardless of command input](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-motor-constantly-reversing-directions-regardless-of-command-input/9358/4) but they never seem to come up with an answer. when I try to run the Z motor it barely moves back and forth and the "test motors… " sequence works fine for X and Y but fails in both directions for Z. The only thing I’ve done so far is reverse wires: 3 and 4 as

 ![Z%20Axis%20Motor%20PInout](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/2X/2/29418d20900520e1915ad585653113855eb3b1f2.jpeg) seen in this wriing diagram they are backwards for the TLE board.

Kelly

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