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Topic: Solidoodle 4 UltiMachine RAMBo 1.3 Upgrade

Spent the last month or so transplanting the RAMBo 1.3 motherboard into my Solidoodle 4 frame.  I don't have the motherboard packaged yet but the machine is calibrated and printing well.  If anybody is interested in this build I can post the configuration.h files and give a description better than the images show.  Final build has the RAMBo 1.3 motherboard, Fleks 3D print bed, and E3D V6 nozzle.

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Re: Solidoodle 4 UltiMachine RAMBo 1.3 Upgrade

I'm quite interested in your entire build big_smile
I've recently got given a stock Solidoodle 4 and I want to upgrade the Hotend and board so that I can print bridges in ABS with a cooling fan. Right now it can't do bridges at all >_>
Also where'd you get those nice looking switches?

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Re: Solidoodle 4 UltiMachine RAMBo 1.3 Upgrade

The RAMBo 1.3 has several IO for fans, additional extruders, and sensors.  The E3D V6 hot end was the first improvement I made to the machine after the stock extruder died.  Eventually the stock mother board output for the extruder died so I went ahead and upgraded to RAMBo.  I recycled everything from the Solidoodle 4 except the mother board connectors and limit switches.  Also, light bar switches came from OTRATTW but you can find them on DigiKey and Mouser if you look hard enough.

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Re: Solidoodle 4 UltiMachine RAMBo 1.3 Upgrade

KingBooo wrote:

I'm quite interested in your entire build big_smile
I've recently got given a stock Solidoodle 4 and I want to upgrade the Hotend and board so that I can print bridges in ABS with a cooling fan. Right now it can't do bridges at all >_>
Also where'd you get those nice looking switches?

Try adding a fan that blows on the part near the hot end. Should be a big help for bridging. It's what I had to do besides dialing in the settings

Sd4 #9080 with a glass bed. E3d chimera duel extruder. Paste extruder , duet wifi.
Lawsy carriages. linear bearings. Y axis direct drive, Kinect scanner
SD4#8188 glass bed, lawsly carriages, E3d v6, octoprint http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hotrod96z28
Filastruder/filawinder, Custom Delta 300mm x 600mm

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Re: Solidoodle 4 UltiMachine RAMBo 1.3 Upgrade

Kronikabuse wrote:

Try adding a fan that blows on the part near the hot end. Should be a big help for bridging. It's what I had to do besides dialing in the settings

Yeah but then I'd have to have it always on with the stock board which wouldn't be good for the other layers

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Re: Solidoodle 4 UltiMachine RAMBo 1.3 Upgrade

Mine runs all the time. Doesn't give me problems

Sd4 #9080 with a glass bed. E3d chimera duel extruder. Paste extruder , duet wifi.
Lawsy carriages. linear bearings. Y axis direct drive, Kinect scanner
SD4#8188 glass bed, lawsly carriages, E3d v6, octoprint http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hotrod96z28
Filastruder/filawinder, Custom Delta 300mm x 600mm