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I've just printed off the robot, adjusted the settings for another print but when I press the print key it does nothing ,absolutely didly squat. If I load up version 12.11 , away it goes no problem. I'm starting to really hate version 13.04.
paul
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I've just got back into printing again and I think I'm under extruding when using the new cura version 13.04. Now I've never had any issues before and from what I've seen before ,I need to alter the steps per E? I've looked in preferences and the setting is zero, now is that the figure an offset from a default setting because if it isnt, then does that mean that I'm not extruding at all! Can someone please clarify? also can the setting be changed during a print or do I have to cancel, change it then start again?
Paul
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yet again another 'cannot connect error' with the new software, surely something is amiss?
Paul
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Quality control? don't think that will catch on
Paul
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I had exactly the same issue after replacing the electronics. All motors except the extruder would work ,the extruder motor would work from the Z axis socket fine and also with the extruder stepper fitted on the Z axis drive. I was about to chuck the whole lot in the bin when I thought about trying to update Cura and the arduino firmware, now it works fine. The only issue I had was that the firmware would only update if I disconnected the arduino
Paul
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it looks like you have tried to pull the power from the Ultimaker board rather than use the heatbed output to drive a relay? i couldnt open the wiring drawing to check so I'm just going off the picture. I've said this before but I'm going to say it again, yes it is nice to be able to run a hotbed from the Ultimaker board but there is a lot that can go wrong with expensive results. There is a kit on ebay which includes everything you need to run a stand alone system and its half the price of a replacement Ultimaker main board. You may be able to repair what you have but once you have replaced the components that have obvious damage, you will probably find others and may take some time.
Paul
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Is it possible to use the jog function without actually loading a model first? If not, can you add that to the list. Also would it be possible to integrate Cura with the arduino programing software so that I can monitor inputs/outputs to aid in fault finding? Not sure if it is possible already as I've not even tried it but it would be very useful
Paul
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I recently had some problems with comms on my machine and found that I had a dodgy main board. After changing that out I found that all of the axes would work with the job function except the extruder. So I pulled the plug on the extruder, put it on the Z axis output and it ran when jogging the Z axis. I swapped over the extruder stepdriver to the Z axis and again it worked. So no dead motor or step driver. At this point I raised a help ticket. However I continued to try other things. I downloaded the latest version of Cura and tried to download the latest firmware. However I couldnt get any comms ,very strange I thought. I disconected the arduino from the mainboard and tried to download ,it worked this time. So I reconnected the arduino, and ran the first run wizard and it worked. I then tried the jog function on the extruder and it worked!!!!!
I just thought I'd share this with you as I was close to chucking the thing in the bin! Just on another note, is it posible to run a print with Cura whilst monitoring the program within the arduino via the arduino programming software? in my case I could have monitored the extruder stedriver output whilst using the jogging function and I would have picked up straight away that it was a Cura issue .Its the sort of thing I do at work with machinery in trying to fault find but I dont know how 2 programs using the same USB cable comunicating with the arduino would work together.
Paul
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Maybe it is designed for 25A but you have an overheating problem and you dont have one fitted.
Paul
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Try Ebay, I bought a complete kit of bed, thermocouple, controller and power suppy which was very reasonable. I think its better to go for a seperate system rather than integrate it as you dont have to mess with the Ultimakers main board. Even if you solder the resistor correctly, if you have problems you can fry components on the main board. A new Ultimaker PCB costs more than the heated bed kit so for me its not worth messing around with anything else.
Paul
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You do need a heated bed even with PLA. Try printing a large , flat object without it and you will quicky see what I mean. I've lost count on how many objects have been knocked off the table due to curling and then contact with the nozzle or fan.
Paul
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Some need a heatsink which are massive. I gave up with the SSR route because the ones I found were way to big to fit undet the machine base with the heatsink fitted. I went for a kit on Ebay which includes the heated bed, thermocouple, controller and power supply for less than £100. In my view it was not worth the hassel in going for the built in version. OK, I cant control it from software, but at least it requires no surgery on the Ultimaker and i know it will work
Paul
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The point is I was lead to believe that a heated bed was the answer to all ABS problems and now its not? just wonder what will be the next gadget I have to buy to make it work properly?
