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        <title>Newbie Z Axis Issue?</title>
        <description> I have recently finished putting together a prusa mendel i2.  I get motor jitter(z axis) when both are connected to ramps but with one connected it moves fine.  I am using a 12v 20a power supply.  My question is, is it a power, ramps or motor issue?  It is very frustrating.  Any help will be very appreciated.

Thanks,

Keith</description>
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            <title>Re: Newbie Z Axis Issue?</title>
            <link>https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,408978,409203#msg-409203</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://reprap.org/wiki/Pololu_stepper_driver_board" target="_blank"  rel="nofollow">Here's</a> the reprap wiki page for a4988 pololus.  Make sure your drivers are pololus and not stepsticks, though, as the vref will be different.<br />
<br />
Basically, plug your board into your PC and check the voltage on the board with positive on the pot and negative on one of the negative terminals on the RAMPS.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Anonymous User</dc:creator>
            <category>Reprappers</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2014 03:05:46 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Newbie Z Axis Issue?</title>
            <link>https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,408978,409156#msg-409156</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Thanks a lot for the info.  They are in parallel.  My motors are rated at .6 amps.  How do I set the amps correctly on the potentiometer? Also is there a way to check the current with a multimeter?<br />
<br />
Thanks again.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>urable2</dc:creator>
            <category>Reprappers</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:58:41 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Re: Newbie Z Axis Issue?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Are the Z axis motors connected in parallel or series?  If in parallel, it's a power issue and you need to up the vref.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Anonymous User</dc:creator>
            <category>Reprappers</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 16:12:31 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Newbie Z Axis Issue?</title>
            <link>https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,408978,408978#msg-408978</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ I have recently finished putting together a prusa mendel i2.  I get motor jitter(z axis) when both are connected to ramps but with one connected it moves fine.  I am using a 12v 20a power supply.  My question is, is it a power, ramps or motor issue?  It is very frustrating.  Any help will be very appreciated.<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
Keith]]></description>
            <dc:creator>urable2</dc:creator>
            <category>Reprappers</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:54:16 -0400</pubDate>
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