Z Axis moves in wrong direction

X-Carve Troubleshooting
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First off I am a semi-noob. I have had some successful projects but an expert by no means. Up until today My X-Carve using Easel has worked perfect. Today, when I was homing the Z Axis the motor would move the dremel down and then suddenly move back up part of the way. I would let off of the down button and try again. It would do the same thing, down part of the way then up again. Not sure what to think. I checked the wiring, restarted my computer and restarted the X-Carve. Could it be a bad motor. Thanks in advance.

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Make sure none of the wires on the z-axis have not come loose. It really sounds like a shorted wire.

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Thanks. I will double,check the wiring again tomorrow. Would you recommend
changing the wiring?

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No reason to change…just make sure the connections are solid.

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Thanks. I will let you know what I find out.

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Thanks Bob

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I finally got to check the wiring today. I checked all of the connections and tightened
them down. The motor is still acting the same way. Any other ideas?

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Just about the only reason for the motor to spin both directions is if one of the four wires are “missing” from the motor standpoint. Yes it can be a defect within the motor or controller. (Does it do the same if you swap an Y-motor for the Z-axis)