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Unanswered Printer Stops in the middle of a print job

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  1. Kyna

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    I have had this happen on two different files. About 1 hour and 50 min into the print job...the printer just stops and hangs on the object its printing. No errors shown on my computer...anyone know why and what I can do to fix this ?
     
    #1 Kyna, Apr 3, 2016
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    The GCode console shows no errors?

    Without knowing that the best guess is a USB communications failure.
    Try another cable (a better one).
     
    #2 mark tomlinson, Apr 3, 2016
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    Thank you Mark, Can I find the GCode within MatterControl software ? I havnt looked at it before. Its all new to me, but eager to learn.
     
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    I found it..ill try again and see what it says..
     
    #4 Kyna, Apr 3, 2016
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    Good, I can't help you with MatterControl (I do not use it) but we can eliminate a hardware problem.
     
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    Thank you...it will be another hour and a half before the machine hangs at the spot..
     
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    You may have to scroll back through the GCode console log to find the error once it pops up.
    There should be a way to do that or to export the entire log file and use notepad or something similar.
    We want to see the first occurrence of any errors since that is where the actual information will be displayed.

    Good luck
     
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    When Im scrolling through, am I looking for the actual word "error" ?
     
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    Yes, that will be part of the message.
     
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    Something like this:

    <-ok T:209.1 /210.0 B:69.5 /70.0 T0:209.1 /210.0 @:83 B@:127 [1364.140]
    ->N8746 G1 X95.66 Y111.21 E1197.88751*92 [1364.141]
    <-ok [1364.149]
    ->N8759 G1 X98.88 Y113.18 E1198.03308*83 [1364.244]
    <-Error:Extruder switched off. Temperature fell too much during print! [1364.841]
    <-Error: Printer stopped due to errors. Fix the error and use M999 to restart. (Temperature is reset. Set it after restarting) [1364.905]
    <-Printer stopped due to errors. Fix the error and use M999 to restart. (Temperature is reset. Set it after restarting) [1365.046]
     
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    or whatever error it really is, that is an example
     
    #11 mark tomlinson, Apr 3, 2016
  12. Kyna

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    Interesting, the print didn't fail this time . However before I started the print I replugged the USB cord into the computer....I did notice the table that my 3D printer sits on does shake quite a bit at times, so maybe its shaking the USB connection loose.
    I have learned lots today , and Im sure I will learn a ton more.
    Thank you so much for your time, especially on a Sunday.
    Cheers
     
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    This and freeing up my MacBook Pro is the reason I print untethered. It is easier in S3D, but you can do it in MC as well. This would eliminate the USB issues, especially for those 24+ hour print jobs.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
     
    #13 GAmbrosio, Apr 4, 2016
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    Check to make sure the fan on the bottom is running cooling your ramps. Mine had intermittent issues and would shut down
     
    #14 Geof, Apr 4, 2016

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