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I have a Wanhao Duplicator i3 from which I have blown the Z axis stepper motor. I would like to be able to have all three axes of motion available for another project. I am trying to see if there's an easy way so that instead of using the Z (blown out) motor driver, it uses the extrude motor driver to control the Z axis. Like when it gets the command to move the Z, it outputs that command through the extruder motor. I'm using Marlin firmware (i3 plus plus) if that helps.

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  • Which Duplicator is this, a mini or a plus? This could matter for the printer controller board! – 0scar Mar 29 '20 at 04:57
  • Yes you can, basically, you need to change the pin numbers in the `pins_.h` file for the E0 and the Z stepper, like shown in "[How to switch motor outputs and use E1 as X, in Marlin firmware?](/a/5786)". – 0scar Mar 29 '20 at 05:00
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    Does this answer your question? [How to switch motor outputs and use E1 as X, in Marlin firmware?](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/3925/how-to-switch-motor-outputs-and-use-e1-as-x-in-marlin-firmware) – Davo Mar 30 '20 at 15:31

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