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Unanswered Extruder gears making a weird clicking noise

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting' started by Israel Oliveira, Jun 16, 2016.

  1. Israel Oliveira

    Israel Oliveira New Member

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    So about a week ago, I noticed that my extruder would randomly make a weird clicking noise and the filament would stop getting pushed through. It has since graduated to it always making clicking noises as if the gears are stuck in place. The gears move freely when spun by hand, and I made sure that there wasn't any clogs, but for some reason the gears won't turn when I start a print. Here's a video of what's going on, and no its not the filament, it even happens when there's nothing in there.
     
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  2. John in MS

    John in MS Active Member

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    Stepper motor or stepper drive? That is what I am presently broke down with?
     
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  3. Israel Oliveira

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    How would I go about figuring out which one it is?
     
  4. John in MS

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    Well underneath I swapped out the wires with another driver and found the problem went to a different motor, so I knew it was not the motor but possible the driver
     
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  5. Israel Oliveira

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    In that case, I might have double the trouble. Because when I did that, the other motor didn't work, and the stepper motor still didn't turn so both might be bad for me :/
     
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    I would send that video straight to ROBO Help and get an appointment set up with one of their techs.
     
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    Thanks for the tip! I'll do that right away
     

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