Looking for better price/quality RAMPS
Posted by Yvan
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Looking for better price/quality RAMPS January 09, 2015 11:51AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 392 |
Hello Everyone,
I've bought over a dozen RAMPS 1.4 boards, some are very good quality($180), others very cheap($50). Not much in between.
The cheapest boards have really been hit and miss, with about 25% failure rate in one form or another. The expensive ones have been better, but....
Has anyone found a good source for a good quality board that is not overly expensive?
Yvan
Singularity Machine
I've bought over a dozen RAMPS 1.4 boards, some are very good quality($180), others very cheap($50). Not much in between.
The cheapest boards have really been hit and miss, with about 25% failure rate in one form or another. The expensive ones have been better, but....
Has anyone found a good source for a good quality board that is not overly expensive?
Yvan
Singularity Machine
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Re: Looking for better price/quality RAMPS January 09, 2015 02:07PM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 862 |
180 dollar ?
Most of my 3d printers cost less on parts in total......
I have so far used 3 of these: Ramps
No problem whatsoever.
And for that money, you can blow a few :-)
Thomas
www.3daybreaker.blogspot.com
Orca V4.4 rebuild to Ramps with Mk8 and E3D, as well as a Rostock Delta Mini and an OLO in backorder :-)
Most of my 3d printers cost less on parts in total......
I have so far used 3 of these: Ramps
No problem whatsoever.
And for that money, you can blow a few :-)
Thomas
www.3daybreaker.blogspot.com
Orca V4.4 rebuild to Ramps with Mk8 and E3D, as well as a Rostock Delta Mini and an OLO in backorder :-)
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Re: Looking for better price/quality RAMPS January 09, 2015 02:25PM |
Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 869 |
I got my RAMPS, Mega, and 5 stepper drivers from Folger Tech (they have a web store or on ebay under the username of sidewinderinc) for $40 or $50. Haven't had a bit of problem with the board aside from the bed MOSFET getting hot, but that's common for all RAMPS boards especially with a low resistance heated bed (.8 ohms) like mine.
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Re: Looking for better price/quality RAMPS January 09, 2015 02:30PM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 392 |
Yes, those are some of the ones I've bought. About $50 Canadian with the Arduino and drivers. I think they are all from the same factory. I've repaired a couple. I don't know that kind of solder they use, so I can't put them in finished machines...
So far all of mine either worked fine or died on the spot. They seem to be reliable after that.
Yvan
Singularity Machine
So far all of mine either worked fine or died on the spot. They seem to be reliable after that.
Yvan
Singularity Machine
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Re: Looking for better price/quality RAMPS January 14, 2015 11:42AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 392 |
So about those bed MOSFETs getting hot, I've bought some little heat sinks to help with that. Not exactly the right type though. The Folger Tech boards don't have one installed at all.
I've been running one board a lot without a heat sink and it is holding up, but I will put it on there when I change things around later on.
Yvan
Singularity Machine
I've been running one board a lot without a heat sink and it is holding up, but I will put it on there when I change things around later on.
Yvan
Singularity Machine
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