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luk.c
(@luk-c)
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XYZ calibration fails on 8th cal. point

My MK2 printer is not calibrating. Even with various PINDA heights, the printer will always pass the first 4 calibration points, then 7 of 9 and will literally push into the bed with the nozzle on point 8. Firmware update did not help. I have noticed that the X axis is inclined forward (in the direction of the LCD) a bit. I would like to but do not know how to fix this. If all else fails, is there a way to calibrate the printer manually?

Posted : 31/05/2017 2:39 pm
markus.g3
(@markus-g3)
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Re: XYZ calibration fails on 8th cal. point

Hi,

I had a similar problem (heatbed was always moving aabout 1 cm in direction of the LCD (Y-axis), when I hit the ""Home-Position" (calibration menu). In addition, the XYZ-calibration failed and the nozzle hits and scratched into the heatbed. This is because the pinda does not find its coresponding mesurement-point at the heatbed, as long the bed is in the wrong position.

Have you performed a selftest before performing the XYZ calibration? I assume, you will find out that this might not go through and you will receive error messages (different error-messages like "Motor - X - Endstop", "Wiring errors", "Loose pulley", etc. , when you try it several times). What helped at my printer was to disconnect the endstop wires from the RAMBo and performed the self-test to provoke an error message. After that, bended the pins very smoothly to be sure, that the connectors had a good contact and then I re-connected the wires. Then, the self-test and the XYZ-calibration went through and I could print again.

Maybe that helps you as well. If you like to try it, maybe you can post your results. Thanks.

Good luck.
Markus

Posted : 01/06/2017 11:38 pm
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