Z axis moving slowly

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jimr9214
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Z axis moving slowly

Post by jimr9214 » Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:31 am

I have just purchased a new board from Geeetech , with the marlin software loaded by Geeetech
The Z axis moves very slow is there anything I can do to speed it up.?
Thanks Jim

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Re: Z axis moving slowly

Post by Gingko » Wed Aug 22, 2018 6:45 pm

Hi, I need some information.
What's your printer type?
Are your Z thread rods M8 or T8 and what is the Z step/mm?
How does it move when printing?

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Re: Z axis moving slowly

Post by jimr9214 » Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:40 am

Hi thanks for your reply
The printer is an i3
The rods are m8
Motor step angle 1.8
Driver microstepping 1/16
The motors move very slow and only move around 1.5mm when I ask it to move 10mm
Any help would be appreciated.
Jim

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Re: Z axis moving slowly

Post by _kaktus_ » Thu Aug 23, 2018 12:42 pm

Hi
:mrgreen:
jimr9214 wrote:
Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:40 am
...
The printer is an i3
...
Jim
Jim, your answer is vague.
I3 is a group of printers. This indication does not represent your model. This is important information.

;)
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Re: Z axis moving slowly

Post by Gingko » Thu Aug 23, 2018 6:40 pm

The Z step/mm value should be 2560, please check the value through LCD->CONTROL->MOTION->Z STEP/MM.

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Re: Z axis moving slowly

Post by jimr9214 » Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:16 am

Hi thanks again for you reply.
The printer is a Geeetech i3 Pro B
The board is a GT2560 rev A+
Can you give me the information on how to access the information and correct in easy steps please as I am a amateur to computersso a lot of detail or is there a manual on how to do this
Thanks Jim

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Re: Z axis moving slowly

Post by jimr9214 » Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:38 am

Issue resolved thanks to advise.
I used Repetier in manual mode and set M92 Z2540
M500 to save
I also found the item on the LCD screen under Control Motion Zaxis steps
Thanks again Jim

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Re: Z axis moving slowly

Post by Gingko » Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:30 pm

You're welcome :D
Enjoy printing!

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