Topic: Da vinci 1.0 - modded with e3dv6 & CFW
Hello Folks.
Like the subject says I have a Da vinci 1.0 model 1 (with JP37). I first modded it with luc's repetier variant of the firmware. To give a time scale that must have been like 3-4 years ago. Everything went great. Upgraded since then a few times. I'm up to date on that.
Next, 2 years ago I modded it with a custom extruder, e3dv6. That upgrade went ok as well. A kink here or there. Especially with the thermistor. All things considered this is not the problem i am having now. If the thermistor would have been at fault, my printer would have shown 5 degrees on extruder and that's a pretty good indication the thermal sensor is not connected.
No. The problem I am having now is with heating up the extruder. I didn't bother the cables. But all of a sudden (and it was sudden) after a successful print was finished, went to the machine, took out the old print, the temps on both extruder and bed were going down, and tried from the menu of the printer to turn back on the extruder. the machine took the command like normal and while I was examining the print, i was expecting the extruder temp to go back up. but it wasn't. it was going down. The previous printing temperature was around 240. I caught it back down to about 215. and with my left eye it was 210. 205 (WTF) and I think around 200 the printer went in error mode extruder/sensor error.
I'm pretty sure I didn't hurt the cables when I took the print out. The connections I made 2 years ago with the new extruder I think are pretty safe. If it's not the cables... or the hotend (which I can replace)... I really dont know what is.
So please help me. Tomorrow will be a dark day. I really don't like when my printer is not working. And I'm further upset by the idea that I can't fix it. If it's not the cables, or the hotend... what else could it be? If it's board related, could I hope to diagnose it or repair it? could I change the board with a ramps board? Throw any ideas at me... I'll google everything.
PS no, I didn't test the cables. I'm upset. I had a few beers. I'll do it tomorrow first thing. I'll use my saturday for this. I already let it cool off a few hours. looked with my eyes at the cables. I really dont want to use the little voltmeter joke of a tool to see if the cables give 12 volts. I already know that rebooting it doesn't help. I'll try tomorrow to see if the board gives 12 volts and if it does is easy. either the cables or the hotend needs replacement. but what if it's the board. that's just scary for me