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Z-axis NOT functioning - stepper motor? Controller?
Hi,
Im new to CNC machines and just bought an Industrial Artesan 4x8 used for 3 months. My Z-axis is just making a buzzing sound and not spinning when I try to hold pag up or down keyboard keys. I was told to change the stepper motor controller then the power transformer and the Z was still not working(X and Y axis work fine). I plugged the Z stepper motor into A different controller and turns out ghe and The “life help support” refused to help since I didnt buy directly from them even though the machine is technically brand new.
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Re: Z-axis NOT functioning - stepper motor? Controller?
does it work on the different controller? Couldn't decipher your last sentence.
Yes it works when hooked up to a diff motor. Also the Z motor works when hooked up to a different controller board. And the controller board works when hooked up to a different motor as well. All components work when connected to a different line such as X or Y but not when hooked up to the Z. I am confused what could cause that. I bought brand 4 brand new controller boards, 1 new power transformers and still the same result - the Z is not spinning, just buzzing sound with vibrations.
I have attached a photo of the actual controller boards and this part to the very right that all wires lead to( I don't know what's the type of board called). I am starting to think that this "unknown type of board" could be the issue here but don't know for sure. I checked it for burned marks or anything similar but couldn't find anything wrong with it.
Do you think it could be the Power Transformer that was changed since the old one was burned out? this is the type I purchased - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Re: Z-axis NOT functioning - stepper motor? Controller?
Its hard to see from the photos but looking at the inputs to the stepper drivers
the wiring to the middle stepper driver looks odd with 2 black wires
going to what I think is the clock/step input
John
Originally Posted by john-100
Its hard to see from the photos but looking at the inputs to the stepper drivers
the wiring to the middle stepper driver looks odd with 2 black wires
going to what I think is the clock/step input
John
Thank you. All wires including the 2 black wires were the same way when I first bought the cnc machine a month ago. Back then the Y1 and Y2 weren't working and the X and Z were working fine. The only thing I did was to replace one of the power transformers with the one that I posted a link above. After that I hooked up all stepper boards back how they were and turned the CNC back on. Then the Z wasn't working. I was even thinking to put back the burned out Trasnformer to see if the Z will go back to work?!
I am attaching a photo of the drawing of the wiring I did to the cnc(see below)
Re: Z-axis NOT functioning - stepper motor? Controller?
trace the 2 black wires to see where they go
from the breakout board
I would of expected a black and a red wire for each axis will go to the step and direction inputs on one of the 4 stepper drivers
assuming your using mach3
have a look in ports and pins to see how pins 2 to 9 have been assigned
you may find its something like this
if they have slaved 2 axis drivers to one 1 axis in software
( A axis slaved to Z axis )
the alternative would be if they had connected 2 stepper drivers to 1 BOB axis output
in which case I would of expected you would have found on one driver to have both a pair of black wires on one input and a pair of red wires on the other input
so the step and direction signals loop from the Y1 axis driver to the Y2 axis driver
John
Last edited by john-100; 09-12-2019 at 02:11 PM.
The black wire just connects both Ys together. It is how it suppose to be as far as the diagram above explains. The issue is with the Z-axis not being functional. Check the image on here to see which one is that. I keep thinking its a wire issue but the diagram is made by a professional electric guy who also have no answer why is the Z-axis still not working.trace the 2 black wires to see where they go
from the breakout board
I would of expected a black and a red wire for each axis will go to the step and direction inputs on one of the 4 stepper drivers
assuming your using mach3
have a look in ports and pins to see how pins 2 to 9 have been assigned
John
Re: Z-axis NOT functioning - stepper motor? Controller?
what test equipment do you have ?
while you can use a multimeter set to the 10V range to see the direction signal change
its not easy to use a voltmeter to see the narrow step pulses
a logic probe make it easy
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/311908924223
if the 2 Y axis drivers are connected to 1 BOB output
you have a spare BOB axis output that you could connect to the Z axis driver to
John
