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Topic: da vinc 2.0 with repetier? please help.

Hey everyone question for you all. I have been looking around and don't see a whole lot of info on flashing the 2.0. My questions are.... is it really worth work or should I sell this thing for $400 and get something better? I was looking at the flashforge 3D. I still can't for the life of me figure out why i get checksum errors on XYZ ware. Its like when I get them it won't stop. Im lost.

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Re: da vinc 2.0 with repetier? please help.

Get something better !!

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Re: da vinc 2.0 with repetier? please help.

repetier makes it open source and works. XYZ ware has been having issues since they tweek it to make it so you cant use after market filament

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Re: da vinc 2.0 with repetier? please help.

I run the Davinci 2 with repetier and an octoprint server. Works well, but you definitely need to be aware of the limitations and put some effort into getting your workflow down. I find the inability to handle flexible filaments disappointing, and while there's a fair amount of info on replacing the hot ends for a Davinci 1, there's not much for a 2. Additionally, I find the dual heads convenient on occasion, but don't really use them very often.

Personally, I don't think the Davinci is a bad printer, especially when compared to the industry as a whole. This is a really immature market, and unless you're willing to shell out $2k+, you're not going to get anything that doesn't come with its own set of problems. Folks who dedicate a lot of time to 3D Printing can get good results with any printer. More casual users are going to have a tougher time of it, and I don't see much on the market that doesn't come with it's own set of issues.

Davinci Duo, Repetier 0.92, OctoPi

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Re: da vinc 2.0 with repetier? please help.

I have seen mods for the 2.0 to make it work with the e3d if you are wanting to do that.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:982691
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:744356

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Re: da vinc 2.0 with repetier? please help.

Any way to go back to 2.0J?

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Re: da vinc 2.0 with repetier? please help.

yes you can but just flash it to repetier and use repetier host or pronterface.
http://www.pronterface.com/ I think you will be much happier with your printer once you do that and get it configured right.