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Got a reply on another thread I posted in the general forum- 250 ohms is normal. Thank goodness. A good reminder for any other newbies I suppose :P
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I get my threaded hardware from coastal fastners. They supply trade, so supply them with a ready to go list.
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Cheers Grael I did end up going to Coastal fasteners as they were just down the road from me. Pleasantly surprised at how much it cost. Only waiting on the frame to be cut, and the hot end, printed...
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Finally got the frame pieces and brackets, spent all of yesterday and this morning assembling it. Everything is wired up but I have not put mains to it yet. I have plugged the Arduino Mega into the...
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I never tried loading the firmware with just the arduino, I always figured it needed the RAMPS connected, have you been able to load any other files the the arduino? if you have a look at their site...
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The RAMPS is plugged into the Arduino. there is a green flashing LED on the RAMPS near D10. On the Arudiono, a red LED is permanently on, near the middle of the board. A green LED next to the red LED...
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IIRC,you have to install the Arduino driver from their site,not the windblows one.
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Have you checked the COM port settings in Device Manager in your computer? They need to match the Arduino settings.
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Un-install the driver that windows put in, then go to the following link.. [www.nextdayreprap.co.uk] Scroll down to "Documentation", then download one of the build manuals listed. - They are for an i2...
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IT LIVES!!!! Turns out that the clone Mega has a different chip (CH340G) which meant I had to look for 3rd party drivers. Found from another forum that I needed to look for CH341 drivers- found one...
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Tim, any pictures of your build? Where abouts did you source the frame from - or did you make it from scratch? Cheers Colin
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You got stung on the RAMPS at hobby king, I buy stuff there too, but if you went here: [www.dx.com] the much lower price includes free shipping. Delivery is usually about 3 weeks.
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Southrap- I made the frame myself with 17mm ply my builder friend had available- got him to cut it on the table saw. Attached is a photo just before initial testing. Grael, I ended up going for this...
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Tim Great to hear things are working well. Y slippage can happen. If your belt is tensioned it is not likely to be skipping teeth. It is more likely that if your bed is supported by 17mm ply (which it...
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Finally got round to summarising my build. Pretty happy with how things turned out in the end, just need to fine tune for bridging etc, but should probably get a bed fan to get that done properly....
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I may be talking through my hat,but I'm wondering if hanging your 1kg spool of filament there might not distort your z axis? It may be perfectly fine,it's quite thick plywood. As long as it works for...
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I thought it was a fillament guide, but I suppose it could be for that too :P can you give a bit more detail about how your print bed is attached and the leveling system? I'm having trouble with that...
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Clogs, it seems your hat knows a thing or two- I lifted the spool on and off a couple of times and did notice a twist in the frame in the order of 1cm or so. It hadnt affected my prints yet as they...
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