<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Filawinder Construction Troubleshooting]]> 2017-03-03T16:36:07Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/16097/filawinder-construction-troubleshooting/ <![CDATA[Re: Filawinder Construction Troubleshooting]]> IanJohnson wrote:

It looks like there is a short somewhere, and the Arduino is rebooting.  Try unplugging the ribbon cable.  Since the laser isn't turning on, it might be related to the cable or the sensor.

JeremyLGSiegfried wrote:

After working for the longest while, the supply that came with my Filawinder decided it couldn't hold its rating anymore.
Swapping it out for a 12v 1.5A supply I had gave the Filawinder the power to run the servo correctly, without dropping the current on the control board itself.



Update: I managed to connect a computer power supply I took out of a computer and connected the wires and the filawinder started working. How would I be able to get a replacement power supply for the filawinder?
Thanks!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/15869/ 2017-03-03T16:36:07Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/133300/#p133300 <![CDATA[Re: Filawinder Construction Troubleshooting]]> Hi, we do not have any other 12V power supplies though we are working on getting one (and as soon as I find an old computer power supply it will be used) - do you have any other recommendations until then?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/15869/ 2017-02-24T17:12:10Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/133009/#p133009 <![CDATA[Re: Filawinder Construction Troubleshooting]]> bkasavan wrote:

This power supply is brand new, though. Also, shouldn't the laser work if the servo is unplugged?

As explained in the post where I found the solution myself, some of the power supplies simply don't meet their ratings, even when new (lowest bidder Asian manufacturing).
The laser board can't power up correctly with the short bursts of power at the main board.
Try a different 12v 1.5-2.0 amp supply if you have one on hand, and see if anything changes.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/15360/ 2017-02-13T13:02:39Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/132461/#p132461 <![CDATA[Re: Filawinder Construction Troubleshooting]]> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7YEx … XViend4Tjg
This is a video of the motor on with the servo unplugged, and everything else on. You can hear me pressing random buttons and switches which had no effect.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7YEx … TA4ZjRJSW8
This is a video of when the servo is plugged in. Showing the buttons do nothing.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7YEx … zlIOUJDY1E
Is with the servo unplugged. I then plug in the laser and on difference happens.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/15869/ 2017-02-10T15:59:22Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/132362/#p132362 <![CDATA[Re: Filawinder Construction Troubleshooting]]> JeremyLGSiegfried wrote:

I found the solution to this in a much earlier post: the power supply.
After working for the longest while, the supply that came with my Filawinder decided it couldn't hold its rating anymore.
Swapping it out for a 12v 1.5A supply I had gave the Filawinder the power to run the servo correctly, without dropping the current on the control board itself.

This power supply is brand new, though. Also, shouldn't the laser work if the servo is unplugged?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/15869/ 2017-02-08T18:06:02Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/132249/#p132249 <![CDATA[Re: Filawinder Construction Troubleshooting]]> I found the solution to this in a much earlier post: the power supply.
After working for the longest while, the supply that came with my Filawinder decided it couldn't hold its rating anymore.
Swapping it out for a 12v 1.5A supply I had gave the Filawinder the power to run the servo correctly, without dropping the current on the control board itself.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/15360/ 2017-02-08T11:41:50Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/132232/#p132232 <![CDATA[Re: Filawinder Construction Troubleshooting]]> IanJohnson wrote:

It looks like there is a short somewhere, and the Arduino is rebooting.  Try unplugging the ribbon cable.  Since the laser isn't turning on, it might be related to the cable or the sensor.

So I had tested it without the ribbon cable and it changes nothing.
If I unplug the servo the motor turns continously, and the behavior does not change when I plug in the laser, which doesn't turn on. With all combinations of button presses and switch flips.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/15869/ 2017-02-07T22:25:08Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/132210/#p132210 <![CDATA[Re: Filawinder Construction Troubleshooting]]> It looks like there is a short somewhere, and the Arduino is rebooting.  Try unplugging the ribbon cable.  Since the laser isn't turning on, it might be related to the cable or the sensor.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/14/ 2017-02-03T16:34:15Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/131984/#p131984 <![CDATA[Filawinder Construction Troubleshooting]]> Hi all,
So I assembled a filawinder kit. I plugged everything in and it is not working. If the motor is plugged in and the servo is unplugged, the motor rotates 'normall' (or at a decent pace).
If I have everything plugged in both the motor and the servo will move forward in short bursts, approximatly 1 per second. See video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7YEx5 … sp=sharing (ignore the sound)

As far as I can tell everything is plugged in correctly, and I used a multimeter continuity tester to verify all the buttons were working and that the signal is going to the input of the arduino.
I have also been unable to get the laser to do anything.  I have been unable to get any behavior other than the two described above, regardless of the combination of buttons and switches pressed.

What should I try doing to get it working?

Thanks!

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