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Hello all, I assembled my board. Here is a photo. Next step : Some tests to check everything is OK. I'll keep you posted. ++ Gaël

Hi Martin, As soon as I have some tests done that show the board is working properly, I'll share. For Jonny : You are right. My board is based on a Mosfet.... ++ Gaël

Hi Drayson, I recently bought the Jason Wu's kit. (Very efficient service, by the way!) I quickly decided that I should find a nicer replacement for the relay board. I designed a small board to easily link the UM1 electronics to the Heated bed. It's 100% solid state. No relay! And for the peace of mind, it's optocoupled so there is no electrical link between the Ultimaker electronics and the Heated bed power supply. I just received the PCBs and I'll quickly assemble a couple of them... If some of you find this interesting, I can share more information on this... ++ Gaël

Hi! Very nice! What software suite do you use with the kinect to make those models? ++ Gaël

Hi David, Thanks for the link. Regardig the PEEK insulator, it's fine for me. If there is no such document for the Teflon insulator, I'll have to take accurate measurements on a fairly soft material.... It the field of keeping the Utlimaker an open-source design, shouldn't those new hotend's standard components be properly documented anyway? ++ Gaël

Hello all! I am looking for the drawings for the components of the Hotend V2. Mainly the PEEK insulator, the PTFE insulator and eventually the brass parts. I recently had to replace the PEEK insulator as it got deformed. (Although I only print PLA at 220°C max) and the Teflon insulator also got deformed. I want to machine a peek insulator that should be a bit stronger than the molded version. Any idea of where I can find the drawings of those parts? ++ Gaël

Hello, As tu touché, pas le passé le réglage de la limite de courant sur le module de commande du moteur? (la petite carte avec un petit dissipateur) Vérifies aussi si la carte est bien dans le "couloir" de ventilation. Si tu as forcé sur le moteur, la carte a pu chauffer plus que d'habitude et si le refroidissement n'était pas nickel, tu as peut être griller la carte.... Sinon, tu peux affiner ton diagnostic en echangeant 2 cartes de commande des pas à pas et voir si ton problème se déplace avec la carte. Si c'est le cas, tu es bon pour acheter une carte de rechange. ++ Gaël

Hello, I have a similar setup: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos?pid=5915739618682206690&oid=112842179594188428003 It uses a 24V fan directly on on of the power ports of the Ultimaker's board. Then it runs very quietly and is enough to keep the extruder motor cool. The mount is made with a zip tie and 2 3mm holes on the back of the machine and some scotch mount tape to avoid vibrations. ++ Gaël

Hi gr5, I use Cura on my macbook with a Magic Mouse. It emulates the right button and scrool wheel and it works fine with Cura. ++ Gaël

Hello Hugo, Pas de problème: J'utilise un raccord rapide de chez SMC Ref KQ2S06-01S. Je les achète chez Radiospares (Code 400-2498) Montées, les modifs ressemblent à ca: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/112842179594188428003/albums/5915739618492997697/5915739630459864898?pid=5915739630459864898&oid=112842179594188428003 ++ Gaël

Hello Hugo, Tu as plus intérêt à "investir" dans un nouveau tube en teflon et les maintiens associés. J'ai changé le "bowden tube" pour un autre plus large à l'intérieur qui ne bloque plus les filaments "low cost" et coté entrainement j'utilise un raccord rapide de chez SMC qui tient le tube à merveille et coté tête je suis parti du clamp de Owen que j'ai amélioré avec un raccord fileté. Quelques centaines d'heures d'impression plus tard : Rien d'a bougé. ++ Gaël

Hello. Pas pour moi dans l'immédiat. J'attends que Cura soit bien au point sur la gestion du dual-extrusion. ++ Gaël

Hello! J'ai du XT de chez Colorfabb en commande. Je vous ferais un retour. Sinon, j'ai beaucoup imprimé avec le PLA de chez Paoparts. Je ferais un retour dessus. ++ Gaël

Hello, and welcome to the community... A must have, I think, is the Ulticontroller. It allows lots of freedom when it comes to tweak printing speed and temperature. ++ Gaël

Hello, I asked the ebay vendor yesterday : The price is set like this because he is actually out of stock. Price will return to "normal" in approx 1 month when he'll get stock again. ++ Gaël

Ok. Thanks, I'll look at this. ++ Gaël

Ok, Thanks for the answer... Is there a place where I can have reliable and up-to-date data on how to "arrange my own firmware"? Thanks Daid, ++ Gaël

Hello! When installing Cura 13.06.4, at some point the installer asks if the Utimaker is equiped with a heated build platform. If I answer "Yes", what are the heated platform setup that will be used? (Model of the temperature sensor, type of control of the bed's heating plate...) Best regards and "NICE JOB" this new Cura! Gaël

Hi! It works fine even if you don't breath the solvant and the cleaning is much more thorough this way. You'll mainly feel the difference when you reassemble the head! I can tell! ++ Gael

Hello! The question here is : Does it have a chance to work or not? Availability is another topic... It's interesting to determine if it works with an ulticontroller... For the price, it should be left to greengecko to figure out if he wants to pay for it or not.... Gael

Hello! In similar situation, I cleaned the peek part by dipping it in Dichloromethane (it works also with acetone, but it's less efficient). Out of the dip, you can finish the cleaning with a toothpick as PLA/ABS soften in the solvant while PEEK is insensitive to it. Gael

Hello! J'utilise (avec bonheur) Cura sur un PC sous Win XP. Install nickel et ca tourne sans problème. ( J'utilise la RC3) ++ Gael

Hello! Good to see that several people are coming to the same conclusions as me regarding the 3.175mm ID bowden tube!!! When I think that some "blindfolded minds" keep saying there are no issue with the bowden tube... Thanks for sharing the tip! Best regards, Gael

Hi! Several people designed a solid PTFE part to replace the peek part and mount the tube away from the heat. Has anyone here implemented this kind of upgrade? ++ Gaël

Hi! I have been accumulating about 20 hours of printing since I upgraded the tube without any jaming. I also have less stringing (which is logical) and unloading/loading the filament is a breeze... ++ Gaël