Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 01, 2015 10:12PM |
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Yeah, here's an important tip: don't adjust your end stops while your ramps board is powered! Two weeks ago I did just that. My Allen wrench slipped and I shorted 5v to ground. It blew the voltage regulator on my arduino.Quote
watlooazn
Hey guys, just finished the mech+electrical build, about to start the config guide and really need any help I can get.
Any tips on any configuration settings?
What should I watch out for?
Any specific settings I should set?
Safety Tips?
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 02, 2015 12:38AM |
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Hey guys, just finished the mech+electrical build, about to start the config guide and really need any help I can get.
Any tips on any configuration settings?
What should I watch out for?
Any specific settings I should set?
Safety Tips?
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 02, 2015 12:45AM |
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X-Carriage Update:
Since my Proximity Sensor decided to take a dump, I in turn decided to start the X-Carriage install. I can honestly say, this install went in much easier and with far less "ut oh" moments. So far everything has fit well, although I have found many alignment issues with my old Z-Axis setup. I think I have corrected them all and will complete the assembly once I receive my new Lead Screw Nuts and new Sensor.
Here are a couple photo, and here's a link to the X-Carriage album
I decided to go out on a limb and do a magnetic Hotend mount (remix of this ONE), I really like this mount, it will allow easy maintenance and switching of the Hotends (I have a E3D Light-6 and E3D Cyclops), and it will also allow for a future upgrade I have planned ;-)
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 02, 2015 09:17AM |
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X-Carriage Update:
Since my Proximity Sensor decided to take a dump, I in turn decided to start the X-Carriage install. I can honestly say, this install went in much easier and with far less "ut oh" moments. So far everything has fit well, although I have found many alignment issues with my old Z-Axis setup. I think I have corrected them all and will complete the assembly once I receive my new Lead Screw Nuts and new Sensor.
Here are a couple photo, and here's a link to the X-Carriage album
I decided to go out on a limb and do a magnetic Hotend mount (remix of this ONE), I really like this mount, it will allow easy maintenance and switching of the Hotends (I have a E3D Light-6 and E3D Cyclops), and it will also allow for a future upgrade I have planned ;-)
Sonny
I was thinking about doing something very similar with changing the x axis over to use extruded aluminum instead of rods, but decided against it because I did not see issues with the stock setup. Though looking at how sweet your printer looks with both the x and y axis mods, I might just change my mind....
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 02, 2015 11:27AM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 02, 2015 01:40PM |
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. My extruder motor was adjusted the same way, but with some tweeking until the printer was printing and not skipping steps.
Probably a silly question, Mach, but how can you tell if your printer is skipping steps?
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 02, 2015 03:17PM |
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Holy Cow. This thread is now 85 pages long. Perhaps it's time to make it into a wiki or an email list? I'm trying to keep up as I build my FolgerTech, but this is really unwieldy.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 02, 2015 03:20PM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 03, 2015 04:04AM |
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I finally printed something in Ninjaflex using my new extruder last night (a GoPro holder I designed for my quadcopter), very happy with the results:
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 03, 2015 10:15PM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 03, 2015 10:18PM |
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Help!!!
I ordered a new Proximity Sensor, I got the orange one because I read it did not have to be modified like the blue one. However, when I measured the output voltage while triggered I got 12VDC instead of the recommended 5VDC. I did the Tom's modification (two resistors - 10K/15K, just like my old blue one) but the output voltage remained at 12VDC...WTF!?!?
I checked and rechecked the wiring and it seems fine...not sure why the resistors are not dropping the voltage??
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 03, 2015 11:17PM |
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sonnylowe
Help!!!
I ordered a new Proximity Sensor, I got the orange one because I read it did not have to be modified like the blue one. However, when I measured the output voltage while triggered I got 12VDC instead of the recommended 5VDC. I did the Tom's modification (two resistors - 10K/15K, just like my old blue one) but the output voltage remained at 12VDC...WTF!?!?
I checked and rechecked the wiring and it seems fine...not sure why the resistors are not dropping the voltage??
well not dropping the voltage after a voltage divider is strange. can you take a picture? also is your signal coming from the black wire?
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 03, 2015 11:26PM |
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Help!!!
I ordered a new Proximity Sensor, I got the orange one because I read it did not have to be modified like the blue one. However, when I measured the output voltage while triggered I got 12VDC instead of the recommended 5VDC. I did the Tom's modification (two resistors - 10K/15K, just like my old blue one) but the output voltage remained at 12VDC...WTF!?!?
I checked and rechecked the wiring and it seems fine...not sure why the resistors are not dropping the voltage??
well not dropping the voltage after a voltage divider is strange. can you take a picture? also is your signal coming from the black wire?
As far as I can tell, the signal is coming from the black wire!?!?
Sensor diagram:
Actual wiring:
Thanks for the help...
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 04, 2015 12:03AM |
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sonnylowe
Help!!!
I ordered a new Proximity Sensor, I got the orange one because I read it did not have to be modified like the blue one. However, when I measured the output voltage while triggered I got 12VDC instead of the recommended 5VDC. I did the Tom's modification (two resistors - 10K/15K, just like my old blue one) but the output voltage remained at 12VDC...WTF!?!?
I checked and rechecked the wiring and it seems fine...not sure why the resistors are not dropping the voltage??
well not dropping the voltage after a voltage divider is strange. can you take a picture? also is your signal coming from the black wire?
As far as I can tell, the signal is coming from the black wire!?!?
Sensor diagram:
Actual wiring:
Thanks for the help...
AHA! You're voltage divider isn't dividing the voltage!
Your 15k resistor needs to come before the junction.
You have (0 is the junction with the 10k going to the blue (gnd)):
Black -----0---/\/\/\/\-----
You want:
Black -/\/\/\/\-0--------
**just connect the 10k resistor to the other side of the 15k.
(sorry for all the edits, the formating kept messing my "circuits")
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 04, 2015 12:06AM |
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Perfect, I just changed the wiring and now I'm getting 7.4VDC, hopefully that's low enough to work properly...
Thanks so much for the help!!!
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Perfect, I just changed the wiring and now I'm getting 7.4VDC, hopefully that's low enough to work properly...
Thanks so much for the help!!!
You're welcome, I'm glad that was it.
Having 7.4volts leads me to believe that your 10k and 15k are swapped, from your original picture they looked fine.
Double check that your 10k is the one connecting the blue and black. Use your multimeter if need be.
12volts * 15 / (10+15) = 7.2v ... so that would make sense.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 04, 2015 12:21AM |
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What's the Z-raise before homing in the conf file set at?
Good luck.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 04, 2015 06:49AM |
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Perfect, I just changed the wiring and now I'm getting 7.4VDC, hopefully that's low enough to work properly...
Thanks so much for the help!!!
You're welcome, I'm glad that was it.
Having 7.4volts leads me to believe that your 10k and 15k are swapped, from your original picture they looked fine.
Double check that your 10k is the one connecting the blue and black. Use your multimeter if need be.
12volts * 15 / (10+15) = 7.2v ... so that would make sense.
Okay, I'll check that tomorrow, it's way too late to deal with this tonight...thanks again!!
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 04, 2015 01:28PM |
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What's the Z-raise before homing in the conf file set at?
Good luck.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) December 04, 2015 01:47PM |
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