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Topic: Solidoodle 2 Won't Heat After E3D V6 Upgrade

Hey guys,

   I have been hopping in and out of this forum since I first got started with 3d printing a couple of years ago. I have been able to use the forum to fix most of the issues that have popped up with my SD 2, however I think I may be in over my head. I had attempted an upgrade to a new hotend, the E3D V6 as my standard hotend was jamming regularly. I also wanted to start printing in other filaments. The upgrade seemed pretty straight forward, but now, my Hotend won't heat. I'm at a loss. I had wanted to take everything apart completely and redo all of the wiring etc, but I'm afraid I'll only make a bad situation worse by diving in without guidance. Any help you guys could provide would be most greatly appreciated!

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Re: Solidoodle 2 Won't Heat After E3D V6 Upgrade

Can I start by moving this thread out of the XYZ section and over to the Solidoodle Section?

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Re: Solidoodle 2 Won't Heat After E3D V6 Upgrade

Let's start with the Simple things first.
When you connect up to your printer, what extruder temp is being reported?

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Re: Solidoodle 2 Won't Heat After E3D V6 Upgrade

Sorry, weird, thought i was in the solidoodle forum hmm . Anywho, the temperature reads as the ambient room temperature.

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Re: Solidoodle 2 Won't Heat After E3D V6 Upgrade

When you call for heat, is the output chart showing that it is on?
Have you checked with a DMM that when you are calling for heat that there is 12v going to those pins?  I'm leaning towards a bad connection between the board and the heat cartridge itself.

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Re: Solidoodle 2 Won't Heat After E3D V6 Upgrade

You're right there's no power going to the pins, but the connections between the wire and pins, and the wire and board are solid...

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Re: Solidoodle 2 Won't Heat After E3D V6 Upgrade

That's the problem, might wanna check the resistance of the heater itself.

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