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by rootboy
Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:57 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Wiring issue
Replies: 2
Views: 2629

Re: Wiring issue

How did it break? Did it just stop working, and you found the break by pulling on it? If so, then its neighbors are probably getting close to breaking and you should replace all of the wires in that part of the harness. Regardless, if it were mine I would see about buying a new connector with "...
by rootboy
Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:39 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Trying to calibrate after a Duet swap into my Metal Max. My height map is screwy.
Replies: 2
Views: 3450

Re: Trying to calibrate after a Duet swap into my Metal Max. My height map is screwy.

Yikes! I suspect the probe as well. I have to do my probing with my heaters off otherwise it randomly triggers.
by rootboy
Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:21 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?
Replies: 16
Views: 12664

Re: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?

Oh, ok. Mine seems to like .15mm. But I've replaced the steppers with .9 degree ones. And yes I did get your PM.
by rootboy
Sat Apr 13, 2019 2:34 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?
Replies: 16
Views: 12664

Re: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?

Do you have a Maker's group in your area? Huntsville has one and they have 4 or 5 guys who print. Maybe you can take one of your problem children down to a local Maker's group. The other option is your local high or middle schools, they tend to have printers these days too. I wouldn't take your new ...
by rootboy
Sat Apr 13, 2019 2:24 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?
Replies: 16
Views: 12664

Re: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?

I think that it's .4mm for a .4mm nozzle. So the size of the nozzle will define the layer height.

But I've never tried to go larger than .4mm, so I'm not sure.
by rootboy
Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:17 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?
Replies: 16
Views: 12664

Re: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?

Yeah, deadlines suck. But with the SD card you can print without the WiFi. If you are going to be doing this as a business, you need backup printers. I have four of them. And a healthy collection of spare parts, and a voltmeter. If it doesn't hurt the quality of your finished product, re-slice your ...
by rootboy
Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:26 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?
Replies: 16
Views: 12664

Re: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?

The VIN undervoltage event is worth looking into. Since it's brand new, see if you can swap out the power supply with a new one.
by rootboy
Sat Apr 13, 2019 5:32 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: V4 "Z probe already triggered before move" when trying to check bed map
Replies: 6
Views: 4370

Re: V4 "Z probe already triggered before move" when trying to check bed map

I had nothing but trouble with mine doing this until I did my bed leveling with the heaters turned off. Problem solved.
by rootboy
Sat Apr 13, 2019 5:24 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?
Replies: 16
Views: 12664

Re: WiFi dropout - how to reconnect?

I've got the Duet Ethernet, which drops out frequently as well. But it keeps printing, and I just have to hit the "Connect" button to bring it back up. Not really worth investigating to me. That said, DC42 is going to be your best help for this, see if you can get an answer over at: https:...
by rootboy
Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:07 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Rostock v2 with probe keeps rebooting fw.92.2
Replies: 11
Views: 6451

Re: Rostock v2 with probe keeps rebooting fw.92.2

So what did you change in your wiring? I don't have an I2C device, but it may be that you fried your transceiver.
by rootboy
Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:58 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: [Solved] HE280 reading DEF after install on v2
Replies: 10
Views: 6483

Re: HE280 reading DEF after install on v2

The thermistor is connected in series with another resistor that's sized to make the thermistor run in its "sweet-ish spot" when it's at its working temperature. There's a good chance that this resistor is bad. That said, one of the things that I would be squeamish about is mucking around ...
by rootboy
Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:19 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Replacing an encoder on vmc 3020
Replies: 1
Views: 2152

Re: Replacing an encoder on vmc 3020

Do you have the specs on the old encoder? And pictures would help, especially of the connector.
by rootboy
Wed Feb 27, 2019 7:51 am
Forum: Show us your machine!
Topic: Morgan Mega sighting
Replies: 0
Views: 4450

Morgan Mega sighting

Okay, so not my machine, but while on a business trip to South Africa, I saw a Morgan Mega in action. Our supplier has one of these and it was pretty cool to watch run.

