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Solved Stops in middle of print "unable to communicate with Printer"

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  1. joea

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    Using Matter control, Windows 7, twice now in longish prints has stopped dead, with the red led on the printer flashing madly, and MC saying it cannot communicate with printer. Trying to reconnect does not succeed.
    Turning printer off and on, next connect attempt works.
     
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  3. joea

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    It has not happened again (so far). I discounted it at first, but it may have been a power glitch caused by a make shift exhaust fan I had in a window to help with the smell. I was fooling with it, turned it on and off at just the time it happened. Looking back, I may have also been messing with it the other time it happened, but cannot be sure.
     
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    If it happens again, immediately check the terminal (you can even copy/paste it into notepad or something if you need).
    Look for the word "error" :)

    Hopefully it was just a ghost in the machine.
     
  5. joea

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    Solved? Dunno. Has not happened again.
     

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