Printable View
I don't believe its the extruder, but I am hearing a quiet "click" on the thing that moves up and down the Y axis. Only in a certain spot it seems, should I be concerned? I took a quick picture of where I mean before I left for work. Attachment 3432
I will get a video when I get home if someone need's it.
Sounds like the belt tensioner maybe hitting something? or even the bearing thats running the Y rod needs some oil..
It's not really too much of a concern unless the clicking actually affects the drive train, like puts friction on it when it's printing, which may present issues with your prints (nothing major, might get some small holes or heavy ridge lines)
I would be taking that top off and really getting in there to see whats making the noise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv6l...ature=youtu.beQuote:
Originally Posted by Geoff
I think it may actually be coming from the part in the right hand corner. What you think? I don't think that it is disrupting the prints. Not 100%, I will keep a eye on that.
wow ok... that's really interesting, I can't seem to time it with any movements that are happening.. gonna have to listen to this one a few times!
Yeah I know, I may send Flashforge a email about it. I just finished another print just fine though. But I could hear it doing it the whole time. Sure does sound like it is coming from that very top right corner though.
I just went through the exact same thing not a day ago. What fixed it for me was to loosen all of the Allen keys on the pulley in the back right corner for the y-axis. Move the head back-and-forth in the y-axis. And then re-tighten the Allen keys fixed a perfectly for me. The belt is hitting the edge of the pulley and that's what's making the taking noise.
I will give that a shot when I get home. Kind of afraid to take things apart when I'm not sure what it will do, ya know :PQuote:
Originally Posted by guitartoys
I was worried too, as I was terrified that in loosening those pulley's that the head would get out of whack with the left belt. But I just carefully made sure that when I moved the head back and forth, that I kept it straight, but it seemed to want to stay straight, due to the design of the brackets.
I did a print immediately after, and it was again quiet as could be, and I got a perfect print.
M
This is helpful, I've been having a similar issue and have not been able to track down where it's coming from. It hasn't affected the prints but it's annoying since it wasn't doing that a month ago. I'll have to take a look tonight when I get home from work.
Thanks!
I tried this last night and I believe it worked. I only had time for a small print, but I didn't notice the click. Although I think I may have another small noise on the X axis one, so I will try it on that also later.Quote:
Originally Posted by cmedrive
If it is only happening on small prints, I would sort of assume that it is belt related, since the belt isnt being rolled as far back and forth with the smaller print and is not finding that Iffy spot on the belt that is clicking. If its not clicking on smaller objects, we can also rule out any bearing clicking noises. The Stepper motors don't generally make a click either, so it's prob not them..Quote:
Originally Posted by Bassna
Mine ticks most of the time on the Y axis. It stops for a while if I tighten the grub screws on the transfer shaft pulleys at the top back but it always comes back again a few hours later.
Weird...
I rarely tighten things, im pretty lazy in that regard.. if it's working, it's working :)
I don't get clicking.. but I do get a very funny "MEOW" noise from my printer now (no joke...)
I kept thinking the cat wanted to come in from outside the other night... I go to the door. he's not there. I hear it again (i'm watching TV in another room) this happens a few times until he walks behind me like "WTF are you doing? " So ok... it's not you. I go into the printer room and on the long X axis extrusions its making this "meow" noise... like a cute little cat, but after 5 hours of printing, it was not so cute :mad: