Stepper moters spin in wrong direction?

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Miloe937
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Stepper moters spin in wrong direction?

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When I send a file to my printer, I press print, and the stepper moters go the oposite direction as where the endstops are.
(1) should I make a video because that was not very clear
(2) If you understood it, is there a solution? :?:
Mark
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Re: Stepper moters spin in wrong direction?

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Does your printer homing OK? I mean the motor direcitions, are they correct? You can refer to this link to change the motor direction:
http://www.geeetech.com/forum/viewtopic ... 13&t=17037
Miloe937
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Re: Stepper moters spin in wrong direction?

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I'm not sure, when I started to print, the platform and extruder were going the wrong way, so once it reached the end, the stepper kept spinning, almost breaking the stepper and belt, so I jumped up and punched the off button.
Mark
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Re: Stepper moters spin in wrong direction?

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then you motor direciton is wrong, when you click home button, all the axis should go towards the endstop. you can check it.
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Re: Stepper moters spin in wrong direction?

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I....Am confused. Isnt there a way to reverse the power to make it work backwards? I was told there was... Sorry if I frustrate you, Im a slow learner and I didnt know theses existed 2 weeks ago.
Mark
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Re: Stepper moters spin in wrong direction?

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yes, indeed you can reverse the motor wires to change the direction, but it is easier to set it in the firmware, because the motor socket is undirectional.
You can try the link I gave you before to change it.
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