X-50 Buildbotics 1.6.6 won't home Z

Randomly today during a carve my z-axis went down instead of up at the end of the toolpath. I thought maybe it was the file, however, when using the joystick to move the z-axis, it controls erratically and goes up when I press down and down when I press up. When I get to the top, instead of stopping, it just reverses in the opposite direction.

When I try to home Z, it goes up to the top and then switches and runs back down, until eventually it presents an e-stop.

I tried rebooting the machine, I tried resetting the configuration and I upgraded my firmware to the latest version.

I’m not sure what to try to troubleshoot next. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi Matt,

That’s 100% a wire issue in z axis.

Take a look through this faq: Troubleshooting: Rail is getting hung, stuck, grinding, or moving in opposite direction

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