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Support for the quite nice RAMPS Electronics. See also http://reprap.org/wiki/RAMPS.
Re: Running Marlin on Arduino without a Ramps Board - 11 years ago
certianly worh a try. not all Megas are created equal. who knows what you get with the knock off's. first thing I would check is the port, it would use a different port then the one on your printer. does the PC recognise it when you plug it in to the USB? If not - then bad cable or bad board.by cat.farmer - Reprappers
Re: Running Marlin on Arduino without a Ramps Board - 11 years ago
it should work. or at least respond when connected to the USB. so either the board is bad or your settings are incorrect.by cat.farmer - Reprappers
Re: ABS printing temp - 11 years ago
I would check to see if ot is PLA and not ABS. Even if it was completely saturated iI would not think it would have a 35 degree difference. The word(s) is glass tranlation.fyi.by cat.farmer - General
Re: Extruder Jamming - 11 years ago
What type of hotend? Could be alot of things. I would look at z height at start, are you too close, and not extruding very well. Is your hotend partially clogged?by cat.farmer - Reprappers
Re: Warping - 11 years ago
you coud try putting a brim on it. most of my ABS prints warp with out one.by cat.farmer - General
Re: Lack of extrusion on layers with less - 11 years ago
Did it start with the new hotend or was this why you changed? I have seen this with mine when it is under extruding on start up. Is you gear slipping? (Guess you don't mention extruder type) did you rerrun PID on the new hotend, did you change orifice size and forget to change to in your slicer? Just my thoughts...by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Ideas for fireproof printer enclosure - 11 years ago
Why not aluminum? Light weight,fairly cheap and easy to work with.by cat.farmer - Safety & Best Practices
Re: Base Layer Problems... - 11 years ago
QuoteMrDoctorDIV Was I wrong to think that more heat = more attachment to bed? I don't claim to be an expert, but withthe infill coming up, that is usally too much heat from the hot end. or maybe the bed needs to be turned up a little. but with the tape on the bed, I don't think you should even need a heatbed. I never did. The print seems to be sticking just fine, just the infill is messed up. sby cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Base Layer Problems... - 11 years ago
not so sure that isn't a heat issue. looks like it lays down ok, but spots are pulling up. I would play with the extrude temp, lower by 5's down to @185 and see if that cleans it up.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Best hotend? - 11 years ago
I have the mg plus, I can tell you it is a good hotend, but not great. Does not jam and works well. It does have it's short comming. On my second PEEK, and 4th PTFE liner in @ 6 months.. part my fault, but not all And I have been looking for something else. I would consider it a great entry level hotend. It is a copy of makergears hotend, and at a few dollars more it would be a better buy as theby cat.farmer - Reprappers
Re: Printing with heated bed causes power to cycle on/off - 11 years ago
Depends on what you want to spend, do a search for 20 or 30 amp power supplies. You can get a dedicated power supply (Maxwell or similar) or a computer supply.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Printing with heated bed causes power to cycle on/off - 11 years ago
18 amps is most likely borderline. If you are running at full capacity of what the ramps board is rated, that is 16 amps. So you have a 2 amp reserve or is only 12% of you total rating. The power surge of things turning on is surpassing that reserve and shuting down the power supply. In the end, you will need a bigger supply.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Printing with heated bed causes power to cycle on/off - 11 years ago
what size is the power supply? soulds like it may be shutting down or could be an interment short shutting down the Power supply.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Improve Vertical Inner Circles? - 11 years ago
Lol.. when i looked at that, I thought how the hell did he print that?.. then i realized you had it sitting on its side.. I wonder if your issue is an artifact of heat and speed. Or even the slicer you used. On small areas like that I don't like how Cura puts layers on top of each other, instead of moveing side ro side to allow the layer to cool.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Extruder motor not turning - 11 years ago
Is your firmware set to not allow cold extrusion? As you are just testing you motors , Im guess you don't have your hotend on?by cat.farmer - General
Re: Is configuration of Cura 01-14 with Arduino0023 etc. Compatible with Windows 8.1? - 11 years ago
you could check the Ultimaker site - Cura is their software.by cat.farmer - General
Re: EXTRUDER MOTOR NOT WORKIG FOR E-VALUE LESS THAN 10 - 11 years ago
have you tried the G0 E5 ? I see all G1 commands in the tread.by cat.farmer - General
Re: Hot end blocked--what to do? - 11 years ago
Just side note.. he is using PLA.. acetone won't desolve the blockage. Or at least that is my understanding. I always womdered if boiling the nozzle would work or steam, though i don't know how you would steam clean it.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Cant power Ramps 1.4 via PSU. D2 Diode installed - 11 years ago
Is the diode installed in the correct direction? Also possble the voltage regulator on the mega is blown. Did you check for voltage on both sides of the diode?by cat.farmer - RAMPS Electronics
Re: problem printing in pla - 11 years ago
What type of hotend? PLA can be trickier to print with because of its lower glass transition. It tends to swell sooner in the hot end. I would try a lower temp. Try @190 and work up from there. I faught PLA jamming for over a month and ended up replacing my hotend to solve the problem.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: EXTRUDER MOTOR NOT WORKIG FOR E-VALUE LESS THAN 10 - 11 years ago
I was just wondering if it works with a print job? as any of the values for in with in the Gcode is going to be less then 5 and more likely less then 1. Have you tried reflashing the firmware?by cat.farmer - General
Re: print quality problem - 11 years ago
Looks like low extrusion. Is the extruder calibrated? If it is turn up the temp to see if that helps.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: EXTRUDER MOTOR NOT WORKIG FOR E-VALUE LESS THAN 10 - 11 years ago
Did you change Z or E?by cat.farmer - General
Re: Prusa i3 print problem - 11 years ago
If the filamet being laid down and curling up or is it not being laid down? What temp and what type of filamet? What style hotend?by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Stepper Motor Ramps Control - 11 years ago
QuoteUNF3D Printing PLA .3 mm at 205 with no flucuation in temp during the print. Flow rate is 110. Looks to be laying down really nice etrusion but about 15 to 20% in to the cube print it begins stalling. Are you saying I should unplug the etruder motor from the ramps board and plug the motor in its place? Do I do this when the printer is off then try to run the print? Do I put the etruder motorby cat.farmer - General
Re: Stepper Motor Ramps Control - 11 years ago
for the extruder - things to look at: the heat setting - what ttemp are you printing at? does the temp drop durring printing? can you push the filamet by hand easily? what type of extruder? I'm guessing that the extruder does not jam as you are able to continue printing? does it skip even without a load? check the wiring. plug your x motor into the extruder motor output, does it skp? swap motor dby cat.farmer - General
Re: Extruder problems - 11 years ago
Double nut, make the inside one so that the extruder turns properly then tighten the second nut against it( holding the first nut in place).by cat.farmer - General
Re: Extruder motor making loud step clicking nosies - 11 years ago
You say it doesn't push out 5mm? The setting is for input not output. What speed, type of filamet, and temp are you tring? If I had a guess you are feeding too fast.by cat.farmer - Reprappers
Re: Curling Edges (NOT FIRST LAYER) - 11 years ago
With PLA it is best to have a fan blowing on the part. I currently have 2 50mm fans on the left and right of my extruder to cool the part. You will notice a big quaility improvement with a fan. I was surprised at the difference it made. Overhangs are tough with out them using PLA.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Curling Edges (NOT FIRST LAYER) - 11 years ago
Do you have a fan on the part? What temp are you printing at?by cat.farmer - Printing