Newb conceding defeat and in need of help ender 3

[RobertR728]

TY for the link i will definitely read thru it. its my first printer and my screen was broke and it wouldn't connect. the drivers did give a virtual com port to USB interface.
i didn't know if connection was/is possible with a broken screen.

Turns out that the replacement MB was also defective and the replacement for the replacement fixed the scree. tho i haven't tested yet to see if i can communicate to it now that has a functioning screen..
I knew it was possibly a broken printer cuz someone returned it but the seller sent me all the parts to fix it for free. and the price (139$ shipped)i couldn't pass on it.
Probably not the smartest idea for a Newb to buy a broken one to start off with but its time for me to enter this oh lets call it a hobby for me anyways.
Nobody has ever accused me of being smart ? and in the end ill learn and i like to tinker.

[Roberts_Clif]

Well as one who has purchased 2 broken 3D Printers from E-Bay for a greatly reduced price, where the original purchasers could not get them working.
I commend you. As one who has always been able to assimilate information quickly, knowing how to find information required to complete a project.

Welcome to this New Innovation of 3D Printers. Read all the post there is lots more information on the forums to make that very 1st perfect 3D Print.
Started reading the forums for over two year now. Helping others with the knowledge I have learned to get their 3D Printers into best working condition.
While learning at a highly accelerated rate myself. An Have learned more real life 3D Printer knowledge in this time than most could ever teach.

So Stick around, learn an share your knowledge with the rest of us as we help to expand the very innovative new technology of 3D Printing.

[AutoWiz]

...ill learn and i like to tinker.

So then fix your broken screen. I am glad you got it half woking but the colors are still broken and so is the touch feature. I mean it is almost 2019. We should not use knobs, dials, and buttons next to a screen. Doing this is so easy today because others have already done all the work for you. Someone else already applied this conversion to your ender 3 and they designed a really cool mount for the screen and then posted it up on thingiverse for all the world to download and print out for free. That mount is right here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3025608

And then after that you might want to change out those wheels that roll up and down the aluminum extrusion with some higher quality PC(polycarbonate) wheels. I got all mine from 3dvice.co right here: https://3dvice.co/