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Solved Hotend wont heat up

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  1. robocad

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    I was just using it and now it wont heat up, i just got this printer, do these things burn out rapidly or something?
     
    #1 robocad, May 23, 2016
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    Console log?
    Any errors?
     
    #2 mark tomlinson, May 24, 2016
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    Simply saying 'it won't heat up' is like saying 'my car won't start'

    :)

    Could be any number of things (even a lack of gas)
     
    #3 mark tomlinson, May 24, 2016
  4. Geof

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    these things? The robo? No. The hexagon hotend? not really. I think i broke 3 thermistors and 1 heater and they were all my fault due to lack of... lets say care on my end lol.

    What temp does the hotend show without being heated? 18 or so? or 280 or 0? As mark said the error log is a good place to start. (should be a max or min temp error)
     
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  5. robocad

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    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 working for now
     
    #5 robocad, May 28, 2016
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