Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time out of their day to offer support for all new users!
Just got a new board, fixed my old non functioning right motor problem.
Got up and running. Calibration successful, ran 3 pieces. 2 of them were quite long programs.
In the middle of the second piece (already ran it once with no problems) the z axis motor ran away on me. Checked connections, all seems tight. Read on the forum about potential cause as loose connection.
So I zip tied and secured all cords to isolate any movement.
Try to run again, same problem, so I moved the power cord to router just in case it interferes.
Still same problem, it could happen in the first 10 seconds of the program or 2 hours in.
Other than a possible issue on the cord or the motor I am not sure what to check or do next.
If the connections are this sensitive is there not a better type?
Thanks, I was almost hoping one was bent to explain the weird behaviour. However all pins are good.
I was recalibrating to improve my accuracy and it happened while doing the hole drilling during calibration. That was a first, I had also considered that maybe my G code had an error in it during the program run.
I wonder if this is a hardware or software problem? I’ve ordered another Cord and Motor to eliminate the hardware factor. Not sure what other software I could use to also run my programs and see if the problem goes away?
Does anyone know if static electricity build up can interfere with electronic signals? I have considered trying to ground out the whole system since my frame is currently elevated and hanging off my wall.
Does the motor run continuously all the time? What happens when you just jog the Z-Axis up and down, does it work correctly?
if you can Jog correctly, you may also want to check your Z axis settings. I assume you are using makerverse since you have the M2, so you will want to check your Z-Axis resolution (not in front of my machine at the moment so I am not sure of the correct term).
It has happened during a program runs:
-Once during z axis movement, cutting a tab.
-Mostly during some random time while only X Y movement.
-Once during z axis movement, cutting a tab.
It has occurred once during calibration during a z axis movement.
It has also occurred while the machine is sitting idle but with power on and connected to the laptop and “open” in Makerverse.
I can manually move the machine around in Makerverse and control the X. Y and Z axis’s. Jogging the Z axis up and down works correctly when in Makerverse.
I am a relative newbie, so I am not an expert, but I had the same sort of problems when one of my motor connections was loose. It was making enough connection to work most of the time but would sometimes move just enough to affect the connection and then would have a motor go wild.
And it can be any motor connection at the board or motor end. I only fixed it by disconnecting every motor at both ends and reconnecting after checking the pins.
