1 Topic by SophiaL (edited by SophiaL 2021-08-26 04:50:54)

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Topic: Flash Forge Dreamer - or Flash Forge Nightmare ??? you decide...

I'm currently having issues with the Flash-Forge-Dreamer bailing part way thru prints, where it will decide to heat up the left extruder for no reason & hold the drive motor - which also heats up - for no reason at all, then it will send the carriage crashing forwards into the front of the machine....

I re-install the firmware EVERY day now... new thermal sensors on both extruders totalling £50 from the UK supplier, stripped the front/rear short drive belt now too - its getting annoying, especially after a 2 hr print, and it bails, the head movement freezes & buzzes on the spot in the print & it tries to pump filament into the print that isn't moving that results in stripped filament chips and soggy extruded filament oozing every where...
getting quite sick of it now actually.... especially when a cheap CTC printer is out performing it every day & cost £500 less

The Dreamer is rapidly turning into a sodding Nightmare....

Any ideas ?? other than hurling it out of the window ??
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Re: Flash Forge Dreamer - or Flash Forge Nightmare ??? you decide...

SophiaL wrote:

I'm currently having issues with the Flash-Forge-Dreamer bailing part way thru prints, where it will decide to heat up the left extruder for no reason & hold the drive motor - which also heats up - for no reason at all, then it will send the carriage crashing forwards into the front of the machine....

I re-install the firmware EVERY day now... new thermal sensors on both extruders totalling £50 from the UK supplier, stripped the front/rear short drive belt now too - its getting annoying, especially after a 2 hr print, and it bails, the head movement freezes & buzzes on the spot in the print & it tries to pump filament into the print that isn't moving that results in stripped filament chips and soggy extruded filament oozing every where...
getting quite sick of it now actually.... especially when a cheap CTC printer is out performing it every day & cost £500 less

The Dreamer is rapidly turning into a sodding Nightmare....

Any ideas ?? other than hurling it out of the window ??

Do what I did on my CT'c.  Swap out the main board for an Azteeg X3 Pro.  Uses normal firmware like Marlin or Repetier so changing settings at firmware level is much easier and interfaces with a the common host and is able use standard G code files and commands. I have never looked back or regretted it.

Printing since 2009 and still love it!
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