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    Solved Extruder heating up, then cooling back down when it starts to print.

    I would upgrade it, but it isn't my printer. I will more than likely buy my own at some point and do all of these things before I really start...
    Post by: Demoux, Feb 2, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Extruder heating up, then cooling back down when it starts to print.

    They sure are. If I have any solder left back at home I will do a quick fix, but I will still order some new ones. Them being as fragile as they...
    Post by: Demoux, Feb 2, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Extruder heating up, then cooling back down when it starts to print.

    Much thanks. I'll order a few tonight. Let me change the thread to resolved. Thanks for everyones help. Glad to pinpoint the problem for sure.
    Post by: Demoux, Feb 2, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Extruder heating up, then cooling back down when it starts to print.

    It was the thermistor. I noticed the black cover was kind of hard to pull back over the red wire, so I pulled it back a bit and somehow the red...
    Post by: Demoux, Feb 2, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Extruder heating up, then cooling back down when it starts to print.

    The thermistor is reading fine. When I tell it to preheat, the temperature slowly climbs like it usually does. When it gets that error after...
    Post by: Demoux, Feb 1, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Extruder heating up, then cooling back down when it starts to print.

    Well the problem isn't so much with the bed. When I start the print the bed heats fine. The bed isn't the problem, its the extruder. It heats fine...
    Post by: Demoux, Feb 1, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Extruder heating up, then cooling back down when it starts to print.

    G28 ; home all axes G29 G1 Z5 F5000 ; lift nozzle M109 S[temperature] ; set the extruder temp and wait G28 Z0 ; Home Z again in case there was...
    Post by: Demoux, Feb 1, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Extruder heating up, then cooling back down when it starts to print.

    Here's a log. I turned the printer on, connected, and preheated. A noteable error that I am getting on the console is <-Error:Extruder switched...
    Post by: Demoux, Feb 1, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Extruder heating up, then cooling back down when it starts to print.

    Done. The bed preheats fine. it stops heating if I start to preheat the extruder, however.
    Post by: Demoux, Feb 1, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Extruder heating up, then cooling back down when it starts to print.

    I can check the console log tomorrow. As I said, it is a school printer. I will post a log if possible. I am running a heated bed. It runs at...
    Post by: Demoux, Jan 31, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Extruder heating up, then cooling back down when it starts to print.

    Before I start, this printer is a school printer owned by my computers teacher. I unboxed it, set it up and got it running, and have been...
    Thread by: Demoux, Jan 29, 2016, 33 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting