changing motor current settings but what about config override?

Controllers Smoothie
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Hi all, I recently finally built my TEVO little monster, now I realized there’s a video on youtube by Design Prototype Test that apparently states that you need to rebuild the whole software because even if I was to change the alpha, beta, and gamma current to say 1.7 in the config file. the settings in the config-override file (which obviously also has the M907 command to set current) will override it and set it back to 1.5 (which is what it’s at right now). The config-override file when opened in notepad also states that to NOT edit this file. So therefore do I have to follow that video and reset the whole thing? I am worried about screwing something up. Thank you very much

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if you want to use config-override, you need to set the right values for the values it covers. simply use M907 to set your current to 1.7, save, done.

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Oh so I can change the settings in config-override even though it says not to edit the files? Sorry just want some clarification. so in M907, you mean as in say I connect to the smoothieboard via octoprint or pronterface, then type M907 X1.7 Y1.7 Z1.7, then after that type M500 to save it and that’s good?

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Well, you don’t edit the file with a text editor, but you modify it with Gcodes like M907 ( and then M500 ), it’s what they are made for.

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Oh okay, thank you very much!