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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    The new motor works. It is fixed now. So happy to have a working printer again. @mark tomlinson thank you for all your help.
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 22, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    Hey @mark tomlinson, I sure do appreciate all your help. I bought the part you suggested and plugged the cable in. I decided to test it with my...
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 21, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    I think my next step is to buy a new extruder motor. I can turn the knob just fine to extrude filament. As soon as the motor starts it sounds...
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 20, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    I use Mattercontrol.
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 17, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    How do I turn off retraction? I see: - Length on Move 3mm - Length on Tool Change 10mm - Speed: 30 mm/s - Z Lift .5mm - Extra Length On Restart...
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 17, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    My painful journey continues... OK that's too dramatic but seriously, I am so ready to buy a new one. I have storm trooper heads and other...
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 16, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    I replaced the bad cable and the weird jamming noise still exists. So, my next step is to replace the Mega 2560 board. If I can connect via usb...
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 10, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    I bought the arduino mega 2560 board from https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CJJKSU6/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. I looked inside...
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 9, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    I am not within the 6-mo warranty period. Can someone tell me what the motor cable is called so I can buy a knockoff? I guess I could take a...
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 7, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    @mark tomlinson yep...thats what I was thinking. I thought the SD card was a long shot but it works. It gave me lots of nice prints. You would...
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 7, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    @Geof about the nozzle being too close, I have been in the process of fixing my z-axis and I think I've got it right now at -0.5. The video is...
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 7, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IiNAnkLxnmuXMK1tz205B6bhG9BbYG7EgA
    Post by: Cindy, Jun 6, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Thingy making loud noises and not extruding

    This is for R1+ I have a link to a video but the forum said my post looked "spam-like" and i cannot post the link. The round wheel that you turn...
    Thread by: Cindy, Jun 6, 2017, 28 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved not sure how this happened...

    I'm up and running again guys. Thanks for all the help! I printed the quick release plate from thingiverse. I really don't want to install it...
    Post by: Cindy, Nov 7, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting