So I set up my printer with a servo for auto bed leveling but it is drawing too many amps and causing my ramps board to lock up. I have the 5 volt pin for the servos jumpered to the VCC pin next to it. Is there another pin I can hook it to that can be turned off so its not drawing any current. Or is there another way of hooking power up to it so that it’s not over amping my ramps board. I know that once it’s done being used the firmware stops sending the PWM signal to it which should turn it off but it sits there and jitters after auto bed leveling is done using it. Any help would be greatly appriceated.
In Marlin there is a function called something like “turn off during moves” in the servo section. That stopped the jitter for me.
Move the servo away from the end of its travel about 5 degrees and it will stop chattering and drawing so much power.
@Wayne_Friedt The servo is going anywhere close to the end of it’s travel in either direction so I don’t think that would do any good.
@Misha_Tikh I enabled that function and it solved my problem…thank you…now to adjust the delay time so it holds the micro switch in the right place just long enough to measure the build platform and I think I’l be good…