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    Unanswered Print keeps pulling PEI sheet off of bed, what can i do

    Ive been printing a wide print in PETG, it takes up most of the buildspace, but its not very tall, however its tall enough that it lifts off the...
    Thread by: robocad, May 28, 2016, 4 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Hotend wont heat up

    It turned out the heater wire going into the cylinder came out of its metal crimp sleeve, i jammed it back in but it wont go in all the way so its...
    Post by: robocad, May 28, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Hotend wont heat up

    I was just using it and now it wont heat up, i just got this printer, do these things burn out rapidly or something?
    Thread by: robocad, May 23, 2016, 4 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved What can i do when autobedlevel just isnt working?

    No, this is not how it works, this is how we'd like to think it works and how its sold as, but if this was how it works then there would be no...
    Post by: robocad, May 23, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved What can i do when autobedlevel just isnt working?

    Well i figured out what auto bed leveling actually does. I had shimmed my plate using sections of tape which got my test print 95% accurate...
    Post by: robocad, May 18, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved What can i do when autobedlevel just isnt working?

    Ive been doing tests with and without autoleveling by restarting the printer and giving the eeprom time to empty out, im not seeing any...
    Post by: robocad, May 16, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unanswered NOOB questions on first layers/leveling

    The squished down will actually produce a better adhesion depending on you filament and bed type, but this is what autobedleveling is for. You can...
    Post by: robocad, May 16, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unresolved What can i do when autobedlevel just isnt working?

    I got it set to 10 x 10 points and when it lays down the brim around the perimeter of the bed some sections stroodle out and dont adhere and...
    Thread by: robocad, May 16, 2016, 9 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Prometheus Hot End - Indigogo Project

    Perhaps but then you would think that adjusting the steps would have some effect, but it behaves as if adjusting the steps has no effect at all.
    Post by: robocad, May 13, 2016 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Prometheus Hot End - Indigogo Project

    Thats not a bad idea, i'll return this and someone else can figure out the settings required to make it work properly on a robo, i certainly dont...
    Post by: robocad, May 13, 2016 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Prometheus Hot End - Indigogo Project

    Yes i did do a PID autotune for each one, the temperatures stayed flat at 250C throughout. However the 100mm extrusion test from tomsguide, this...
    Post by: robocad, May 12, 2016 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Prometheus Hot End - Indigogo Project

    ////////////// Having printed a bit on these hotends ive had jams on both, on the v2 the first time i used it and on the v6 a few days into using...
    Post by: robocad, May 12, 2016 in forum: Mods and Upgrades