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  • March 13, 2013 at 4:52 pm in reply to: Problems flashing firmware #3879
    althiels
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    Yeah, that worked out fine, not sure why I was worried…

    March 12, 2013 at 5:06 pm in reply to: Problems flashing firmware #3878
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    Thanks for setting up this thread, I am going to make sure I have 6.1 and the new firmware installed before I attempt this for the first time.  Just to be crystal for someone who hasn’t done this before, I need to download and unzip the contents of the github under: TinyG/Firmware and then in Atmel Studio, I will navigate to and load the Tinyg.hex file located in the default folder.  Is this correct?  I’m not really a computer guy and though the wiki is great, I am a little green to feel 100% comfortable not bricking the thing with the directions currently up there.  Thanks!

    February 11, 2013 at 8:27 am in reply to: Z-Axis Headaches! #3765
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    I dropped the microsteps to 4x which helped a little, but I still had a good amount of noise/vibration coming from the z axis.  I did end up resolving it by adding a little light oil to the threads of the screw above and below the delrin nut which seems to have smoothed things out.  Probably should have done that in the first place but I thought I would mention it here in case others run into the same problem.  I ended up also ordering the acme screw upgrade so we will see how that goes.

    February 6, 2013 at 8:53 am in reply to: Z-Axis Headaches! #3743
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    I am pretty sure I was running into the same problem, thanks for working through it! Changing zvm from 1200 to 900 definitely helped and allowed my motor to operate without freaking out.  I am going to work on shimming it to eliminate the wobble (the shaft diameter is slightly smaller then the coupling ID, causing me to have to crank down on the set screw to get it tight enough and probably resulting in misalignment).  At least I know now that I don’t have a bad motor.  -Thanks!

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