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03-18-2015, 10:55 PM #1
Makerbot 5th gen issues
Hello
Since yesterday, after updating to the current desktop and firmware versions, I've been having problem after problem on the makerbot 5th gen printer. It started yesterday, with error 16 - extruder carraige is disconnected. I googled (better than makerbot support), and found that sometimes shutting down and restarting makes the problem go away. I did just that. Again - same problem. So I set my printer to factory settings, and then my desktop stopped recognizing my printer even with USB, I could not get the printer on my wifi, so there was no connectivity to either my laptop or the internet. Frustration set in and I switched the printer off.
Today, in the morning, I restarted the printer, and it started working nice, as if there had been no problem. I started a print, and went out. When I came back, there was the error that the extruder itself was detached, when it was not. I re-attached it, and resumed the print. This happened 2-3 times more, before the print was complete. Then I started another print, and this time I got the error toolhead command tx failure error 1008. Again, restart. Then I heard a noise, and went to check in. I saw the extruder lying away somewhere on the plate. So I attached the extruder again, and restarted the print this time. But with this print, the extruder comes loose itself every now and then.
Any help would be appreciated. I have opened a support ticket with makerbot too.
thanks
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