Printer Freezing Within Minutes of Starting Print

[Txjeeptj]

Contacted FlashForge, they are sending me a new motherboard. Will update w/ results.

[Txjeeptj]

Contacted FlashForge, they are sending me a new motherboard. Will update w/ results.

Annndd the new motherboard didn't do anything.... Problem still exists.

Ruled out the print file, as they printed the same x3g that I am trying to print (except they printed it successfully).

Any ideas???????????????????????? I'm about to give up. Could a bad stepper motor cause a freeze up? - the printer automatically reboots 80% of the time it freezes. The other 20% it will freeze and all heaters will stay on (dangerous if left unattended).

I put a thermo gun on the Y-axis stepper motor, it got to about 110 degrees F until print froze. Not sure if that is ok or not.

[Txjeeptj]

Annndd the new motherboard didn't do anything.... Problem still exists.

Ruled out the print file, as they printed the same x3g that I am trying to print (except they printed it successfully).

Any ideas???????????????????????? I'm about to give up. Could a bad stepper motor cause a freeze up? - the printer automatically reboots 80% of the time it freezes. The other 20% it will freeze and all heaters will stay on (dangerous if left unattended).

I put a thermo gun on the Y-axis stepper motor, it got to about 110 degrees F until print froze. Not sure if that is ok or not.

I have ruled out "overheating" of the stepper motors. I designed a large rectangle that covers the entire platform and started the print. It printed it successfully in 2hrs without freezing. The stepper motors both were at 145 degrees F for over an hour.

After thinking that maybe it was a random glitch and that my printer was now working- I tried I print a more complex part immediately after the successful 2hr print.

After 23 minutes of the complex part, the printer froze.


Is there any link to the complexity of the part and printing from SD card? Could the memory of the printer be corrupt?

I am able to print very simple items, but beyond that, the printer freezes/crashes.

Today I will unplug the SD slot/LCD screen/buttons from the motherboard and do a print straight for the laptop via USB. I'm wondering if something within those components are triggering a crash.

[alpha]

Hi there,
I have exactly the same problem as you. and I'm still stuck with it, I've tried everything that may come to mind, nothing useless.. Simple small designs (cubes) print with no problem. bigger more complex designs will stop at a random point, and most of the times the print will shift in a random z level. if I try with USB, I get the "Packet timed out" error.. !!
Have you solved your problem or still suffering as I am ??
Thank you in advance