rv.mike wrote:

You have to block net traffic from xyzware.exe, but other than that, I like my xyzerocart, though it is pricey,, but worth it for machines under warranty..  Fedex just delivered my used DaVinci 1.0 I got from ebay for $309. had to replace a leveling nut, calibrated it and it ran great.. printed the demo perfectly..  Oh,, I leave an old cartridge setting on top of my zerocart to hold it down.. I think I'll run some wires from the unused  right side of my zerocart over to the other printer and see if I can run 2 printers from one zerocart just for sh@ts & giggles..

Interesting about putting the cartridge on top of the zerocart, I have had a few problems with it coming disconnected mid print and I even printed out a new case but still same problem.
It is a good idea but bad design, it really needs to positively click into place, it just has two flat tabs that go down each side of the davinci board.

I ended up going back to flashing my cartridge as I got fed up with the zerocart stopping my prints mid way through, I must try putting the cartridge on top like you see if it cures it.

I've never had an issue since I set one on top of it,, agree, with you on the design,, I also made a clip so I could use the right side of the zerocart to run my other Davinci via some old phone cable and a clip for the inside of a used filament cartridge.. It works, but if one printer is off, it causes a buzzer to sounds,, I may have the wires reversed,, but I now now it is possible to run 2 printers off of 1 zerocart.. I am going to reflash the firmware to Repeatier though and probably won't use this set-up.

You have to block net traffic from xyzware.exe, but other than that, I like my xyzerocart, though it is pricey,, but worth it for machines under warranty..  Fedex just delivered my used DaVinci 1.0 I got from ebay for $309. had to replace a leveling nut, calibrated it and it ran great.. printed the demo perfectly..  Oh,, I leave an old cartridge setting on top of my zerocart to hold it down.. I think I'll run some wires from the unused  right side of my zerocart over to the other printer and see if I can run 2 printers from one zerocart just for sh@ts & giggles..

Interesting about putting the cartridge on top of the zerocart, I have had a few problems with it coming disconnected mid print and I even printed out a new case but still same problem.
It is a good idea but bad design, it really needs to positively click into place, it just has two flat tabs that go down each side of the davinci board.

I ended up going back to flashing my cartridge as I got fed up with the zerocart stopping my prints mid way through, I must try putting the cartridge on top like you see if it cures it.

A lot of online sites say they are expecting black to come in....in MAY! Really?

I'm in the middle of printing a Staughton chess set so I need BLACK!!!

I just purchased a cartridge resetter off of eBay. Since I use Simplify3d, getting rid of XYZware will be pretty painless. We'll see how the firmware downgrade works out.

I contacted XYZPrinting support and explained that their business model is skewed if they force people to use their proprietary cartridges and then have supply chain issues.

They are basically encouraging their customers to hack their machines to use third-party filament.

Most people don't need to be encouraged...LOL We like to take stuff apart!!

I contacted XYZPrinting support and explained that their business model is skewed if they force people to use their proprietary cartridges and then have supply chain issues.

They are basically encouraging their customers to hack their machines to use third-party filament.

rv.mike wrote:

Now I have it block in my router as well as my computer.

I have it blocked on my firewall, but am a little paranoid that they will figure a way around that.

How do you block updates in the router?  Do you set-up an IP or URL?

On my DSL router, if you choose the highest setting, only email and browser type of stuff is allowed..  Funny thing though, I even disabled the network adapter, and downgraded to an earlier version of xyzware client, and I still got a noticed my firmware was going to up grade,, I yanked the usb before it did and then after it failed upgrade message, I plugged it back it,, so they must be writing the firmware into the damn software now..

Honestly it's ridiculously simple... I slice in Cura or whatever slicer I want (if Cura I use notepad++ to change all the G0 commands to G1, only takes a second) upload it to the Flashair from my browser on a PC on my network, go to the DaVinci and print one of the demo items.

Version 1.1 E doesn't decrement a cartridge if you use that method. Modding the firmware so that it could accept the DOS filenames that the older version of the Toshiba Flashair also only took minutes. Hardest part of the entire mod was to take the DaVinci covers off so that I could use a SDCard extender and plug the Flashair into that.

It took at least 20 times as long to get the DaVinci bed level enough that it would "save" the result so that I could just manually set the first layer where it should be and never go through that again either, than doing the rest of the mod.

Now I have it block in my router as well as my computer.

I have it blocked on my firewall, but am a little paranoid that they will figure a way around that.

How do you block updates in the router?  Do you set-up an IP or URL?

rv.mike wrote:

You have to block net traffic from xyzware.exe, but other than that, I like my xyzerocart, though it is pricey,, but worth it for machines under warranty..  Fedex just delivered my used DaVinci 1.0 I got from ebay for $309. had to replace a leveling nut, calibrated it and it ran great.. printed the demo perfectly..  Oh,, I leave an old cartridge setting on top of my zerocart to hold it down.. I think I'll run some wires from the unused  right side of my zerocart over to the other printer and see if I can run 2 printers from one zerocart just for sh@ts & giggles..

Just wanted to chime in about warranty since some of you fear voiding it. Flashing will not void it as long as you reflash it back to stock before returning it. Flashing will erase the serial number but there is a very easy way to put it back in before returning.

There is no flag or register in this device that trips if it is flashed so they have no way of knowing you did it.

Also a word to the wise. Any of you who bought your printer from ebay regardless of model or if sold as new, you have no warranty. XYZ does not honor warranties on machines unless you can prove purchase from authorized retailers like Amazon, Microcenter, and other real stores. XYZ does not see anyone who sells them on Ebay as authorized and infact discourages it as a business. An individual is fine to sell theirs but again no warranty would be extended.

Carl, if you reflash the firmware, you lose the machine hours and they will know you messed with it.. But you are probably right about them honoring a so called "warranty" anyway..
   I bought a used DaVinci from Ebay knowing there would be no warranty,, I think I got it for a good price, it had V1.1.G and showed no machine hours, so I knew it had been re-flashed.. only had a missing bed leveling nut.. but it prints like a champ. I did notice the left hand bushing on the y axis was a tiny bit loose, not sure if it was a defect in the plastic bearing holder or what? But it doesn't seems to affect the overall operation.  The X axis stepper only had 2 screws holding it in. Wonder if that was normal on the earlier models? I decided to use xyzware to do a print last nite and I'm sure I had it blocked from the net, but it did a firmware upgrade on the printer and it printed crappy, so I downgraded it back to G. Really upsets me when it upgraded without my permission.. Now I have it block in my router as well as my computer. I will go to repeatier when I get some time to master it. This is a great community here, and I appreciate everyone that tries to help.. Thank you..

I posted a resetter based on the voltivo software and the dimensionbx housing. The software was modified to make it easier to change temperatures and filament lengths.

All that needs to be done when built is to place the refilled cartridge on the resetter and program it from the PC. The bonus is that the software and case are free, and no changes are required to the printer. I have a DaVinci 1.0A and FW is 1.0.1.

There are 2 versions of the software - a basic version allowing factory cartridge settings and resetting temperature with filament length (but only by delving into the code), as well as reading the cartridge.
The second version allows (via a menu on the PC) a factory reset, bed temperature setting, extruder temperature setting, filament length setting and reading the cartridge. The code automatically increments the cartridge serial number. The settings are made using the Arduino IDE's serial monitor.

So far I have not had any problems with it, but as a precaution I have the computer driving the DaVinci off line.