search

Sammy1Am / MoppyClassic

Moppy has been replaced with Moppy 2.0!
569 stars 190 forks source link

My drives are 100% silent. #149

Closed Boblit67 closed 7 years ago

Boblit67 commented 7 years ago

When I run the program the drives all start moving, but all they do is quietly tick at the same note. Is it an issue with my drives? The heads move but there is absolutely no buzz from the motors.

Sammy1Am commented 7 years ago

If they are just ticking slowly, you likely have the STEP and DIRECTION pins mixed up. Try switching your even/odd pins (e.g. 2 <-> 3) and see if that makes a difference.

On Jan 18, 2017 15:57, "Boblit67" notifications@github.com wrote:

When I run the program the drives all start moving, but all they do is quietly tick at the same note. Is it an issue with my drives? The heads move but there is absolutely no buzz from the motors.

— You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub https://github.com/SammyIAm/Moppy/issues/149, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAci-H5Z_qSnskFoydUWx1s-DXF7XRKSks5rTqb6gaJpZM4Lnisk .

Boblit67 commented 7 years ago

Ill try that. I double checked the pinouts and such but maybe I got it wrong when I plugged in the whole mess.

Boblit67 commented 7 years ago

They seem to be ticking at the right tempo though, but only ticking

Boblit67 commented 7 years ago

Also the Arduino code has been a pain to upload. Half the time it uploads fine, half the time it says its missing a file and cant contact the Com.

Boblit67 commented 7 years ago

I figured it out. I have DC motors on my drives :. Any idea where I can order 5 of the right kind?

Sammy1Am commented 7 years ago

I see you closed this but opened another issue-- I'm not sure I understand what you mean about DC motors... the drive motors definitely should be DC (they don't make AC floppy drives (thank goodness)).

If you're concerned the drives aren't correct, could you post a picture of them here?