The problem is solved. It turns out one of the connections on the X axis switch was not stripped before the terminal was crimped on so no connection no X axis home. A little solder and the printer is working and printing. Thank you everyone for your help.
Keith
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- Sun Mar 06, 2016 7:38 am
- Forum: Control Board
- Topic: X axis homing failure
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- Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:00 pm
- Forum: Control Board
- Topic: X axis homing failure
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Re: X axis homing failure
No it goes in a posative dirction. It never reverses towards the home switch it appears it sets the new location to home. If repeated the head will keep moving to the right every time you hit auto home. It seems to move about 2 cm each time. And that location is set as X axis zero.
- Sat Mar 05, 2016 4:08 pm
- Forum: Control Board
- Topic: X axis homing failure
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X axis homing failure
I just finished assembling and started testing my Prusa I3 all aluminum printer what I have tested so far works fine with one exception. the X axis will not home properly. Y and Z work exactly as expected. What X does is when I hit Auto Home X will move to the right as it should, then it stops and ...