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Ultimaker 3 misses print head change position resulting in disaster...
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· Ultimaker 3 misses print head change position resulting in disaster...
Oh an easy question! Yay!
So this is from memory but I think it's under "maintenance" somewhere and then "calibrate lift switch" (the switch that lifts the right side print core).
The procedure is extremely simple and quick. At some point you just push the print head around until the lift switch is in that slot and click a button. That's it. Do it a few times and test as it's trickier than you think but it's pretty darn simple.
There is also something called "reset to factory defaults". Something like that. That resets *all* of these positions. I don't know how this could have been messed up other than a bit got flipped somewhere so I'm wondering how many other things are messed up on the "hard drive" (it's a solid state drive). I wouldn't do "reset to factory defaults" unless there are other issues because then you lose all kinds of useful information and have to calibrate lots of other things.
Occasionally, on these printers with SSD, you have to reinstall the firmware. Yes the SSD remaps all bad blocks but it doesn't know what the old values were before they got corrupted so you have to reinstall the firmware occasionally. Everytime you update the firmware it also reinstalls all the firmware and will do so into the remapped "good" blocks on the SSD.
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S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
(Sorry, was out of office when this released)
This update is for...
All UltiMaker S series
New features
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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gr5 2,157
Oh an easy question! Yay!
So this is from memory but I think it's under "maintenance" somewhere and then "calibrate lift switch" (the switch that lifts the right side print core).
The procedure is extremely simple and quick. At some point you just push the print head around until the lift switch is in that slot and click a button. That's it. Do it a few times and test as it's trickier than you think but it's pretty darn simple.
There is also something called "reset to factory defaults". Something like that. That resets *all* of these positions. I don't know how this could have been messed up other than a bit got flipped somewhere so I'm wondering how many other things are messed up on the "hard drive" (it's a solid state drive). I wouldn't do "reset to factory defaults" unless there are other issues because then you lose all kinds of useful information and have to calibrate lots of other things.
Occasionally, on these printers with SSD, you have to reinstall the firmware. Yes the SSD remaps all bad blocks but it doesn't know what the old values were before they got corrupted so you have to reinstall the firmware occasionally. Everytime you update the firmware it also reinstalls all the firmware and will do so into the remapped "good" blocks on the SSD.
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Helvetosaur 5
Cool, I will go in and try that tomorrow and post back here, thanks!
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Helvetosaur 5
OK, that was indeed the problem, machine is now running correctly, thanks again!
I now have a problem with the other machine 😞 , will post a new topic..
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