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So I've seen several printers that do this - they are all old. They've all printed kilometers of filament. I think you can safely ignore it for another year or so.
I've heard some people say that the plastic that holds the motors bends slowly over the years and then the belt isn't as straight as ideal and the noise somehow comes form the belt maybe? Or from the steppers?
I don't know but I know a few printers that do this and they still print great.
If you push the head around by hand and listen, then loosen the 4 screws that hold the motor in place the sound goes away. That still doesn't tell me what causes the sound. It could be bearings, motor, or belt.
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S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
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This update is for...
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Temperature status. During print preparation, the temperatures of the print cores and build plate will be shown on the display. This gives a better indication of the progress and remaining wait time. Save log files in paused state. It is now possible to save the printer's log files to USB if the currently active print job is paused. Previously, the Dump logs to USB option was only enabled if the printer was in idle state. Confirm print removal via Digital Factory. If the printer is connected to the Digital Factory, it is now possible to confirm the removal of a previous print job via the Digital Factory interface. This is useful in situations where the build plate is clear, but the operator forgot to select Confirm removal on the printer’s display. Visit this page for more information about this feature.
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So I've seen several printers that do this - they are all old. They've all printed kilometers of filament. I think you can safely ignore it for another year or so.
I've heard some people say that the plastic that holds the motors bends slowly over the years and then the belt isn't as straight as ideal and the noise somehow comes form the belt maybe? Or from the steppers?
I don't know but I know a few printers that do this and they still print great.
If you push the head around by hand and listen, then loosen the 4 screws that hold the motor in place the sound goes away. That still doesn't tell me what causes the sound. It could be bearings, motor, or belt.
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