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Swap out RAMPS, no Z movement

Posted by ericopp 
Swap out RAMPS, no Z movement
March 29, 2016 10:55AM
My old RAMPS board has some issues, like the extruder heater connections sometimes cuts out... I have tried swapping it out with a new RAMPS and everything works except I get no movement from the z motors. It all still works on the old board. Any suggestions on how to get the Z axis working with the new board?
Re: Swap out RAMPS, no Z movement
March 29, 2016 06:28PM
Check the soldering under the Z stepper driver module and the 4 pin connectors
Re: Swap out RAMPS, no Z movement
March 30, 2016 12:59AM
Soldering all appears okay. I'm not sure what I can test
Re: Swap out RAMPS, no Z movement
March 30, 2016 02:02AM
lets just disregard that it used to work...

swap the stepper drivers between Y an Z, does the fault stay Z or move to Y.

NB never unplug stepper drivers or stepper motors while they are powered. This tends to kill stepper drivers.

re upload your firmware... sometimes it just doesn’t upload correctly

check your endstop status (M119) make sure it doesn't think that z max is triggered (it wont move up if it is)
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