Questions tagged [electronics]
Questions about electronic components for 3D printers or 3D printing electronic components.
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Are there any 3D printer boards or expansions that support more than 3 thermistors?
A long time ago, I went through the experience of adding extra thermistors to my 3D printer board. Ultimately, I did get it to work, but it resulted in extra wiring and was not as clean as I would ...
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3D printer G-code problem
I am currently doing a DIY 3D printer using RAMPS1.4 and it works as I have tested all X, Y and Z axis including the extruder extruding filament. I have jogged all the axis using Pronterface Software. ...
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Modified cable for Ender 5+ LCD touchscreen
I wanted to upgrade my Ender 5 plus to a silent board as it makes a lot of noise. So I chose the BTT SKR 3 EZ board and started to configure it. However, in the Marlin configuration, there was a ...
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Repurpose extruder pin(s) for a parts cooling fan?
I recently picked up a second hand/defective 'Renkforce RF100' printer. A pretty obscure German brand. The problem with it was: broken hotend fan cable which caused clogging that the previous user was ...
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Can you 3D print an electrical connection
I am trying to create a two-piece snap-fit or joint using a 3D printer (Resin). After that, I plan to coat the joint with a conductive spray and create an electrical connection when the two pieces are ...
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Is it possible to send/receive serial messages from/to Ender 3 mainboards (not USB!)?
I want to connect an Arduino or similar MCU board to an Ender 3 mainboard and make them communicate. I don't want to use USB. Are there any pins on the controller boards to achieve this?
I found in ...
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PID fails too hot temperature with new hotend on Tevo Tornado
I am new to 3D printing. I had a big issue with the full hotend: thermocouple broke, the fan broke, plastic everywhere... (I don't really know why as hundreds of prints were good before)
Anyway, I ...
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Will a 12 V Stepper motor work at 24 V?
I have a Prusa MK2.5 which runs at 12 V, the Prusa MK3 runs at 24 V.
I noticed that on Prusa's webpage, they list the stepper motors as being compatible with both the MK2 and the MK3 even though they ...
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Pin layout of RAMPS Plus2 board?
I've temporarily acquired two different 3D printers that I'm helping someone reassemble. They are delta style printers that at one point worked great. They were being stored in a large community ...
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What is this stepper motor connector called?
I'm struggling to find the name of a connector I just broke, so I can order a new one.
It's a six pin nylon terminal, that plugs into a set of header pins on a stepper motor.
What do I search for to ...
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My FlashForge Creator Pro has started to spontaneously restart mid-print, begin vibrating, printing along one axis repeatedly, etc
I've changed SD cards, printed from USB connection, upgraded/reloaded firmware and attempted using different software packages. Nothing has worked yet. When connected via USB, I get a "...
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TronXY X5S system (Marlin) - Very Slow menus
This is my board MKS Melzi v2.0 cloned
I replaced the MCU (the actual IC) with new ATmega1284P 16 MHz, because the old MCU was damaged - the reason was that the fan got dusty and the power line ...
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Did I fry my Ender 3 V2 Main Board?
I was replacing the nozzle on my E3D V6 clone and the hotend started turning so I held onto it with pliers while I tightened it.
As I did this, the positive wire of the fan that clips onto the E3D V6 ...
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Do you know the inductor L3 value of the Creality V2.2 controller board?
The extruder stepper 'E' of my Ender 5 stopped working some days ago and by looking at the motherboard I found out the inductor L3 burned.
I have a Creality V2.2 (CR-10S motherboard) and I would like ...
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Ender 3 V2 blank screen and LCD continuous beeping with clicks
So I have been having an ongoing problem with my printer that I just can't solve. I don't usually ask the questions on stack exchanges until my problem gets unsolvable. Unfortunately like this one
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Prusa MK3 heatbed shorted: replace just Einsy or heatbed too?
Prusa MK3 heatbed power cable shorted out (on the Einsy side) and it looks like I need to replace the Einsy. Should I replace the heatbed too? I don’t know electronics well and am worried I will just ...
