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    Mosquito hotends?

    Those numbers look very close (as in "identical") to the E3D : https://e3d-online.dozuki.com/Document/Ztd4NlQ3MF2x61nj/V6-175-SINK.pdf So it is...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 29, 2020 at 8:00 AM in forum: General Questions
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    Robo R2 Black/Grey Screen

    It was a bit if a reach, the problem is still most certainly in the controller and/or the LCD. The LCD is a prime suspect, but so is the controller.
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 28, 2020 at 11:52 AM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Robo R2 Black/Grey Screen

    In your shoes I'd probably just get the replacement C2 board and a new LCD (because those die too...)
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 27, 2020 at 3:36 PM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Robo R2 Black/Grey Screen

    The C2 mainboard is pretty much the same, but if you are leery of it or want to make a real change, PartsBuilt has a kit that will allow you to...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 27, 2020 at 3:35 PM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved Flexible TPU issue

    4 year old thread ... I imagine they have sorted it now.
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 27, 2020 at 5:52 AM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Mosquito hotends?

    Yes, exactly. The spacing is different on the Hexagon than the E3D and it may well be different from the Mosquito as well.
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 26, 2020 at 9:44 AM in forum: General Questions
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    Kinda-sorta not off-topic, but...

    https://plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/arc_welder/
    Thread by: mark tomlinson, Oct 26, 2020 at 8:58 AM, 0 replies, in forum: Off Topic
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    Mosquito hotends?

    I haven't, but someone may have. I am thinking that without building a new one the existing carriage for the hotend will not fit -- you can't use...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 26, 2020 at 7:54 AM in forum: General Questions
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    Unresolved Print looks like sandpaper

    Start eliminating things, it may be something less obvious. What is common among all of the printers and models? If you print a calibration cube...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 24, 2020 at 4:04 PM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Outer wall 'delaminations'

    I use 40w heater cores in all of the extruders we have. They are standard (i.e. fit any hotend) and can be had in 12v or 24v variety.
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 24, 2020 at 1:14 PM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Outer wall 'delaminations'

    Visual troubleshooting: ---------------------- https://www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting/ and :...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 24, 2020 at 6:55 AM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Outer wall 'delaminations'

    I would suggest slowing down the print speed a bit. Usually I point people to the 3 visual troubleshooting guides, but I don't see this sort of...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 24, 2020 at 6:55 AM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Under extrusion, a lot...

    At some point I imagine PartsBuilt may have trouble sourcing them and all that will be left is swapping for a new controller set. We do have the...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 23, 2020 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    R2 Ir probe

    As far as I know you are correct -- there is no code on the sensor board itself, it is just a (slightly) fancier switch.
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Oct 23, 2020 in forum: Troubleshooting