K40 X-Axis not working

Hello,

I have just finished aligning my mirrors and now I want to control my K40 through K40 whisperer.

But whether I use the left or right arrow, the laser won’t move, I’d just hear a small noise.

https://streamable.com/i8b1so

Also, the Y-Axis seems inverted.

Finally, I have tried cutting a square and all I’ve got was a straight lign on the Y-Axis.

Anyone knows what might be the issue ?

Regards,

Guillaume

Welcome to the forum.

What happens when you first turn it on - does it home OK?

While the machine is off, can you move the x axis without much resistance?

Edit : One cable wasn’t proprerly seated, it now works !!! :slight_smile: Thank you

Hello Jammy,

It doesn’t home ok, it goes only down and regarding K40 Whisperer preview, the starting point should be on the upper-left corner.

Also, if the laser is already at the bottom, it will try to go down anyway resulting in a scratchy motor noise.

https://streamable.com/71mnqv

I’d say that the X axis won’t move with as much smoothness that the Y axis, but it still moves.

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Ok… your X axis is way too tight.

That could be belt tension, or a problem with the running gear. It should move as easily as your Y.

What is the history of the machine? Brand new? Second hand?

If your Y axis is travelling in the wrong direction, check the servo connection on the controller, it could just be in the wrong was around.

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Thank you for the quick reply, one cable wasn’t correcly seated now it works :slight_smile:

By the way love your avatar, Gow 1 Gnasher Shotgun 4life :slight_smile:

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It does look like the y axis is upside down.

On power up it should home to the top left until it sees the endstop optical sensor flag.
It goes bottom right???

Is this a new machine and has it ever homed correctly?

I would look carefully at the Y steppper axis wiring, ribbon cable inserted correctly etc.

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Crossed paths!!

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Excellent :+1:

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Gears was great until 5 !