Replace the original extruder with BMG
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:52 am
Hi I would like to upgrade the extruder to be able to print flexible filaments with a BMG.
I understood that once this hardware modification has been made I have to intervene on the firmware to reverse the rotation of the extruder motor but I have doubts about it.
since mine has a GT2560 v3.5 card (from the display) but I think it is a v4.0 to check I have to disassemble the bottom and see what it shows on the printed circuit.
The first question is, which source firmware should I download, in order to have the one updated at least as much as the original one on my very recent A20?
I understand that the source firmware available on this forum is a bit old compared to the .hex one and I would not want to lose the functions implemented on the current one such as the filament change or worse still all the parameters that allow the printer to function well in this moment.
The second doubt however is, if I want to return with a traditional extruder, can I subsequently install the updated .hex version and is this identical to the one currently on my A20?
I understood that once this hardware modification has been made I have to intervene on the firmware to reverse the rotation of the extruder motor but I have doubts about it.
since mine has a GT2560 v3.5 card (from the display) but I think it is a v4.0 to check I have to disassemble the bottom and see what it shows on the printed circuit.
The first question is, which source firmware should I download, in order to have the one updated at least as much as the original one on my very recent A20?
I understand that the source firmware available on this forum is a bit old compared to the .hex one and I would not want to lose the functions implemented on the current one such as the filament change or worse still all the parameters that allow the printer to function well in this moment.
The second doubt however is, if I want to return with a traditional extruder, can I subsequently install the updated .hex version and is this identical to the one currently on my A20?