Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print Hello My printer sometimes "hangs" mid-print, making the printer unresponsive. I'ts completely random where or if it happens, but when it does, Pronterface writes a "0" without the quotes, in the command field. What could cause this problem ? I'm running my printer at baud 115200, with a Taurino Power and Ramps 1.4. Using Sprinter and Pronterface as software https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,197831#msg-197831 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:49:42 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,719477#msg-719477 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,719477#msg-719477 1. if it always stops at same place then check your gcode, perhaps your file is truncated.
2. Check your d1 diode,
3. Check your 5V and 12V rails and pins with a volt meter, and you may need to provide power to the barrel connector. it may help
4. If you have a working diode d1 then cut the +5v vcc red wire in your usb data cable. I have octoprint running on rasp pi and it was pulling power from the arduino mega board. Once i cut the +5V wire on the usb data everything worked like magic and no more failed prints.

Note. I feel its always important to have a 12V fan always running on your ramps board.]]> edgeconsults RAMPS Electronics Thu, 03 Nov 2016 13:16:25 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,627915#msg-627915 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,627915#msg-627915
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karabas

Arduino+RAMPS+RRD_SmartController.

That combination is pretty much guaranteed to overheat the voltage regulator, unless you supply external 5V power either directly or by via the USB connector,]]> dc42 RAMPS Electronics Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:09:27 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,627867#msg-627867 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,627867#msg-627867 Arduino+RAMPS+RRD_SmartController. Refleshing fireware does not help.
We grounds everything.
Dieing voltage regulator? Or PSU output is bad?]]> karabas RAMPS Electronics Wed, 17 Feb 2016 12:45:03 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,574336#msg-574336 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,574336#msg-574336
I just started having this issue about a week ago. I started using Cura both as a host and to dump code from on to an SD card (also tried it from Slic3r with the same result). Then I replaced the fan in my PSU and started having this issue. I swapped out the PSU for another I had also replaced the fan in and had the same issue. I'm pretty sure the fan replacement wasn't it, but I am going to reseat and possible reroute the spaghetti on top of my RAMPS 1.4 and see if that helps.

Any chance you knew which cables caused the issue?

Thanks,
david]]> daschick RAMPS Electronics Fri, 23 Oct 2015 04:10:20 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,455374#msg-455374 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,455374#msg-455374
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i solved mine by replacing and relocating some wires connected to the ramps board. doesn't halt printing anymore for last 3 days...

what wires did you relocate and where did you relocate them to? Pics?]]> PulsedMedia RAMPS Electronics Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:53:24 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,203345#msg-203345 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,203345#msg-203345 I also got it and it makes me nuts :(]]> Muhk RAMPS Electronics Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:06:39 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,199657#msg-199657 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,199657#msg-199657 ni9htfury RAMPS Electronics Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:53:17 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,198692#msg-198692 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,198692#msg-198692
Well my problem got solved with the SDramps. I just move the g-code files i want to print to the card directly, and then i go into pronterface in "sd" and start what ever print from there. I dont even load the file into pronterface :)]]> Skunky RAMPS Electronics Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:01:02 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,198623#msg-198623 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,198623#msg-198623
thinking of changing the power supply to server type psu. wonder if that helps.]]> ni9htfury RAMPS Electronics Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:44:12 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,198553#msg-198553 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,198553#msg-198553
For me the SDcardreader helpt solve the problem.

Btw, you know you can use a "normal" sdcard reader from ebay, you dont need to use the SDRamps.


The normal reader is just 2£ instead of 12£^^]]> Skunky RAMPS Electronics Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:45:11 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,198537#msg-198537 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,198537#msg-198537
still trying to figure why getting annoying as i have to monitor the prints all the time so i can recover quickly. i didnt get the sdcard reader. wonder if there any guides to this.

help...]]> ni9htfury RAMPS Electronics Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:03:01 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,198169#msg-198169 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,198169#msg-198169
Used to have big problems with checksum_mismatch errors with Baud 25000, wich i reduced greatly with switching to Baud 115200.

I would still get that error now and then, but it didn't use to be a problem.

Now i dont get those checksum_mismatch errors, it just stops working.



I can say that I've changed from a "normal" arduino 2560mega to a Taurino Power. Could that have something to do with it not being able to work through these errors ? and if yes, is the only solution using a SD card ?]]> Skunky RAMPS Electronics Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:08:42 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,197883#msg-197883 Re: Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,197883#msg-197883 Fl0yd RAMPS Electronics Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:05:39 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,197831#msg-197831 Printer "hangs" sometimes mid-print https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?219,197831,197831#msg-197831
My printer sometimes "hangs" mid-print, making the printer unresponsive. I'ts completely random where or if it happens, but when it does, Pronterface writes a "0" without the quotes, in the command field.


What could cause this problem ?


I'm running my printer at baud 115200, with a Taurino Power and Ramps 1.4.

Using Sprinter and Pronterface as software]]> Skunky RAMPS Electronics Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:02:35 -0400