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        <title>Motors don&amp;#039;t rotate</title>
        <description> Hello all, 

I just built a RepRap Prusa i3 Rework. Heated bed and extruder is heated very well, but my stepper motors don&#039;t work. 

I connected stepper drivers that screw is the opposite side of the 12V input.

How can I understand that MOSFETs and stepper drivers on the RAMPS fried or not?</description>
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            <title>Re: Motors don&#039;t rotate</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Today, I ejeceted stteper pin and measured the voltage on pins (which are 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B ) on oscilloscope. I saw 12 Voltsn DC at each of them. Is my Driver dead? or what is the problem?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>bhoke</dc:creator>
            <category>Printing</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:02:23 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Motors don&#039;t rotate</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Stepper motor links:<br />
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How to wire a stepper motor:	[<a href="http://www.automationtechnologiesinc.com/products-page/3d-printer/ramps-pre-assembled-kit-complete/stepperdriver" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">www.automationtechnologiesinc.com</a>] <br />
Use a LED to identify wire pairs, (3 links):  [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OrBn-QaknU&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com</a>]	[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFNC-MCz4Io&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=6m30s" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com</a>] And [<a href="http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?4,365559,365833#msg-365833" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">forums.reprap.org</a>] <br />
Tips for beginners: Stepper Motors, bipolar series gets up to speed faster than parallel 	[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OweSmo72-LE" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com</a>]<br />
Determining what wires to pair up on a stepper motor.  Match coils for 8 wire stepper.	[<a href="http://reprap.org/wiki/Stepper_wiring#.22pair.22_wires_on_6_wire_motors" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">reprap.org</a>]<br />
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Calibration of stepper motors	[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvUOOz6SO-0" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com</a>]<br />
How to measure Stepper Motor Voltage	[<a href="http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?4,313544,313943,phorum_session_v5=23081%3A7c6c22f2a659e7d7782bd31d10970bb5#msg-313943" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">forums.reprap.org</a>]<br />
Tuning and Speeds – Adjusting the Machine's Axes for Maximum Speed, (Kit Supplier)	[<a href="http://solsylva.com/cnc/tuning.shtml" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">solsylva.com</a>]<br />
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Common Questions and Answers About Step Motors	[<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030803003704/http://www.motionex.com/cmotor/engref.htm" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">web.archive.org</a>]<br />
Characteristics of a stepper motor/driver 	[<a href="http://www.euclidres.com/apps/stepper_motor/stepper.html" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">www.euclidres.com</a>]<br />
Engineering Reference Guide (Stepper Motors, etc.)	[<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030803003704/http://www.motionex.com/cmotor/engref.htm" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">web.archive.org</a>]<br />
Control of Stepping Motors A Tutorial.  THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Department of Computer Science	[<a href="http://homepage.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">homepage.cs.uiowa.edu</a>]<br />
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Size the step motor with a 100% torque safety factor	[<a href="http://www.automationdirect.com/static/specs/surestepmotors.pdf" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">www.automationdirect.com</a>]<br />
Motors that run near their rated torque will not last as long as those that do not. Motors should be chosen so that they will run at 40-60% of their torque rating.	[<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061212174408/http://www.eetkorea.com/ARTICLES/2004MAY/2004MAY25_MPR_AN12.PDF" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">web.archive.org</a>]<br />
High torque stepper motors need to run at higher voltages in order for the motor to reach its full potential. Increasing the voltage supplied to a motor increases the rate at which current rises in the windings of the motor.	[<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061212174408/http://www.eetkorea.com/ARTICLES/2004MAY/2004MAY25_MPR_AN12.PDF" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">web.archive.org</a>]<br />
Selecting a Stepping Motor	[<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061211081146/http://www.orientalmotor.de/de/uploads/documents/21122005145147.pdf" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">web.archive.org</a>]<br />
Stepper motor and driver selection	[<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100921075703/http://isa.umh.es/temas/micros/doc/StepperMotorSelection.pdf" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">web.archive.org</a>]]]></description>
            <dc:creator>A2</dc:creator>
            <category>Printing</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:10:48 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Motors don&#039;t rotate</title>
            <link>https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?262,383733,383733#msg-383733</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Hello all, <br />
<br />
I just built a RepRap Prusa i3 Rework. Heated bed and extruder is heated very well, but my stepper motors don't work. <br />
<br />
I connected stepper drivers that screw is the opposite side of the 12V input.<br />
<br />
How can I understand that MOSFETs and stepper drivers on the RAMPS fried or not?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>bhoke</dc:creator>
            <category>Printing</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 06:33:53 -0400</pubDate>
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