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How should I connect a separated 5 V source to an Arduino connected to a RAMPS board
I'm going to add a Raspberry Pi to my printer, which requires a 5 V source. I want to take this opportunity to also power the Arduino with that same source, as dropping 12 V -> 5 V is a quite big ...
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Ender 3 v2 hot end fans (nozzle and part cooling fan) not working
Last night I finished printing all the parts for my HeroMe Gen 5 hot end. I decided to just chop off the existing fans and then solder on a JST XH connector to make it easy to change the fans over in ...
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Effects of static on 3D printers & print quality
I manage four 3D Printers for my college's robotics team. They are used pretty constantly throughout the school year; that is, they are used more as manufacturing printers than hobbyist printers. The ...
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Thermistor reading 190 °C constantly
So to set the backdrop of this post, I was cleaning the hotend of a printer (Powerspec i3 Mini v2, which is a Wanhao i3 Mini rebadged and heated bed added) I picked up for cheap. There was some ...
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Can we apply more voltage to a PCB heated bed to get faster heating?
From my understanding, the power of heater must higher than heat dissipate to ambient air so the bed can heat up. The reason why a bed heats up too slowly is due to its heat capacity compared to ...
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Ender 3 ignores signal from optocoupler
Optocoupler used in conjuction with an inductive sensor on a stock Ender 3, wired like this:
Except I also wired a switch to the Z endstop signal and ground.
I don't know the switch pin layout so I ...
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How to wire an LJ18A3-8-Z/BX sensor with an optocoupler to a stock Ender 3?
I have this optocoupler.
and this sensor.
I want to wire them together and use them for auto bed leveling. Note, stock Ender 3 board (Creality v1) has 2 pins for its endstop, not 3, so this:
won't ...
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Hotend not heating
I've a problem with my BQ i3 Hephestos.
I've noticed that in the last few prints that I've experienced some temperature drops every now and then. Yesterday, after 3 of a 4 hours long print, the hotend ...
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Short-circuited heatbed
After some months of good quality prints, since yesterday my heatbed does not heat anymore.
I've a BQ Prusa i3 Hephestos with this heatbed, controlled by this mechanical relay and powered by this ...
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Identifying and Replacing Capacitor
So during one of my initial experiments I accidentally blew up one of my capacitors. Everything else works on the board except the motor control with the blown capacitor so I'm going to replace it. ...
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CR-10 heating problem
I've been happily printing on my CR-10 for a couple of months but now there is an issue. As soon as I turn it on the hot-end begins heating. I have replaced the heater and the thermistor but the ...
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Wiring heatbed into Main using ATX
I had my 3D printer powered by dual 24 V PSUs wired in parallel and my heatbed was wired into the main using a SSR to help power it. I replaced the two PSUs with a single Corsair 750 W ATX. My printer ...
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What type of plug is this?
I'm not really sure what the type of plug on the heater cable is. Is it a Molex KK or maybe a JST PH?
The printer is a Prusa I3 Hephestos (aka BQ Hephestos). It came with this "BQ HOT-END ...
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How important is it to move the printer's controller board outside of an enclosure?
I am building an enclosure for an Ender 3 Pro printer, and am planning on the power supply and LCD unit being outside the enclosure. How important is it to move the printer controller (where the SD ...
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Access uncapped 5 V output on 3D printer controller board
Typically in Arduinos, most of the 5 V outputs that have a limited amount of current (40 mA).
Are there any 3D printer boards, or is there even a more usual spot, where you can get a 5&...
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Advice on power supply wiring for the UK
I've been looking at the Ender series and decided to take the plunge. But I'm unsure on electrical matters. The 110 or 220 volt switch, I assume goes to 220 V as I live in the UK but my main ...
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Using 2x CAT6 cable for 24 V hotend
I'm looking to replace the troublesome ribbon cable of my Duplicator 6 with a 2xCAT6 arrangement for all things extruder.
Are 4 26AWG wires (2 sets of 2 twisted pairs) enough copper for 50W heater at ...
