Extruder motor not working - SOLVED
My extruder motor has stopped working. It seems to have happened about 98% through a print job last night, as it's missing the top layers.
Tried unloading/loading new filament - nothing happens.
Ran the selftest, all OK
Heated up the hotend and tried to manually move the Extruder via Settings > Move Axis > Extruder - nothing happens.
Checked fuses, both 5 amp fuses look fine.
Checked wires, they look undamaged.
Thoughts?
Next step is to dismantle the Extruder housing and make sure there is no stray bits of plastic in there.
Re: Extruder motor not working - SOLVED
User error (not surprised).
I had adjusted the pulley attached to the extruder yesterday to better align it with the filament, but, apparently, I didn't put the screw back in tight enough. It came loose, and slipped. Then the screw got stuck in the plastic housing, and the pulley wouldn't spin at all.
I opened it up today, noticed the motor was turning, but not the pulley. I manually pushed the pulley around, rotated the motor till the screw was lined up with the flat bit, and tightened it down.
Now, working fine.
But, now it won't calibrate with the base plate. So, that's my new challenge. *sigh*