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  1. Fortune

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    Been having lots of problems lately between breakdowns and waiting on parts....But I finally have my printer up and running again but when I try to print using Cura everything is running but the motor for the extruder isn't. If I try running a print using Matter Control it will though (Just havn't had much luck using it compared to Cura). Any suggestions? I am using Cura 15.01
     
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    Well I just finished downloading the file and Aduino followed the instructions and uploaded to attempted to run and print and is still doing the same thing....
     
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    What temp are you printing at
     
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    210 for hot end and 60 for bed
     
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    If you enable the pronterfaceUI can you heat things up and tell it to extrude?
     
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    Yes it does extrude when I tried it when I told it to
     
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    Watch the log and see if it has errors while printing
     
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    I have noticed that the stepper motor stays locked when it is running
     
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    What does that mean?
     
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    Only thing I see in the window why they printer is running is
    < echo:Unknown command: ""
     
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    If I try to manually turn the gear for extruder that meshes with stepper motor it will not turn
     
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    When you try and print do you see any errors in the log?
     
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    No I just tried running a print and the window for the pronterfaceUI where you can control it I didn't see any error messages or anything thing at all except for < echo:Unknown command: "" at the very top
     
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    Can you upload the gcode you're trying to run
     
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    Sorry just got home from work this is the G-Code that I am running
    ;Sliced at: {day} {date} {time}
    ;Basic settings: Layer height: {layer_height} Walls: {wall_thickness} Fill: {fill_density}
    ;Print time: {print_time}
    ;Filament used: {filament_amount}m {filament_weight}g
    ;Filament cost: {filament_cost}
    ;M190 S{print_bed_temperature} ;Uncomment to add your own bed temperature line
    ;M109 S{print_temperature} ;Uncomment to add your own temperature line
    G21 ;metric values
    G90 ;absolute positioning
    M82 ;set extruder to absolute mode
    M107 ;start with the fan off
    G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops
    G28 Z0 ;move Z to min endstops
    G1 Z15.0 F{travel_speed} ;move the platform down 15mm
    G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length
    G1 F200 E3 ;extrude 3mm of feed stock
    G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length again
    G1 F{travel_speed}
    ;Put printing message on LCD screen
    M117 Printing...
     
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    That's just the startup. Use the save gcode option in the file menu
     
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    I saved it why running but how do I view it to copy and upload?
     
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    Why it was running the last attempt in the error log it did have
    < echo:Active Extruder: 0
     
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    Click the Upload file option.
     

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