Ca3PO4
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AHA bingo
I think iv just solved the issue , it appears that the IC circuits were improperly placed by ultimaker, as I had received it this way from them . Look at my pictures and you will see what I mean. After I looked at a similar board online and noticed that the trim pot should face down on all three except for the one on the left.
Ok So I have solved the issue of the strange noises which were a result of improperly placed IC's from the factory. But the blinking of the screen I still get that and the frequency of the blinking increases as the voltage regulator on the pcb gets hotter . I have noticed it gets incredibly hot after just 10 seconds of switching on power, So hot its almost untouchable.
Would this mean my voltage regulator is shot?
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So your suggesting I give it a shot and see is I can run a print then ? I am sur ethe heater works it passed the diagnostic test in CURA. But didn't actually attempt any prints yet.
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Hey thank for the reply , ya I haven't yet even attempted to print anything yet as I am worried to do that before I fugure out what is causing this issue. I have checked the area you indicated in the lower right hand side, when I touch the heatsink it gets hot when the machine is plugged into power, I can just barely touch it, also the one next to where the feeder motor plugs into gets hot aswell . Since those two guys the motors are making the noise and along with that the screen blinks on off, but it only happends when going stand alone without the USB connected.
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Hi , Iv just put together the original DIY kit , was hoping to print something but im having trouble getting it to work . Its brand new and haven't used it even once yet. So after getting it all together I installed drivers onto PC , downloaded CURA and connected the ultimaker to PC via USB. I let it install firmware Merlin 250000 , alright so I did that. It allowed me to pass all the checks like heating and temp sensor , and the z stage moved up and down ok that all works but something is screwed up , because while its plugged into the PC VIA USB only it works fine as in the screen on the ulticontroller doesn't blink , but as soon as I turn on the power the ulticontroller screen flashes and the z stage motor and feeder motor make weird intermittent sounds its like the tempo of the intermittent noise is synced with the flashing on the screen and also even the blue led on the print head also flashes and on the motherboard the led numbered 06 flashes also synced to the tempo of the flashing of the ulticontroller and blue led on printhead. Now the strange thing is as soon as I remove the power and leave just the USB plugged in it appears normal, no flashing of leds and no sounds, but as soon as I turn on the power again it starts making noise and flashes. Now also If I just leave the power on without the USB plugged in all the info on the ulticontroller disappears and the screen just flashes and motors make sounds.
I have included a video of the problem and hope someone out there can help me use my new ultimaker , I checked everything many times to make sure I didn't make a mistake and im sure iv got it all hooked up correctly so please help me if you can.
Link to video showing the problem :
http://www.mediafire.com/watch/0x52x92pupg17c5/20151225_235006.mp4
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Hi , ya I understand what you mean it cant be too wide. I forgot to mention also prior to assembly I had applied a wood protective varnish so that could also be the reason for the tighter fit. one thing im not sure about if I I got the print head assembled correctly , the aluminum block with the copper nozzle, I can move that around with my fingers and it will swivel slightly is it supposed to be that way ? Also for some reason I cannot get one of the long bolts through far enough to be able to secure a hex nut on the black fan so the fan currently only has one hex nut attached, both bolts are holding it just one of them isn't going through enough to secure a nut.
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Got me an ultimaker original kit , setting it up and wanted to ask about if anyone has found the holes on the wooden slider plates are too small for the linear barring's ? Its like such a tight fit it seems the individual wooden plates would snap in half if I force in the linear barring , im thinking about possibly gently widening the hole with a dremel tool maybe by 1mm , anyone had similar problems ? whats your thought on it ?
PLease help new Ultimaker original , screen flashing when connected to power , video included , cant get it to work.
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I will get in touch with ultimaker asap on Monday, it was actually the X, Y and Z drivers that were incorrectly seated and I got it that way new in the kit. No I cannot seem to be able to move any of the axis at all not from the ulticontroller or CURA. I will ask for a new board , there could be all sorts of things wrong with it so I rather not mess with it just will ask for a new board now that I know that those drivers and possible the voltage reg is messed up.