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Can you post some pictures or videos of the problem as it is happening?
I haven't worked with the UM 2Go, but I'm guessing the print head movement is still controlled by belts, pulleys and motors.
When the Y axis isn't moving can you hear the motor shaking? A while back one of my stepper motors died and it took me a while to figure it out.
Have you tried using the "move axis" option in your pinter menu? You can also use pronterface to try and manually control the x and y axis motors. This way you can see which motors are working (or not) without having to run a print / heatup your nozzle.
If things aren't moving like they're supposed to but you don't hear any loud shaking (like in the video of my stepper dying) then make sure all the set screws on the pulleys are tight. As a sanity check you can also make sure the troublesome motor has a good connection with the board underneath (if the connector is loose that might explain the on again / off again part of it).
Hope some of that helps.
Cheers,
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Hi Emil,
Can you post some pictures or videos of the problem as it is happening?
I haven't worked with the UM 2Go, but I'm guessing the print head movement is still controlled by belts, pulleys and motors.
When the Y axis isn't moving can you hear the motor shaking? A while back one of my stepper motors died and it took me a while to figure it out.
Have you tried using the "move axis" option in your pinter menu? You can also use pronterface to try and manually control the x and y axis motors. This way you can see which motors are working (or not) without having to run a print / heatup your nozzle.
If things aren't moving like they're supposed to but you don't hear any loud shaking (like in the video of my stepper dying) then make sure all the set screws on the pulleys are tight. As a sanity check you can also make sure the troublesome motor has a good connection with the board underneath (if the connector is loose that might explain the on again / off again part of it).
Hope some of that helps.
Cheers,
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