Paul
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So not only do I need to add a heated bed to use ABS ,I now need to mod the hot end as well? Is there anything else I should know about before I embark on the path of ABS.
Paul
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The prints seem no better than the Ultimaker for twice the price, but then again, if you cant get the Ultimaker to work....
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I think i read something similar and it was down to a slipping coupling?
Paul
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Is there that much clearance between the pulley and shaft that this makes any difference? If it does, then surely by alligning the grubscrews so that they are 180 deg from each other, any errors caused by one should be countered by the other?
Paul
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Snowy, it worked fine before and then wham , nothing. As far as I.m concerned , the disclaimer says that they dont guarantee the operation of the printer as a whole, however that doesnt mean that the individual components, stepper motors, bearings, heater thermocouple, main board , aurduino, power supply and limit switches shouldnt still have a standard consumer guarantee which under EU law is 2 years. If they wont honor that then I'll take it up with Barclaycard visa, lets see how many machines they sell when Barclaycard revoke Utlimakers credit card facilities
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I've had the machine for nearly 6 months now but on trying to use in it recently I kept getting a comms error in Cura. I tried to hook up the Aurduino on its own and that would talk OK, then I tried the aurduino and main board recoupled but without the stepdrivers and that worked. However in refitting any of the stepdrivers the comms connection would disconnect. I've raise a ticket but after toing and froing for a few days, the tech guy came to the conclusion that the main board was damaged. Now heres the crunch, he said that the guarantee on these is only 3 months! no way, sorry but I've spent over a thousand pounds on this machine, so i dont expect the main board to throw the towel in after 6 months. now I know its an experimetal machine and its a kit, however the board is a comercially made item and should have at least 12 months waranty , and i thought that the new EU laws meant that consumers were entiled to 2 years.
Has anyone else had an experience like this?
Thanks
paul
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If you are in the UK, the company Toolstation stocks blue tape that looks exactly as the stuff that is supplied with the machine (not 3M) but is only £1.89 a roll (50m)! I'm just going to pick up a couple of rolls and I'll report back on how good it is.
Paul
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bear in mind that it takes alot longer for items to arrive in the post this time of year so be patient. Yes there are other options for you to chose but seeing as youve already chosen one of if not THE best, it would be a case of jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire. Stick with it and you will be rewarded.
Paul
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Sorry, i've just read your post propperly, al I can say is dont abrade the surface of the bowden
' I've tried roughing up the surface and wrapping coil winding wire around it below the clamp & blue horseshoe.'
The plastic retainer bites into the tube but it has to be of a close tollerance and perfectly smooth to get a good grip, i think that roughing up the surface will reduce the diameter a little and provide less plastic to retain the tube. I've used these fittings on pneumatics for years and a clean, smooth surface is vital, it is also benificial to try to pull the tube back a little when you have pushed it all the way home, that forces the fitting to dig in more than it normally would and if it gives way with minimal force, is an indication that something is amiss.
paul
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Hi,
one of the first photos you posted of the top of the printhead showed you trying to hold the bowden tube on the top of the printhead with a screw that you had moded yourself. what happened to the tube retainer that fits in the hole that the bowden passes through, it appears to be missing? you mention the horseshoe in the previous post so you must have fitted it, or did you give up and throw it away? If it didnt hold, then either the tube retainer is faulty of the OD of the bowden is too small to enable it to be gripped. I really feel for you but all I can say is that the system works, I've not had a single plug, leak or any other issue for that matter other than getting a feel for the parameter setting in Cura
Paul
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You cant get away from the fact that for most of the time, issues with the machine are down to assembly problems. This may not be the answer you are looking for, but rushing the build sometimes means that the instructions are not followed to the letter, parts are not tightened or mated properly leading to a major headache later. Building the machine slowly will lead to you getting to a perfect final print more quickly. The machine intself does work, its just the human element that is the variable in wether the completed machine functions or not.
Paul
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I had he same of sorts, yesterday I printed the robot, I then changed the Steps per E setting. When I pressed print nothing happened ,the print button stayed highlighted and the printing button was greyed out. Yes I did set the temperature and it was at the set point before I pressed print. I loaded up an older version and it worked fine.
Paul