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Did I burn out my electronics?

Posted by dudesom 
Did I burn out my electronics?
October 17, 2013 12:35PM
I've finally gotten my prusa i3 from Makerfarm.com assembled and wired, but I think I broke it. Like a big dummy, I turned the large driven gear on the extruder by hand about 1/4 turn while it was hooked up to the RAMPS 1.4 electronics. Without any power supply, the screen lit up for a moment and I realized that I probably shouldn't do that. Now I can't get my extruder to turn unless I plug it in on another place (for instance, the x axis motor plug-in).

Did I just burn out my stepper driver? Is there a way to test with a multimeter?

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/17/2013 12:36PM by dudesom.
Re: Did I burn out my electronics?
October 17, 2013 01:11PM
Was your extruder motor controller working prior to using the stepper as a generator?
Re: Did I burn out my electronics?
October 17, 2013 01:17PM
I have no idea. I had just hooked everything up except the power when I did that.
Re: Did I burn out my electronics?
October 17, 2013 01:21PM
Here's the url to the exact type of stepper drivers that I'm using:
[www.makerfarm.com]
Re: Did I burn out my electronics?
October 17, 2013 03:20PM
Problem solved: hot end wasn't heated up (oh god, I'm such a noob). Now everything works.
Re: Did I burn out my electronics?
October 17, 2013 06:03PM
i was gonna say lol I do that all the time, it isnt a problem
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