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by rickcavanaugh
Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:07 am
Forum: Products FAQ
Topic: x axis and print head steppers not working
Replies: 1
Views: 5134

x axis and print head steppers not working

I have a prusa i3 x with the gt2560 board.

It has worked perfectly for a couple of months and then the print head stepper stopped feeding. The motor would pulse with a slight up and down of the filament, but not enough to feed. I tried replacing the driver board, and then the stepper motor. Now the ...
by rickcavanaugh
Sat Oct 15, 2016 5:12 am
Forum: Extruder
Topic: Problems with temperatures
Replies: 4
Views: 11890

Re: Problems with temperatures

It was the thermistor hitting and then not hitting the heating block. Pulled the wires tighter in the up direction and the problem was solved. Thanks
by rickcavanaugh
Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:10 pm
Forum: Extruder
Topic: Problems with temperatures
Replies: 4
Views: 11890

Re: Problems with temperatures

I don't know which version, how can you tell. It is about 1 month old.

As I mentioned it does not do it all the time. It may do it for 5 minutes and then stop work fine for 2 hours. The temperature jumps up and down 10-20 degrees in a fraction of a second and then 5 minutes later it is fine. Do you ...
by rickcavanaugh
Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:44 am
Forum: Extruder
Topic: Problems with temperatures
Replies: 4
Views: 11890

Problems with temperatures

My print head temperature seems to jump up and down 20C on my i3. It does not do it all of the time. It will jump around for 5 minutes and then the temperature readings will be steady. I have wiggled the wires to see if there is a short or loose connection and this does not trigger the temperature ...