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Sep 2016

I think we all want to join the refund group .2 days to load the software for it still not to work is ridiculous!

Hi G,

What problems are you having. I just started a print and it stalls for no reason after a few seconds/minutes.

For info our build is shown in the attached. The base cover is off because I anticipate that a new board is required - can’t update the firmware on this one.

Out of interest I bought a RepRap DIY from china (£200 quid’ish) as my first 3d printer earlier this year. It looks like something from Robot Wars (after the battle that is) but it trumps all over the V3 for print size, ease of construction and software compatibility.

Hi Fawksey,

I was also diagnosed with a faulty board.

It took them around 6 weeks to send out a replacement, which solved the original problem.

Unfortunately the new board came ready with its own problems which differ to the original problems!

Just sent an email to the tech and received automated response that I will be contacted within 24 hrs!

I am keeping all correspondence should it be needed for court action later.

The email reads…

Having phoned earlier I was told that you would be in touch within a few hours.

Obviously I am aware that others seem to be having similar if not the same issues as myself which could explain the long delay in receiving assistance.

Having invested a lot of time and money in this product I must admit that I find the lack of backup service a bit disappointing. I am at the point of completing the build and trying to set it up along side the laptop (recent purchase and running windows 10). The green button on the front of the machine is constant green and all the fans are working but that is it. Connecting to the printer and trying to update the software is not possible as it changes from ‘disconnected’ to ‘idle’ then a pause, after a few seconds I get the message ‘4 commands waiting’ then a longer pause then ‘unable to connect do you want to open the settings to check connection’, have done this several times to find that the comms port is correct with the usb connection. I have disabled them and re enabled, uninstalled and reinstalled, rebooted, checked all wiring connections, tried a different cable.

It seems that the problem is with the boards as all the power lights are working ok from the power, small board (red led) and the print head. The pause button just remains green and does nothing when pressed.

Yesterday I was able to get the board moving and went to calibrate it but found that when raising the bed, according to the test points that it would in fact strike the clip that holds the board in place, but i think that we need to resolve the communication problem first.

I will be available all day Friday 30 Oct to receive your call on either the number that was forwarded to you (01883 371270) or my mobile which is listed below.

Look forward to hearing from you soon.

Barry

(Account PR003261)