stuck on the y axis
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 3:14 am
I'm printing pieces on my M3 that take up most of the y and x axis. My last print just became stuck on the y-axis at the midpoint -going back and forth in place, leaving a pile of filament.
I stopped the print and just tried moving it using the controls. It appears to be the motor preventing it from moving past the midpoint (or is it the new firmware ...which is causing all sorts of error notices?) It will move forward from the midpoint smoothly when using the y control ...but not from the midpoint to the back of the machine -it won't budge moving back. The same happened once last week, causing the nozzle to clog. But I was able to make a small print in the meantime
I turned the power is turned off and on again... and then restarted the printer. When using the controls, it now moves smoothly all the way back and forward on the y axis. And it moves smoothly when the power is off (suggesting it is not the rail or the bearings). So maybe it is the software (Simplify) or the new firmware?
I stopped the print and just tried moving it using the controls. It appears to be the motor preventing it from moving past the midpoint (or is it the new firmware ...which is causing all sorts of error notices?) It will move forward from the midpoint smoothly when using the y control ...but not from the midpoint to the back of the machine -it won't budge moving back. The same happened once last week, causing the nozzle to clog. But I was able to make a small print in the meantime
I turned the power is turned off and on again... and then restarted the printer. When using the controls, it now moves smoothly all the way back and forward on the y axis. And it moves smoothly when the power is off (suggesting it is not the rail or the bearings). So maybe it is the software (Simplify) or the new firmware?