Calibration of print plate position

[jayhurl]

Hi,

Im having trouble with the calibration, the print plate wont move up or down.  It moves between points c,b o a and d fine just wont raise or lower itself.#

any suggestions?

Thanks

[Admin]

have you tried powering down your 3d printer and close your software, then start again.

start software first, followed by your 3d printer, so it is recognised. try that.

[jayhurl]

ok, just tried that, no change other than the led on the power button turned blue.

J.

[jayhurl]

ok, and if i open the manual printer control i get a message saying that 9 commands are wating, so I guess something is stuck somewhere in the software

how can i reset it to clear whatever loop its stuck in?

thanks

J

[Admin]

was you printing online or offline ?, there is a reset button on the software interface, have you tried that.

[jayhurl]

yep, the reset function doesnt do anything that i can see......ok im going to uninstall the software and reload it to see it that clears the problem

[jayhurl]

ok a reinstall of the software on my pc didnt clear the pending commands so i guess the are held on the printer board.....any idea how i clear them?

[Admin]

if you do that you will have to re calibrate the printer.

[jayhurl]

yep, thats the bit im having issues with i cant calibrate the printer as the plate wont move up

[jayhurl]

im now being to wonder if the z motor is working

[Admin]

are you using the cover, are have you put a peg in to the hood limit switch to operate?

[jayhurl]

no cover on, yes i have the hood stop switch closed

[jayhurl]

the plate moves fine horizonally and the head moves fine but the plate wont go up or down

[Admin]

sounds like you need to check your connections.

[Admin]

use the videos on here to check your connections,

V3 3D Printer Assembly guide parts 53 to 64


eaglemoss-forum.proboards.com/thread/17/build-v3-3d-printer-videos