HK Turnigy Fabrikator - Upper layers not solid

[PhilippG]

PROBLEM SOLVED!!!

I pried of the pinheader for D8 and D9 on the Arduino and discovered, that the metal-contact of D8 inside the pinheader had one half of the contact in D8 and one in D9, so it bridged the two pins.

A faulty pinheader caused all of this.
I desoldered the header and added a new one. Now my printer runs like a beast :-)

I have flashed the firmware joop posted. I seems to work better than the original one!

Thank you to everyone, who tried to help

[joop1987]

If anyone has any good settings for ABS, please post them. I'm still paying around to get the perfect print.

[PhilippG]

So, i have had a few days to play around with the settings.

I had to buy Buildtak Platform tape, otherwise the print would not stick.

Using NuNus ABS Filament, the following settings work for me:

Software: Cura 14.12

Settings 1
Settings 2

The Bed-Temperature might be too high, my prints are very hard to get off. I am trying with lower Bed-Temps right now.

[milcent]

Hello PhilippG i had some problems with my HK 3D Printer too. They seem to come from the RAMP board, not the arduino. I am waiting for a replacement board from HK .... Will share my feedback when all settings up and running again

[PhilippG]

Hope your board arrives soon :-)

I have run into some problems with ABS, too.
So my settings might be used with caution.

I will update the settings, if i find a solution to my current problem.

Link to my other Thread: http://3dprintboard.com/showthread.p...0643#post60643

[milcent]

After 6 weeks of request and patience, i just heard from HK they have no news from their supplier just to replace the arduino+RAMP board. I am afraid we wont get any support from them with this product. I have to send it back in UK, 50€ shipping cost which is the price of pieces to replace but i dont want to loos guarantee. So i will ship it this week and expect either a replacement with one working or money back + cost for shipping back.
By the way is the printer still working and giving satisfaction ? I had a good start only for few hours so i cannot make a good opinion by myself.

[joop1987]

The printer is OK. But you have to figure everything out yourself. No support anywhere. Treat it like a home made kit. If you have the original extruder, don't print higher than 240 or it will have a melt down. I burned out the 5V regulator on two Mega 2560 boards. So now I power the Mega 2560 externally through USB. I think the LCD draws too much current for the stock 5V regulator.

I finally got my printing decent using ABS. I'm had to change the extruder esteps/mm from 95 to 83.7. And I'm using Cura with 95 flow(%).

Don't bother dealing with Hobby King. Just get replacements from Banggood. Cheap and free shipping. I see your using Euro's so get it from the UK warehouse and not pay VAT.


http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-War...-Uk-88389.html

http://eu.banggood.com/Wholesale-War...-Uk-73020.html

[PhilippG]

Since milcent postet also in the other thread, we might want to shift our conversation to that thread and close the topic here.

Link: http://3dprintboard.com/showthread.p...0643#post60643

[walksonsun]

[QUOTE=PhilippG;57671]Hi there,
i got my first printer a few days ago.
Had to fiddle around some time to get it working, but now it starts to print.

My problem however is, that from about 3mm above the bed on, the print is no longer solid. There are no solid walls or ceilings. It just is some sort of wireframe.
Here i have linked a picture of 2 printed objects.

http://ablage.gromotka.eu/IMAG0124.jpg

The Object itself was downloaded from Thingiverse.

I am using Cura 12.12 and 1.76mm PLA.
The printer has a 0.4mm Nozzle.

My settings are (in the order of display in cure):
Layer-thickness:0.1mm
Outer shell width: 1.2mm
Retract: yes

Filling top/bottom: 1.2mm
Filling: 40%

Speed: 50 mm/s
Print-temp: 190C
Bed-Temp: 70C

Support: none
Platform adhesion: none

Diameter of material: 1.76
Feeding (?): 100%

I will start trying to find the cause on my own, but maybe someone here could give me a hint on what causes my problem.

Greetings
dump the 15 version of cura and load the older version 14. there is a bug in the 15. i had the same problem and doing this fixed it

[walksonsun]

dump the 15 version of cura and load the older version 14. there is a bug in the 15. i had the same problem and doing this fixed it