Stepper Motor Locks Up at Speeds Above 8mm/s

Silvia

Sep 24, 2024
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Hi everyone.
I have a problem with my stepper motor, it seems to lock up at speeds above 8mm/s. This only happens with my Y axis motor, I have the same motor and stepper driver for my Z axis and it works fine.
In the video I connected another motor to the Y axis cable to show that the problem is not mechanical. I reinstalled the Marlin and checked the wiring. I changed the stepper motor, the cable and the driver. But nothing changed.
I even tried switching the Y and X outputs on the RAMPS board from the original code, but the problem still occurs on the Y, and even after switching the positions, the problem still comes with it. What causes this problem? It runs at 1/16 stepping.
So my 3D printer is limited to printing at 8 mm/s, which is really, really slow.
Specifications:
Arduino Mega, Ramps 1.4, Marlin 1.1.9, Nema 17 motors, A4988 drivers.

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Minder

Apr 24, 2015
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The higher the resolution (1/16) the lower the torque.
 

crutschow

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You appear to be exceeding the motor output torque limits for that high a speed.
The Y-axis motor may be driving a higher load than the Z-axis motor.
 
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