SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Wall thickness calibration

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-12-07T05:18:31Z

I was testing the FAX of my abs and T-glass.ABS was about 55mm but T glass was .72mm

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T15:56:46Z

Maybe you should try and run your printer with the PSU open. See if when you wiggle any connections the lights flicker. On mine the connections were poor enough that with the printer running the solder would warm up enough that the additional strain would actually pull them out of the board. Of coarse there is always the option of upgrading the PSU. I am just not a believer of the theory that the lights should flicker. I know several users think that this is normal but it is not. If those little LED's are having that kind of problem just think what the larger loads are dealing with. Regardless of what you decide to do I think you should address this issue. You'll find that your printer is just much happier when it can get the power that it needs.

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T13:24:21Z

Well I looked inside the PSU. And although the soldering is quite shoddy it doesn't look like there are any bad solder joints or joints that are strained. But... the whole board is bent quite a bit. That could have something to do with it although there isn't much that I can do about that.

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T02:47:39Z

Interesting. I'll have a look tomorrow.

And I got it in the first few days of January 2013.

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T02:33:04Z

How do the connections on the PSU seem? Mine had bad solder joints on one end. It was easy to fix but part of the problem was the hole through the case for the wires was not aligned properly and put a lot of force on the solder joint. Once there was a good load it would heat up enough for the connections to pull loose. I would almost guarantee that's what's going on with your flickering lights. The Jury is still out as far as needing to upgrade the PSU for the E3D. My advice would be buy on and try it with your (hopefully now working) PSU. Do me this favor unplug the PSU from the wall and crack that thing open. When did you say you got your printer?

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T02:27:30Z

No. The old one with screw terminals.

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T02:25:26Z

roli wrote:

Yes. That's where I got the idea. I believed what it said in that wiki. Especially since my LED strip is flickering slightly which could be seen as proof that the power supply is a bit on the underpowered side.
Well, I'll probably be adding an E3D to my shopping list for next month.

At this point if you have flickering lights then you definitely have a supply Issue. Do you have the newer printer board with the barrel style 12V connector?

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T02:20:58Z

Yes. That's where I got the idea. I believed what it said in that wiki. Especially since my LED strip is flickering slightly which could be seen as proof that the power supply is a bit on the underpowered side.

Well, I'll probably be adding an E3D to my shopping list for next month.

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T02:13:38Z

You can.

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T02:11:15Z

Can we change that or does Hunter need to do it?

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T02:07:30Z

http://www.soliwiki.com/E3D_extruder

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T01:55:36Z

elmoret wrote:

Power supply shouldn't have to be replaced with E3D. If you're worried you can unplug the LED strip, that will roughly make up the difference.

Where is everyone getting the idea that the power supply needs to be replaced with the E3D???

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T01:41:36Z

Power supply shouldn't have to be replaced with E3D. If you're worried you can unplug the LED strip, that will roughly make up the difference.

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-10T01:32:55Z

Well A new nozzle + shipping would cost me 54$ (+ 22% customs which more or less leads to 54€). An E3D + shipping (no customs tax since I would be ordering it from inside EU) would cost me 72€. Which is more or less the same. And I would get much more with E3D. Of course there is still the problem of the power supply which apparently needs to be replaced too which would drive the cost up.

So I am planing on buying E3D in the near future. But until then I need my current machine working as best as it can.

Re: Wall thickness calibration

2014-02-09T21:58:03Z

Hint....Hint.... E3D will most likely solve your problems. If not the bulldog XL most certainly will and it's just fun to mod your printer