After fixing the edit 3 wiring on my V4 and replacing all the components, I upload the sketch and get the following in Serial Monitor:
www.stevesclocks.com clock movement - Rev 2.08
Waiting for RTC...
www.stevesclocks.com clock movement - Rev 2.08
Waiting for RTC...
Still no movement on my stepper. I apologize for so many questions, but I'm this is really getting frustrating. Thanks, All!
I'm new here (and to building Steve's wonderful clocks), so I apologize if some of my questions are trivial. I'm at the very early stages of my new hobby, and have encountered some expected pitfalls. The most pertinent one is cutting and using this 1.5mm piano wire. I'm using the dremel cutting wheel, and even when cutting at a cross-diagonal from the the stranding and with the cutting rotation aligned with the strand direction, I'm still plagued with sloppy ends. This, of course, makes alignment and insertion into the top frame holes all but impossible. Is there a trick to prevent the ends from unwinding and expanding into an unmanageable diameter? Or, am I better off just switching to copper or SS stock? Thanks, All!
I purchased the kit for my first clock. THe kit was so well assembled that I'd never think of cutting my own piano wire, or cleaning my own bearings, or finding all the other parts to build one clock.
For the price of the kit I saved myself ten hours of chasing down parts.
You even get Steve's own personal business card printed on a 3D printer. It will set the bar of expectations higher still.
Good Morning.....Could someone please check my work on the back-side solder mods on this CNC board? I'm getting lights, am able to upload Steve's sketch, but getting no movement on my stepper. The 6 mods on the back side of the PCB are what I suspect may be the problem. Thanks in advance for your help!
Hi. I have made 3 of the large gear clocks and 2 moon phase clocks. A couple of them when I'm winding them, the ratchet gear slips and the weight will drop a little. I'm not sure what is causing this. Thanks so much for any help. Thanks! Bobby
It's probably the winding cord walking up the sloped ends of the drum and collapsing back down. Guide it back towards the center of the drum when you wind it to see if that is the issue.
Nevermind........got it fixed!