# The second extruder cannot move

**URL:** <https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 3, 2023, 6:30am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752 "2023-06-03T06:30:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![yujianyinjie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a88e4f/32.png) [@yujianyinjie](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/yujianyinjie)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 6:30am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752/1 "2023-06-03T06:30:35Z")

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### Basic Information:

Printer Model: i3 transformed to IDEX  
 MCU / Printerboard:MKS monster8  
 `klippy.log`  
[klippy.log](https://klipper.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/kBfOJ2BQVR9LTqKyxQ2hItahoB9.log) (2.8 KB)

Both extruders can go back to zero one by one,but when I choise to move “extruder0”,it can move;choise to move “extruder1”，it didn’t react,but “extruder0” moved.  
Can anyone teach me how to fix it?

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**Author:** ![Sineos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/sineos/32/18_2.png) [@Sineos](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/Sineos)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 7:37am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752/2 "2023-06-03T07:37:34Z")

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Post a klippy.log that is showing what commands you use and what the issue is.

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**Author:** ![yujianyinjie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a88e4f/32.png) [@yujianyinjie](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/yujianyinjie)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 7:52am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752/3 "2023-06-03T07:52:53Z")

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[klippy.log](https://klipper.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/kBfOJ2BQVR9LTqKyxQ2hItahoB9.log) (2.8 KB)  
this is the “log”，please help me,thank you!

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**Author:** ![EddyMI3D](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/eddymi3d/32/1981_2.png) [@EddyMI3D](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/EddyMI3D)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752/4 "2023-06-03T07:57:13Z")

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This appears to be the untouched `printer.cfg`, not the `klippy.log`.

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**Author:** ![yujianyinjie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a88e4f/32.png) [@yujianyinjie](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/yujianyinjie)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752/5 "2023-06-03T08:06:06Z")

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So …I sent the wrong file?Which file should I show?I don’t really know about it.

 ![files](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/klipper/original/2X/1/132d24e59f9ef35846a51d4c7a70bd08652ef821.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![yujianyinjie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a88e4f/32.png) [@yujianyinjie](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/yujianyinjie)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 8:16am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752/6 "2023-06-03T08:16:28Z")

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ha,I found it,but it is really long.  
[klippy.log](https://klipper.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/vYyMRxu4UMzBqkuawv8lKwVmhms.log) (3.5 MB)

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**Author:** ![Sineos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/sineos/32/18_2.png) [@Sineos](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/Sineos)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752/8 "2023-06-05T06:13:47Z")

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@DrumClock has some IDEX configuration here: [GitHub - DrumClock/my\_config](https://github.com/DrumClock/my_config)  
Maybe he can assist.  
For a basic config see: [klipper/sample-idex.cfg at master · Klipper3d/klipper · GitHub](https://github.com/Klipper3d/klipper/blob/master/config/sample-idex.cfg)

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**Author:** ![yujianyinjie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a88e4f/32.png) [@yujianyinjie](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/yujianyinjie)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752/9 "2023-06-05T07:54:33Z")

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Thank for your help,I’ll try that later after the final exam.If it’s working,I’ll get back to you.  
As a matter of fact，I have copied the code from klipper/sample.cfg,I don’t know why that didn’t work.So,hope the new way can fix the problem.  
Either way, thank you.

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**Author:** ![yujianyinjie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a88e4f/32.png) [@yujianyinjie](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/yujianyinjie)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752/10 "2023-06-08T14:26:03Z")

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Unfortunately, the code provided by that gentleman did not work with Klipper.He told me that.

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**Author:** ![EddyMI3D](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/eddymi3d/32/1981_2.png) [@EddyMI3D](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/EddyMI3D)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/the-second-extruder-cannot-move/8752/11 "2025-06-29T11:45:17Z")

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