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Any defacto standards for controlling new tooling options on generic 3D printers (firmware control and signaling)?
Are there any defacto standards for interfacing between common 3D printers and custom extruders or other tooling? I was thinking how it would be good to have switchable nozzle widths mounted on the ...
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Print from SD and connect to serial host at the same time
I am wondering if it is possible to print with a 3D printer from an SD card and connect to a serial host at the same time. I want to use the Marlin M118 serial ...
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Difference between Creality V2.1/V2.2 boards? Where to find datasheets?
I can't find an official datasheet for either board. Does anyone know where to find this information? Something that has max voltages, pinouts, etc.
Also, what's the difference between the V2.1 and ...
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What does it mean when they say up to 256 interpolation and 16 micro stepping for the TMC step sticks?
I am planning to get a few TMC step sticks for my 3D printer.
I wanted to know what does 256 interpolation with 16 micro stepping mean, in simple terms?
Does it help? If so, how?
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Replacing RAMPS 1.4 for 1.6
During the assembly of my printer, I accidentally shorted the RAMPS 1.4 board, looking for a replacement I found the RAMPS 1.6 which would eliminate the need for a MOSFET power module.
My question is,...
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Can 3d printers be operated at voltages above 24 volts?
Going from 12V electronics to 24V produces a reduction in the overall amount of heat generated in the electronics (that are not intended to get hot). These include the motors, drivers, mosfets and pcb ...
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Did I just destroy my MKS Gen L v1.0 board by shorting the stepper driver?
I was attempting to install new TMC2208 chips on my MKS Gen L v1.0. Everything was going swell, I just had one more thing to do.
I was checking and tuning the Vref for TMC2208 by measuring voltage ...
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Anet A6 Just finished the assembly, has power but wont turn on
I finished assembly of the Anet A6. The green light on the power box comes on with the fuse removed, turns off when it is put back in place. When checking it with a voltage meter it looks like power ...
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3D Print Enclosure
Developing an electronic product for which I'll need an enclosure. It's about 50x30x20mm and should survive higher temperatures (50-60 degrees). Because of the low volume (under 500 required per year),...
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What pins do I use for UART control on a RUMBA board for tmc2208?
I have been looking in the Marlin firmware for about an hour or two now to find what pins I should use for UART for my tmc2208 drivers and I have come up with nothing.
Does anyone know what they are ...
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Short circuit on RAMPS 1.6 board?
I have a RAMPS 1.6 board. After soldering my stepper drivers, I probed them for bridging and found a short where none should be. Digging deaper into it, my multimeter shows continuity between the 12V +...
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Printer LCD controller required when using a Raspberry Pi + LCD?
When using a Raspberry Pi and an LCD to run the printer, can the LCD controller that comes on the printer be removed or does it need to be used also?
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MKS GEN L looks dead
In an attempt to upgrade my Ender 3 to TMC2208, I bought an MKS GENL 1.0 board from Banggood, but it doesn't get recognized from the Windows Device Manager at all: ...
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Possible short in a RAMPS 1.6 board
I have an FDM 3d printer that used to run on RAMPS 1.4. After accidentally destroyed that board, I bought a 1.6 board to replace it. I have it connected to a 12 V 30 A power supply, but when ...
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Printrboard Rev. D. 3.3 V source
I am looking for a 3.3 V power source in the Printrboard Rev. D pins.
I think there should be one somewhere... I do not know how to read the schematics that well.
Also, I am going to connect ...
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Printrboard Rev. D - RX1 and TX1 (second serial port) / Marlin
I am trying to make Marlin use the RX1 and TX1 pins that are in the EXP1 connection. I am connecting those pins to the TX, RX of an Arduino.
The Configuration.h file has a SERIAL_PORT define, ...
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Hooking up an optocoupler in a 24V Machine, is a 2 kOhm resistor sufficient?
I am going to buy an inductive probe for my Creality Ender 3 to enable ABL (Automatic Bed Leveling). And now, I have one last question left on my mind:
I am going to buy a Vishay Optokoppler ...
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