Aside from the massive build envelope, I didn't see any advantage to it though.
by rootboy
Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:30 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Extruder is not changing Z axis during print
Replies: 2
Views: 2423

Re: Extruder is not changing Z axis during print

Early one when I still had the Rambo I had to do the exact same thing when the firmware "got confused". Did this fix your problem? I fixed mine by going to the Duet... :)
by rootboy
Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:20 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: control knob stopped working.
Replies: 7
Views: 4903

Re: control knob stopped working.

Rotary encoders are cheap and rather ubiquitous. Get one from eBay and try it out.
by rootboy
Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:18 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Blown Rambo?
Replies: 6
Views: 5787

Re: Blown Rambo?

Same here about the Smoothie and the Duet. Smoothieboard seems stuck in vaporware land at the moment, and I had one and it quickly failed on me. One of the things that really didn't make sense was the pin layout for the display. I went to the Duet, and actually had the same short as you did, except ...
by rootboy
Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:46 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Calabration
Replies: 1
Views: 2145

Re: Calabration

Same exact spot where mine always gave me trouble. :/ What I finally did was to buy the Duet Smart Effector Adapter from 713maker as well as a Duet Smart effector. Problem solved. https://713maker.com/rostock/duet-smart-effector-adaptor https://www.duet3d.com/DeltaSmartEffector I already use a Duet ...
by rootboy
Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:02 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Appearance of Parts Tapering with Z-Height
Replies: 1
Views: 1912

Re: Appearance of Parts Tapering with Z-Height

I think that if you go down one post in the forum you will get your answer.

http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php ... 702156d4a1

But to answer your question, yes, mine gets off noticeably in the X & Y axises, but Z is slightly affected as well.
by rootboy
Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:01 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Layer Shifting
Replies: 43
Views: 22115

Re: Layer Shifting

You have mail...
by rootboy
Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:32 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: M117 message not working
Replies: 2
Views: 2661

Re: M117 message not working

No, I edit mine all of the time using Notepad++. No problems.

Be sure that your editor appends a "Carriage Return / Line Feed" character pair to the end of each line.

Can you post your G-Code for us please?
by rootboy
Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:27 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Strange Oozing/blobbing during prints on Max V3
Replies: 4
Views: 3731

Re: Strange Oozing/blobbing during prints on Max V3

Here's a clip showing this happening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX_blE6vNCU This is from octoprint/octopi taking images on z-change right around a blob showing up. clip is only 2sec long I am disappointed in the video quality, was hoping I would see something forming on the hot end and I'm no...
by rootboy
Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:19 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Dead Power Supply?
Replies: 6
Views: 4555

Re: Dead Power Supply?

Well, I've installed it, and so far, so good. But it doesn't have much in the way of runtime as of yet.
by rootboy
Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:16 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Hotend not getting up to temperature. Broken resistor?
Replies: 3
Views: 3081

Re: Hotend not getting up to temperature. Broken resistor?

Yeah, one of them is bad. But I would swap it out for a modern hotend and reap the benefits of that upgrade. I really liked my Prometheus, but it wasn't compatible with my Delta Smart Effector, which I love even more.
by rootboy
Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:39 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Rostock MaxV2 startup
Replies: 2
Views: 2971

Re: Rostock MaxV2 startup

Cura is doing something like that to me after I set up a new profile for my Mosaic. I no longer can set the hotend temperature inside of Cura, and I have to do it from the web interface for my Duet. Is this what's going on for you?
by rootboy
Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:13 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Dead Power Supply?
Replies: 6
Views: 4555

Re: Dead Power Supply?

Yup. What Gene said. And the bed while you are at it. Or you could leave it at 12 VDC since it's adjustable. I've been running mine at 13.8 for years now and I haven't had a lick of trouble. Keep in mind that as you raise the voltage, you raise the current as well. So keep an eye on those terminal b...

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