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Blackbox x32 not making motors work

Discussion in 'General Talk' started by Orion Peterson, Apr 13, 2024.

  1. Orion Peterson

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    I have recently bought an x32 and everything works fine except it doesn't turn on my motors. When I give the command to jog it says it is doing something but nothing happens. If anyone knows what is going on or has anything for me to try please let me know, Thank you.
     
  2. Peter Van Der Walt

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    Did you remember to load a machine profile? CONTROL > Grbl Settings tab > Select a machine from the list. Save and reset when prompted

    Profiles sets key values like $4=0 to enable motors, $5,6,10 and others too
     
  3. Orion Peterson

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    Yes, it did not change anything except light up the motorsenabled area on the blackbox.
     
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    With the LED indicator indicating they are enabled, the only other reason then would be power (does the fan inside BlackBox spin?) or motor wiring a
     
  5. Orion Peterson

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    No the fan is not spinning, and i checked the motor wiring.
     
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    Okay, I will check tomorrow and let you know if it works, thank you!!
     

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