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  1. 01-20-2010, 11:15 AM #1
    erkiwi
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    Question Z axis going in wrong direction

    Hi.
    I have just finished my cnc machine,I had all the electrics wired up on a board outside the machine to see if all the stepper motors ran in the right direction all OK,I have now rewired them inside a nice control box but I find that the +Z axis runs in the -Z direction,before I start pulling things appart do I have the step and dir wired arround the wrong way at the breakout board or driver or do I have my wires crossed at the stepper motor,what should look for first,all the other axis seem Ok.
    Regards Eric
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  2. 01-20-2010, 11:43 AM #2
    bill south
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    Good Morning Oz;
    If you are using Mach as your control software, go to config/homing/limits and reverse the z axis. This will reverse the direction for ya.
    Bill
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