First time assembling i3MK3, I suspect EINSY board is faulty
 
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JulianWilliams
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First time assembling i3MK3, I suspect EINSY board is faulty

I can't do a successful calibration because my Z-motors keep screwing up. First time I tried to calibrate, the right motor would move about a half-inch higher then the left, I'd hear a nasty grinding noise and calibration would fail.

I tried swapping the Z-motor cords to the opposite ports on the EINSY board. And suddenly the left motor is the one that's going higher. As far as I can tell this means that both motors and motor-cords are operating normally. But the Board itself is bad.....or at least.....a single Z-motor-input-port is bad.

Of course I've never built a printer before, maybe I have bad firmware or something idk.

Posted : 17/11/2018 9:16 pm
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Re: First time assembling i3MK3, I suspect EINSY board is faulty

Have a very close look at the two Z-Axis connectors on the board with a magnifying glass. See if all the pins are showing, one is bent, etc.

I could be very wrong here, but I'm under the impression both Z-Axis motors are driven by the same controller circuitry, with connectors wired in parallel. Thus most likely a pin got smashed.

Posted : 18/11/2018 1:15 am
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