After 3 years, the stepper motor of my extruder now starts to mis steps or slip.
It is not the gear on the axle, but the motor itself.
It ran 2 years on Gen6 and now over half a year on Ramps. No problems until now.
Prints get lost due to uneven extrusion due to the slip/miss
Even when not slipping, I can now easily hold the main gear by hand to force the slipping.
Can a motor become worn ? Should I consider replacing by a new one ?
Thomas
It is not the gear on the axle, but the motor itself.
It ran 2 years on Gen6 and now over half a year on Ramps. No problems until now.
Prints get lost due to uneven extrusion due to the slip/miss
Even when not slipping, I can now easily hold the main gear by hand to force the slipping.
Can a motor become worn ? Should I consider replacing by a new one ?
Thomas