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Prusa I3 M201 - Z axis is pulled down before printing

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:13 am
by Mila
Video of the problem:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By_MFo ... sp=sharing

I get a problem where when I send the printing order the printer will home the axis, wait for the right temperature and then it pulls down the nozzle against the bed. When homing it stops in the endstop with no issues, but when attempting to print it ignores the endstop and pulls down against the switch and bed.

I already made a post of this problem but no solution was presented, this printer costed almost three months of my paycheck and I wasn't able to print a single thing with it.

Help?

Re: Prusa I3 M201 - Z axis is pulled down before printing

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 5:45 pm
by William
Sounds weird...Did it happen every time you print?

Re: Prusa I3 M201 - Z axis is pulled down before printing

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:16 am
by Mila
Every time I try to print, yes. I never printed anything because of this problem, I tried to compensate by lowering the bed but I can't really level it if the endstop works when homing but doesn't when trying to print...

Re: Prusa I3 M201 - Z axis is pulled down before printing

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 5:17 pm
by bang
Something new?

Re: Prusa I3 M201 - Z axis is pulled down before printing

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 5:01 am
by Mila
Still can't print, it still pulls down, nothing new, just a useless 3D printer sitting on my desk.

Re: Prusa I3 M201 - Z axis is pulled down before printing

Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:22 pm
by Newopint95
Have you checked to see if there is a Z offset in your firmware? If the printer thinks the Z end switch is say 3mm above the bed it would drop it 2.9mm to give you a first layer of .1mm. This would explain what I saw on your video. What software are you using to control your printer? Most of them have setting to adjust the Z offset from the bed.

Re: Prusa I3 M201 - Z axis is pulled down before printing

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:17 am
by William
Hi,Perhaps your Z-axis end stop has some problems.You can change a new one and try again.

Re: Prusa I3 M201 - Z axis is pulled down before printing

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 4:32 pm
by rotormansa
It does sound like an end stop issue. Check the cable is plugged into the correct location on the controller card. Next check the wires to the limit switch, it's easy to not have these in the right place since only two of the three terminals are used (you want to use the two connectors furthest apart.