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12-30-2016, 06:11 PM #1
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Problems with my PowerSpec Ultra 3D printer?
I have PowerSpec Ultra 3D printer that I bought after Christmas last year. Now I have weird problems with it. The right extruder motor makes clicking noises last month and now the left extruder motor makes clicking noises. They stopped extruding filament. I tried swapping cables and I don't know which parts are bad: cables, stepper motors, stepper motors drivers, driver board, or power supply. How can I fix the problem or should I buy a new printer? If I want to buy a new printer, I'm thinking of buying the Makerfarm Pegasus 12 printer.
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12-30-2016, 07:02 PM #2
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Are you sure that there are no clogs? Those steppers hardly go bad.
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12-30-2016, 07:23 PM #3
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The nozzles are not clogged. I can't push the filament through the extruders because they make clicking noises. While I was replacing the fans in front of the extruders du to broken blades, I found a broken wire that came off the connector that plugs into the stepper motors. I thought I fixed it but it didn't work.
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12-30-2016, 07:46 PM #4
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12-30-2016, 08:48 PM #5
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I took the steppers off the machine and tried to run them but they are clicking and the shafts move back and forth slightly. I disconnected the cables from the steppers and I can turn the shafts.
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12-31-2016, 07:30 AM #6
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12-31-2016, 08:31 AM #7
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When I connect the extruder stepper to the X-axis cable, the stepper turns smoothly. I couldn't connect the X-axis stepper to the extruder cable because it was too short. The firmware version is: V2.2 20150612.
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12-31-2016, 08:32 AM #8
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What "make" is the firmware? Marlin?
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12-31-2016, 08:39 AM #9
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I would suggest looking into updating the firmware. May take some research to see what people are doing. Don't know if it will solve your problem but it is generally a good idea to be on the latest firmware version.
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12-31-2016, 08:50 AM #10
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I'm on the latest fireware version. I don't know who makes the fireware. I checked the power supply and it's at the correct voltage of 24V. The names of the boards in the bottom of the printer are:
Flashforge DriveBoard REVF
Flashforge CoreBoard REVJ
five StepDrv 2.1 boards.
The printer is Flashforge Dreamer clone, not Flashforge Creator clone. It has the Flashforge Dreamer electronics in Flashforge Creator chassis/body.
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