Hey folks, Ever since I've built my MendelMax, plugging/unplugging 120V tools interferes with the communication between my laptop and the printer (which is over USB). I've tried reducing the communication rate from 250 kbaud to 102.5 kbaud, but that didn't resolve the issue. The USB cable is quite long and I'm not sure how good the shielding is. Could a lack of shielding of the USB cable be an issue? The power supply is plugged into a surge protector, if that matters. Thanks for any suggestions, as this is a huge annoyance. On a related note, if the prints stops due to communication error, is there an easy way to resume the print in Repetier Host? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,257026,257026#msg-257026 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:54:04 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,257026,257094#msg-257094 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,257026,257094#msg-257094 jeffegg2 General Mon, 21 Oct 2013 01:23:33 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,257026,257082#msg-257082 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,257026,257082#msg-257082 Zangetsu57 General Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:19:49 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,257026,257026#msg-257026 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,257026,257026#msg-257026
Ever since I've built my MendelMax, plugging/unplugging 120V tools interferes with the communication between my laptop and the printer (which is over USB). I've tried reducing the communication rate from 250 kbaud to 102.5 kbaud, but that didn't resolve the issue. The USB cable is quite long and I'm not sure how good the shielding is. Could a lack of shielding of the USB cable be an issue? The power supply is plugged into a surge protector, if that matters.

Thanks for any suggestions, as this is a huge annoyance.

On a related note, if the prints stops due to communication error, is there an easy way to resume the print in Repetier Host?]]> Zangetsu57 General Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:01:16 -0400