<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> 2014-01-28T15:54:42Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/4918/room-temperature-and-your-soliddoodle/ <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> Have you tried heat sinks on the stepper controllers. You posted earlier than the fan helped. Maybe heat sinks will eliminate the issue by further cooling the controllers.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/4668/ 2014-01-28T15:54:42Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/47993/#p47993 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> Arhhh.. So frustrated....

I have my SD skip during a print, and the aliment then became completely off.
I am not sure if this is due to the electronics board, or the stepper motors.

The print came out looking like it moved on the print bed, but it was not the case. I was watching it, ad I saw the head move about 10mm then keep on printing. The whole piece was then out of aliment.

What to do, what to do??? sad sad sad...

-Skyler101

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1233/ 2014-01-28T12:26:05Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/47974/#p47974 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> LOL... Very nice.. smile

-Skyler101

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1233/ 2013-12-24T15:06:00Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/45062/#p45062 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> I used my favorite childhood toy, knex, to build a tower which holds the spool horizontally.

Edit: I found a picture of it on my phone

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1142/ 2013-12-23T21:26:47Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/45028/#p45028 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> Thanks Coaster19...

Totally different questions, what is the filament guide your using?

-Skyler101

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1233/ 2013-12-23T21:01:45Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/45026/#p45026 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> I rotated my extruder stepper and wire bundle to avoid the wire bundle being pressed into the Y-axis belts.  I posted a thread about it here: http://www.soliforum.com/topic/4652/rot … -consumer/

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1142/ 2013-12-23T14:37:18Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/45008/#p45008 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> Thats interesting Mark...
Something to keep in mind.

The minute I ran a fan on the electronics board, the printer work well... I think it was an overheat issue more than anything else...

-Skyler101

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1233/ 2013-12-23T08:28:20Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/44997/#p44997 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> I've had this exact thing happen... Turned out the wire bundle got squeezed and offset the nozzle about an inch (sorry about 2.5 cm :-)   The second 1/2 of the print was mostly in space.

I generally try to avoid printing in the left rear corner of my printer but if I have to I keep an eye on the wire bundle.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1802/ 2013-12-22T22:17:33Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/44973/#p44973 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> Description of symptoms is a bit vague...  ABS or PLA?  Prints in air = layers shift (ie missed X-Y steps, or bumped printhead -- warped print or other obstructions) or extruder stops (missed E-steps, or softened filament, or partial clog -- any sign of dust on hobbed gear)? If you print at night or with a household fan blowing on board/printer, does problem go away? ...

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1993/ 2013-12-22T14:13:59Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/44943/#p44943 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> I used the one RGarus designed here: http://www.soliforum.com/topic/2802/fan-mount/ It's a simple straight forward quick print. I've redesigned it (in my mind, at lest ;-)) by making the four outside holes into keyholes and printing four caps to go on the mounting screws so the fan mount can be slipped on and off easily for access to the trim pots and what not when needed. It's on my list of things to do....

Good luck,

TiM

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/891/ 2013-12-22T07:38:29Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/44937/#p44937 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> another idea..

Did you calibrate the printer?  It might be because it's not level and when it gets to a certain height it isn't catching which then makes a mess.  IDK. Just a thought.  My room temp is 80'F with no fan or anything. No prob.  Thats why I brought up calibration.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/4317/ 2013-12-20T22:39:19Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/44871/#p44871 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> Thanks for that Mr Tim... I think thats exactly what happened here with my SD3.

I'm curious, what fan mount did you use?

-Skyler101

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1233/ 2013-12-20T06:28:43Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/44814/#p44814 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> I started experiencing problems like this over the summer when the temperature got up there towards 100F. A fan on the control board solved the problem for me. I printed the fan mount in the morning before it got hot. I wired it directly to the 12V input to the control board and everything has been fine since then.

Good luck and try to stay cool,

TiM

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/891/ 2013-12-19T05:44:34Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/44721/#p44721 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> The heat for me confused. Your right! Im in C...

I'm going to give it another shot with a fan, and see if I can get a print going....

-Skyler101

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1233/ 2013-12-19T04:49:02Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/44715/#p44715 <![CDATA[Re: Room temperature and your Soliddoodle]]> Skyler101 wrote:

No fan blowing on the board, but I do have a room fan that is moving the air around the room.

Oh, and for the record, the room is over 100 degrees... I forgot to say the temp above was in F not C!!

It looks like the Y access is drifting. I'll try and get a pic later. sad

-Skyler101

Now I'm confused 40 degrees F is cold
40 degrees C is Hot I would suggest you put a fan on your board sounds like your steppers are getting to hot.
on a side note  minus 26 degrees whether it be F or C is Damn Cold big_smile

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2013-12-19T04:40:27Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/44712/#p44712