fallapartdave

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  • No particular reason, I just sorta cracked on with the guide.  I have other things to change anyway, so may as well change this too. For testing though I'll move the stepper over and see what it does - bet it works! 
  • I have 1 and 2 fitted. I have tried the config using E1 and E2 as well as E2 and E3... Though using the configuration tool to do that. I will try manually altering it now, maybe the config tool isn't updating it properly... 
  • There you go - for all to see.  (Thank you, very very much, for your time and help!! if ever you have any questions about old rusty Volkswagens, brewing cider or building engines please do fire them my way haha!)
  • /*    This file is part of Repetier-Firmware.     Repetier-Firmware is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of …
  • So.  I just tried again with the extruders. I have had them at 0 and 1, 1 and 2, ensured they are up to temperature, and I cannot get extruder 2 to move at all. Hardware has been tested, I've swapped cables, motors and drivers, all good. When I sel…
  • I definitely had both extruders up to temperature when I tried to move them. However, in the morning I will try again. But... I know that there's something else wrong becuase when the extruders are not up to temp, the movement value on the LCD scree…
  • Ah! Extruder "1" now turns. But extruder "2" won't. I heated up the hot ends and voila! I suspect the reason one of them won't turn is they are designated incorrectly in the firmware... Off to check!  *edit*  Nope. They are set as "0" and "1" in t…
  • For problem three, I have ruled out:  Cables (swapped with other motors, they work) RAPS drivers (swapped with other motors, they work) Poor connections (unlikely on both motors but they are definitely good after buzzing out with a meter) I've gon…
  • Figured out problem 2) after reading the schematic again. It was a bad ribbon cable (ashamed to say I made it mysef and hadn't quite got good enough contacts with the plug. Tightened that up and they work - woohoo!)