a5:bed-levelling-probe
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| a5:bed-levelling-probe [2019/04/07 03:07] – More detail on pre-requites and troubleshooting steps. cs2000 | a5:bed-levelling-probe [2019/04/07 13:22] – samuelpinches | ||
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| =====Initial Considerations===== | =====Initial Considerations===== | ||
| - | From my testing and learning as a complete newbie to this whole automatic bed levelling jibberish, three things | + | From my testing and learning as a complete newbie to this whole automatic bed levelling jibberish, three things |
| ==== Levelling the X Axis ==== | ==== Levelling the X Axis ==== | ||
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| The reason for this is if the motors turn enough to say, raise the bed 1mm, but for 50% of the movement, they stall because of the friction, your next probe measurement is going to be way off. I had probes that were (apparently) 44mm offset from probe point 1, that's utter madness and was caused by the motors stalling for a portion of their move on every single measurement point. **Lube up your rods people!** | The reason for this is if the motors turn enough to say, raise the bed 1mm, but for 50% of the movement, they stall because of the friction, your next probe measurement is going to be way off. I had probes that were (apparently) 44mm offset from probe point 1, that's utter madness and was caused by the motors stalling for a portion of their move on every single measurement point. **Lube up your rods people!** | ||
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| Since this is what frightens most people, lets start here.\\ | Since this is what frightens most people, lets start here.\\ | ||
| * Grab a fresh copy of Marlin 1.1.8c from Sams repository http:// | * Grab a fresh copy of Marlin 1.1.8c from Sams repository http:// | ||
| - | * At the time of writing, you want the file "JG A5 Custom Main Marlin 1.1.8C.zip" | + | * At the time of writing, you want the file "JG A5 Custom Main Marlin 1.1.8C.zip" |
| * Extract the ZIP file and open up the Configuration.h file in Notepad or Arduino IDE 1.8.5 and make the following edits; \\ | * Extract the ZIP file and open up the Configuration.h file in Notepad or Arduino IDE 1.8.5 and make the following edits; \\ | ||
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