Quote Originally Posted by hutchouk View Post
Well, my controller board is dead already The extruder driver chip seems to have blown. But since it's an all in one board, I cant swap out the driver module. I've messaged the seller hoping to get a replacement.I'm not too disheartened as a direct replacement as it looks like i could put in a proper ramps board for less then ?25 quid and this will hopefully create potential for lots of future upgrades (dual extruder, laser engraver, food 3d printer with syringes). I was hoping to explore the in depth technical side of 3d printing with this machine, just not this soon!
If you need to replace the control board you should consider the MKS gen-L board from MakerBase. You won't find your old ramps board for much less and this is the latest and greatest from MakerBase for our cartesian printers. It uses the same exact marlin you are already used to, it has a small footprint, and it supports the full color touch screen. I don't know why anyone would buy or install anything else today. Here is a link to the first ebay ad I could find for this controller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/MKS-Gen-L-3...cAAOSwL4lbIHFD It will work with the screen you have now, and later whenever you feel like spending the extra change you can always add the touchscreen. here is a link to that: https://www.ebay.com/itm/MKS-TFT32-F...MAAOSwYIxYAIPP It is well worth the upgrade and makes you feel like you have a much higher quality printer when it responds to you touching it's screen. Here is a short video of me playing with this same touchscreen on one of my printers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veQp-ANKWKE It is 2018. We should not have to contend with dials, knobs, or buttons.