It have Arrived. Checked so all parts was ok and there. Looks good so far. With three kids at home i have to leave it for later. Thanx to you guys i at least know where to start and i will change some of the parts at once.
As expected that’s a GT2560 board in case you were wondering! There, I saved you about an hour of internet rummaging
As a rough guide it took me about 4 hours to assemble my first printer but that may be because I was very familiar with the design due to the amount of research I did beforehand… but it shouldn’t take you too long!
One of the first things you may want to print are some self centering Z couplers.
If you go onto my 3Dhubs page or look me up as Acrimonious Mirth on Thingiverse you’ll see both parts I’ve designed for the same printer build as well as collections of mine that include the Z coupler and printed spares and stuff. You may find those useful
Also the wires going to your X carriage… wrap those in spiral wrap or even electrical tape to keep them tidy and stop them rubbing on the frame as you use the machine. Also get a decent sized fan and search “MOAB GT2560” and your fan size which should get some results for fan mounts that clip onto your motherboard. Keeps things nice and cool!
I hope this isn’t too overwhelming, but we’re always here if you need any help! Having been where you are though, my Thingiverse may help you a lot
I will check them out after the build is done the parts for z axel. I will have 15 minutes here and there with kids home so might take a couple of days. Probably i will post here and give a shout if (when) i get stuck.
Hi again. Its built. Wires everywhere still but eill sort that out after i find what i did wrong… There are a lot of images on gt2560 but whatever i look its the wrong connections. I dont know where rhe steppermotors are supposed to be. Took it by chance and so also with everything else. The z axel is up down or back and forth? And what is the other axels? Guess i sleept on that math lesson… I got a faul also on display. Says error mintemp. Hope you could find the time for this.
It’s worth noting that the 3 sensor inputs and 3 heater controller outputs are mapped in the software so in theory could be different between different builds/variants.
Best to confirm the sensors are correct resistance, wires ok and start from there. You can also buzz the heater wires for good connection, not sure what resistance they should have - probably pretty low.
Putting a volt meter on the heater output when preheating will also tell you if the heater is being supplied any voltage. This is a PWM output so the value will vary but again your really looking for something or nothing.
Apologies, if I’m telling my granny how to such eggs on the electronics.
Next issue Downloaded drivers and repetier 1.6.2 and manually tried everything. The z axel only moves on one side. If i take it out of the motherboard the other one can move. Any ideas? Thx
Make sure the both Z motor cable has the same orientation in the motherboard (same order of cable colors also), if the 2 motors don’t work together,it means the motor driver doesn’t have enough power for the 2 motors adjust the small potentiometer to give it more current:
Downloaded drivers and repetier 1.6.2 and manually tried everything. The z axel only moves on one side. If i take it out of the motherboard the other one can move. Any ideas? Thx