My filament load motor bad?
I tried printing something the other day and it printed half of the print and kept going after it just stopped pulling filament in. I tried to load new pla and the sensor detects it, it says it's purging but doesn't pull any filament in. When I move the arm so I can see if it's pulling the motor doesn't move as it's "purging". I pulled the gear casing off to see if there was some shards of plastic under and there was a little I cleaned it and same result, motor isn't pulling filament in. Did my motor burn up?
Best Answer by skinnyb:
I disassembled my gears down to the one that grips the filament and pulls it, I used an alcohol wet cloth and gently wiped that gear as it had some black particles in it. Afterwards I put it back together. Reran the gear test, and it actually moved. so I followed it back and tightened the screws and I'm printing again. Does it normally happen that the gears get dirty and possibly clogged?
RE: My filament load motor bad?
I also reran all the tests on it and it passed it all...
RE: My filament load motor bad?
I disassembled my gears down to the one that grips the filament and pulls it, I used an alcohol wet cloth and gently wiped that gear as it had some black particles in it. Afterwards I put it back together. Reran the gear test, and it actually moved. so I followed it back and tightened the screws and I'm printing again. Does it normally happen that the gears get dirty and possibly clogged?