Just got an E3d-How to wire? Complete beginner (Page 1 of 2)

I presume you've found this? It's a great start.
http://www.soliwiki.com/E3D_extruder

Heater cartridge red wires join to red connector (polarity / which way around doesn't matter).
Thermistor joins to blue connector, again polarity does not matter.
Fan should be always on, so can be spliced to the fan on the back of the extruder stepper - red to red, black to black.

The wiring is a bit of a hidden task with this one, although it looks simple doing it well can be fiddly. Everyone has a slightly different idea about what it the right way too. I chopped off my connectors, I ran the red wires from the e3d heater cartridge through the sleeve and all the way back to the board with a new connector there. I put in new thermistor wiring in the same manner. The connectors on the board side are pretty common, you should be able to dig around in an electronics store and find some new ones that match.

You say you're new to wiring - it is possible to order crimp terminals to replace the ones from the solidoodle hot end, which you can crimp (squish) on with a pair of pliers. Search this forum to find out more about those.

Also, bootlace ferrules (search it on google/ebay) make nice joints without solder where you need them. Otherwise, you may need access to a soldering iron (they're not expensive, but cheaper is borrowing a friend's), and have a play with that (this is what I do, it's very handy).

In any case, good luck, and don't be afraid to ask further questions!

I have ZERO skill in electrical work. Nadda. Ziltch.
I ordered some replacement connector that matched stock SD ones (red and blue), and found it difficult to keep connection. I would constantly lose heat and prints would fail. So I went to Home Depot and spent $3 on male/female crimp connectors.

It was fast, simple, and very comfortable for someone with shaky hands and know electrical skills.

It can be a little rattling the first time. After you get it done, it's fairly easy in retrospect.
Just don't sweat it. This forum is packed with friendly people willing to help.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-elect … ls/=royhom

You can easily find this in the electrical section at home depot.
If you go for the cimp/snap connectors like it did (which I love), slide the male in and out from the female a few times per connection. This will help settle the contact so it still makes connection, but will allow easy removal if you need to make repairs or adjustments in the future.

For some reason the direct link doesn't work. Scroll down close to the bottom and click on Snap-Plug Connectors.

Thanks man. I got the snap on connectors from home depot. To ensure that that I can get both ends connected, is it safe to remove the orange tape? It just looks like its holding the wires in place.

Great. I got them all prepared to be connected. I just in need to know how to install the fan on the extruder. It says it can be spliced into the other fan, but I have no idea how and where to splice it.

Thanks man! So I just snip the red and black wires, mesh the 3 wire ends together  (2 ends from snipped originals, plus the new fan wires) and then use a ferrule or something to hold them all together?

Sorry for all the questions. Just making sure I am doing this right as this is all new to me.

Thanks for all the support btw!

Basically that's it.  If you are using connectors of some sort connect the fan wires together in the same connector then the wires to the board in the other.  Or just crimp them all together.

Hey Guys! I got the extruder installed. I am having some issues with the Firmware. I found the topics in this forum and changed the lines of code where they told me to. I am having some weird things happening since I changed them. Firstly, the Repetier software seems to crash a lot, giving me the M999 restart prompt. Also when I click on the direction arrows in Repetier to move the Extruder around, it often does not read and then the software crashes. It also does not go up to 310C and stops at the cap around  220 or so (I dont remember the exact number).
Is there a way to get the default firmware? Also could this be a power supply issue? I still have the one provided from the original.

I put the two pins together on the board and hit reset while they were touching. Is that correct? I cut and copied the firmware updates that someone posted on here. The instructions were great. I believe it may be the flashing. I did not get the correct message when I restarted Repetier after uploading.

EDIT: Okay. I reread what I did wrong when flashing. I am going to retry this when I get home from work.

Quick question: Where can I get a more powerful power supply that will fit on the Solidoodle 3? Any physical stores? Ie Best buy, Radioshack , etc? If not, a link to one online?

http://www.amazon.com/SUPERNIGHT-Switch … wer+supply
I just got this and it's working pretty well.
Radio Shack would charge an arm and a leg for something like this. I'd recommend Amazon-ing it up and take advantage of their free 2 day shipping trial. It would also give you an excuse to grab a spool of filament