https://www.soliforum.com/topic/16493/filastruder-stall-protection-trouble-shooting/ Thu, 22 Jun 2017 17:59:53 +0000 PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/post/136191/#p136191 Possible causes of motor overload are improper assembly (thrust from extrusion pushing on the gearbox instead of the thrust bearing) or operating at too low a temperature for the material. The hex socket needs to be able to slide like in the attached video, if it can't slide because the auger is being driven into the gearbox, that will overload and possibly damage the gearmotor.

]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2017 17:59:53 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/136191/#p136191 https://www.soliforum.com/post/136167/#p136167 Okay I followed those instructions.  The motor is still stalling but this time it is reading 1.6 Amps on the Stall Protection.  What might be causing this?

]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:21:13 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/136167/#p136167 https://www.soliforum.com/post/136041/#p136041 Page 8 of the assembly instructions refers to setting the stall protection board.

]]> Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:48:29 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/136041/#p136041 https://www.soliforum.com/post/136012/#p136012 This might be a stupid question, but how do I change the limit on the machine?

]]> Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:39:41 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/136012/#p136012 https://www.soliforum.com/post/135957/#p135957 At 0.36A, the stall protection board should not be limiting current. If that's the current reading when the stall occurs, I suspect th you have the limit set too low.

]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:55:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/135957/#p135957 https://www.soliforum.com/post/135942/#p135942 The current reads right around 0.36 A the majority of time I try to extrude.  I am extruding PLA at 165 Celsius.  The PLA is 4043D. Yes the PLA was dried before extrusion.  I believe that the issue involves loading the extruder with pellets because once all the pellets have exited the hopper and are in the extruder barrel it runs smoothly.

]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:08:57 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/135942/#p135942 https://www.soliforum.com/post/135936/#p135936 What is the stall protection board's current reading when the stall occurs? What temperature are you trying to extrude at? What specific type of PLA are you using? How have you dried the PLA?

]]> Thu, 08 Jun 2017 21:03:53 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/135936/#p135936 https://www.soliforum.com/post/135933/#p135933 I use the 3D printed hopper that came with the filastruder information on my extruder.  Every time I fill this hopper with my PLA pellets problems arise.  After turning on the motor, the screw will run for maybe 30 seconds and then stop.  The red light on the stall protection comes on, and I'm not sure what this means.  I think that I set the CV and CC right, but i'm not sure how to adjust them further.  I believe that the pellets are getting jammed by the screw once entering the extruder barrel, and this jam causes the overload.  Is this a problem anyone has had before?

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