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Solved Z- Axis won't home.

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    kfistax12 New Member

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    I just received my printer two days ago ( ROBO 3D R1+). The Z-axis will not home, but I can move it up and down with MatterControl so I know the motors work. Please Help
     
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    I tried that last night with no improvement. I got home today and had a second look and it was slightly twisted and have I fixed it, but not the printhead is about a quarter inch above the print bed when printing.
     
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    is the nozzle touching the bed during autoleveling
     
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    It was the sensor just needed minute adjustments its all good now. :)
     
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    Which sensor? I'm having a similar issue.
     
    #6 Morichalion, Dec 5, 2015
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    There are two Z axis home switches. They should be mounted directly under the X Axis crossbar as shown.

    Mine are the blue-colored blocks, yours are probably black. The switch on top of the block is the Z axis home sensor. There are two, one on each side (left and right). Either one triggering is enough to mark the Z as HOME. You want them close to level with each other so that they trigger at close to the same time.

    Z axis.jpg
     
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    Thanks! The problem seemed to have fixed itself, and soon I'm gonna need more filament to feed my newfound addiction. :p

    The switches on mine ARE black.
     
    #8 Morichalion, Dec 7, 2015

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