Hi all,
Have a simple metal with some minor updates. New board, new hot end, but in essence stock.
Since coming to Kansas it has developed a new problem.
Starts and runs normally and after about five or six layers, it simply stops.
It keeps regulating the heated bed properly.
Im assuming the hot end is doing the same.
Motion stops.
The section on Cura that give the status report starts off with this...
< Bed x: 20.00 y: 142.00 z: 0.13
< Bed x: 20.00 y: 10.00 z: 0.64
< Bed x: 142.00 y: 10.00 z: 0.62
< echo:endstops hit: Z:0.62
when the print starts it shows the above, and when it stops nothing new is added.
If the USB cable is un plugged during a run, I get a message about that. (don't use the memory wafer feature)
USB cable seems good, as do the sockets.
Fairly sure about the power supply.
Suppose I can hang a scope on it and have it record drop outs.
Built a 'meter' house that watches unit voltage and current draw, those readings are normal.
12 volts up to 7 amps or so when everything is running.
Been that way since I put the meter on.
Don't think that is the issue.
Did some reading here.
Seems thermister issues can do this.
Can hang a scope probe on them as well if I have to.
In other reading it could be a firmware bug.
With PBHQ off line, I have no idea where to get that from or how to re flash the printer. (More high voltage analog than a digital dude.)
Gave the flexible wires a tug,
Had to replace some of those in the past when they fatigue out.
The unit stayed working.
Open to ideas and things to test.
Thanks in advance.
Jack Crow now in Kansas.