ClintonLee83
11-01-2022, 11:21 AM
Hi guys and gals!
Artillery Sidewinder X1 - has been through about 100 hours of print time and no parts have ever been touched or replaced.
I started a print, about a minute into the print, the printer just shut off. So I opened it up to inspect the power supply.
- Switch fuse still good
- 235V ac going in at the PSU terminals
- 24.3V DC coming out of the PSU to the motherboard
I didn't notice any spikes but my multimeter is cheap. But I still don't suspect the power supply.
As I was testing for AC voltage at the PSU, the Y axis stepper motor driver lit up and caught on fire.
Here's an image of the blown driver - put in browser address bar: ibb dot co backslash VmR3zRr
(I can't post links or images yet here because I'm new)
The cables are fine, the y stepper driver to the y motor cable is fixed in place with no damage, looks good.
The y axis moves freely, no binding or resistance.
A few questions:
1. Will a 3d printer turn off if a stepper motor goes bad? I would expect only an error.
2. What would cause a stepper motor get blown?
How can I troubleshoot this problem to figure out the cause of the printer turning off and the stepper motor blowing?
I'm ordering parts, I need to know what parts I should change out.
Thanks!
Artillery Sidewinder X1 - has been through about 100 hours of print time and no parts have ever been touched or replaced.
I started a print, about a minute into the print, the printer just shut off. So I opened it up to inspect the power supply.
- Switch fuse still good
- 235V ac going in at the PSU terminals
- 24.3V DC coming out of the PSU to the motherboard
I didn't notice any spikes but my multimeter is cheap. But I still don't suspect the power supply.
As I was testing for AC voltage at the PSU, the Y axis stepper motor driver lit up and caught on fire.
Here's an image of the blown driver - put in browser address bar: ibb dot co backslash VmR3zRr
(I can't post links or images yet here because I'm new)
The cables are fine, the y stepper driver to the y motor cable is fixed in place with no damage, looks good.
The y axis moves freely, no binding or resistance.
A few questions:
1. Will a 3d printer turn off if a stepper motor goes bad? I would expect only an error.
2. What would cause a stepper motor get blown?
How can I troubleshoot this problem to figure out the cause of the printer turning off and the stepper motor blowing?
I'm ordering parts, I need to know what parts I should change out.
Thanks!