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07-02-2020, 08:40 AM #1
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Can I use a Creality 3D printer board on Alfawise U30
Hello everyone,I hope this has not been already asked on the forum, but I was not able to find an answer for it.Background: I have an Alfawise U30 printer purchased from Gearbest, and the board on it got fried when I started it once and now it does not work anymore. The support over Gearbest agreed to send me a replacement for the board but they have not received it in stock, and then they made a refund for a certain amount, that is the equivalent of the board. On this, I have placed a new order for the board but more than 50 days have passed and they have not even shipped the part as it is still out of stock.Question: My question would be, Can I use a Creality Ender 3 or other board and display, to control the hardware, extruder, stepper motors of the Alfawise U30? Or could I set up a Raspberry Pi printer, that can use the hardware?
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07-03-2020, 06:25 AM #2
well looking at it - it's pretty much an ender 3 clone - so - yep any screen and board combo that would work for the ender 3 should work for yours.
Biqu are probably the best supplier at the moment (got a board, screen and stepper driver set in under 2 weeks in may) and one of the skr - board and screen combo's.
Think they use the e3 for enders.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BIGTREETE...UAAOSwmv1e1fhb
Mind you, check connestors - there's probably nothing wrong with the existing screen.
You should just be able to drop the alfawise firmware on that and plug and go.Last edited by curious aardvark; 07-03-2020 at 06:31 AM.
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07-06-2020, 07:45 AM #3
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Thank you curious aardvark for the tip, i was thinking that a combo like this might work, but i will try to investigate more on this matter and if they are compatible and it works i will post my findings here.
The screen would need to be changed for me, because of the connector it uses, it is a very thin ribbon like those used in smartphones connectors and not like the Ender 3 one.
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07-06-2020, 10:04 AM #4
Ah - then waht you want is the skr turbo 1.4
that comes with a screen that connects with a ribbon cable :-)
Sounds like the same thing.
Is there any writing on the board you currently have ?
failing that - got a picture and I can compare yours with the skr1.4 turbo and screen I have.
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07-06-2020, 04:39 PM #5
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I had a look at that board, but i do not really see a ribbon like that.
Below are 2 images of my board.
IMG_20200421_132016.jpgIMG_20200421_132031.jpg
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07-07-2020, 08:29 AM #6
Ah - I'll go check - might be the setup on the sapphire pro. I've definitely got a screen with one of those cables on something I got recently.
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