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Solved Wires on board keep coming loose

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  1. RD Ghost

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    So every 4th or 5th print I have to take the bottom off of my printer and push in wires on the board that have come loose. I was wondering if it was a heat problem because it started after I started using petg. Or if they're just shaking loose from printing. Looking to see if anybody else is having this problem.
     
    #1 RD Ghost, Jun 14, 2016
  2. Geof

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    Not having the issue. Share some pictures? Type of printer ? What's coming loose?
     
    #2 Geof, Jun 14, 2016
  3. RD Ghost

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    The Robo r1 plus the motor wire.
     
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  4. Geof

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    Which stepper wire?
     
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    If they are firmly seated on the board they shouldn't be coming off at all. Are they tight on the pins when you put the wire back on?
     
    #5 Geof, Jun 14, 2016
  6. RD Ghost

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    It was the X & Y stepper this time this is the second time it's happened the first time I figured they were just loose from the box.
     
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    And you are pushing them tight onto the board ?
     
    #7 Geof, Jun 14, 2016
  8. RD Ghost

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    Yes but i did notes that the bored also moved a bit.
     
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  9. Geof

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    There are 2 Phillips screws that hold the board to the body. Try tightening them up and see what happens. If they wires are a snug fit then maybe the board moving is pulling them loose
     
    #9 Geof, Jun 14, 2016
  10. RD Ghost

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    Thank you I will try that after this print.
     
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    That should not be happening. They almost have to be vibrating loose and that should not be the case.
     
    #11 mark tomlinson, Jun 15, 2016
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