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Crashing Ultimaker 3 extended - possible power issue
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· Crashing Ultimaker 3 extended - possible power issue
This is 90% chance of being the power brick. Those things are not as reliable as one would expect. Some work great. Some don't. I would contact your reseller and insist they give you a new one to try (much cheaper than shipping your whole printer back I assume).
You can also just buy one. They are a bit pricey but that may be your fastest solution to a working printer if time is worth more than money.
Um used to ship with this power supply:
GS220A24-R7B
And around when the UM3 came out they started shipping this one:
GST220A24-R7B
The one without the "T" seems so much more reliable. Both are the same wattage. The same amperage. The same voltage. The same power. But the "T" version seems to shut down more often under full load (bed heating and at least one core heating). I relegated my "T" supply to my um2go which doesn't need as much power.
Some of the non "T" supplies also have intermittent issues but not as bad as the "T" ones as far as I can tell from user reports on the forum and elsewhere.
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This is 90% chance of being the power brick. Those things are not as reliable as one would expect. Some work great. Some don't. I would contact your reseller and insist they give you a new one to try (much cheaper than shipping your whole printer back I assume).
You can also just buy one. They are a bit pricey but that may be your fastest solution to a working printer if time is worth more than money.
Um used to ship with this power supply:
GS220A24-R7B
And around when the UM3 came out they started shipping this one:
GST220A24-R7B
The one without the "T" seems so much more reliable. Both are the same wattage. The same amperage. The same voltage. The same power. But the "T" version seems to shut down more often under full load (bed heating and at least one core heating). I relegated my "T" supply to my um2go which doesn't need as much power.
Some of the non "T" supplies also have intermittent issues but not as bad as the "T" ones as far as I can tell from user reports on the forum and elsewhere.
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Thank you Gr5. Great advice and I will let you know how I get on with the supplier and/or power brick
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