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by Darkman
Wed Jun 01, 2016 4:17 pm
Forum: Control Board
Topic: Y-Axis dead after a few hours printing.
Replies: 7
Views: 10066

Re: Y-Axis dead after a few hours printing.

I can take pictures of the board but it will not show much. The most useful information cam from the logic analyzer tests. The analyzer results showed the enable pin being held high and not being pulled low as i should be. To test this i connected a link from the en pin to ground on the driver board...
by Darkman
Tue May 31, 2016 12:43 pm
Forum: Control Board
Topic: Y-Axis dead after a few hours printing.
Replies: 7
Views: 10066

Re: Y-Axis dead after a few hours printing.

After a bit of testing today we discovered the EN pin on the X Axis is not being pulled low to enable driver board. The other channels work. This confirms the fault on the board itself rather than a peripheral such as cable or module.
How do I go about getting a replacement board?
by Darkman
Mon May 30, 2016 11:28 am
Forum: Control Board
Topic: Y-Axis dead after a few hours printing.
Replies: 7
Views: 10066

Re: Y-Axis dead after a few hours printing.

How about the cable, swap the y axis motor cable with x,see if the cable is defective. Thank you for the reply. The motors were swapped at the board. All cables have been checked. The Y-Axis motor runs fine on the x-Axis controller. When i get time i will scope the board to find the main issue. I a...
by Darkman
Sat May 28, 2016 11:32 am
Forum: Control Board
Topic: Y-Axis dead after a few hours printing.
Replies: 7
Views: 10066

Y-Axis dead after a few hours printing.

Hi everyone, i have a new Prusa I3 Pro B printer that came with the GT2560 controller board. The board works well and i have no issues with it until the Y-Axis decided to stop working mid print. I have tested the driver module by swapping it with the X-Axis module and there was no change. Next i swa...