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Re: An alternative to buying a bad kit for $300-500 - 4 years ago
Sorry I didn't answer yesterday, Just back online, limited internet here. I use the control panel to preheat the nozzles so I can load and unload filaments. Also I monitor the temps as I have one filament that if it gets too hot, will always jam! (cheap but bonds well)... Yes, I'm using the original head/nozzles but open to replacing them as well... All in all, I'm happy with my set up with 2 exby gt500 - General
Re: An alternative to buying a bad kit for $300-500 - 4 years ago
@jimboh3, Sorry, I've forgotten how much I needed to take apart to get to the motherboard. I still have the white tray cover re-installed in my unit (I think because I thought it would help with cooling.) The board I'm using is a Makerbase MKS Rumba v1.0 with 8825 drivers. I'm open to changing the board to the one you are using and use the same drivers if that gets me a third extruter. I'll use tby gt500 - General
Re: An alternative to buying a bad kit for $300-500 - 5 years ago
I know my board has six steppers as well. I'm driving the Y's off one stepper, that left the other three available for the extruders. But I've yet to find a display module that works with it. That's why I'm only using two. I'll have to look at it tonight when I get home. PS sorry for the delays oh, I'm only answering when I stop, as I said I'm driving.by gt500 - General
Re: An alternative to buying a bad kit for $300-500 - 5 years ago
I'm off to Vegas today, but when I get home, I'm going to open my machine up and look, I might have bought that same board from AliExpress myself. It's been over a year since I thought about it...by gt500 - General
Re: An alternative to buying a bad kit for $300-500 - 5 years ago
@Jomboh3 Nice set up! Maybe sometime you can post the firmware for the board? I have limited luck with marlin compiles at times depending on the board. I currently have mine with 2 extruders as the controller board for the display never updated that board to allow 3 extruders... What is your display you are using? I'll look into the board you have, good to know it's do-able. I had almost given uby gt500 - General
Re: An alternative to buying a bad kit for $300-500 - 5 years ago
Still here as well... Has anyone found a controller board that will work with 3 extruders like the cubeX Trio has?by gt500 - General
Re: An alternative to buying a bad kit for $300-500 - 7 years ago
Quotejimboh3 I installed my Tango (mod of rumba) over the front of the two fans using a printed mount and pillars so that front fan is blowing on the underside of thePCB where the stepper drivers/ Mosfets are and I installed a new cover over the top with a raised lid for the hole over the rumba. so the back fan blows air onto the underside and is forced over the stepper heatsinks. I also addedby gt500 - General
Re: An alternative to buying a bad kit for $300-500 - 7 years ago
Monkey: Looking good, Nice Picts! I'm in the middle of waiting for parts but have stripped out some items from my CubeX Trio like yourself. I do have a question for people that have converted there Duo/Trio, I noticed the leads for the motors don't follow the standard(?) black-blue-green-red on the motor end. Is this because the motors travel away from the rear top-left to bottom-right in directby gt500 - General
Re: An alternative to buying a bad kit for $300-500 - 7 years ago
Hi Guys, New to this site and a some-what new to 3d printing! Just got through this thread! What a wealth of information here (with a few broken image links because the thread is so old, lol...) Many of you are way ahead of me with your diverse skills! My Cubex Trio (bought locally without knowing enough!) is on the bench torn apart and waiting for parts to arrive. I went the RumbaPlus motherboaby gt500 - General