1 Topic by michaudtime

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Topic: Printer has a brain fart

Does anyone else have an issue when every once and a while my printer seems to have a brain fart and the bed resets and it just keeps trying to go along and print mid way through the print. Mine has done it 2 times in the past 3 days wondering what it could be. Thanks for any input.

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2 Reply by mr_tim34

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Re: Printer has a brain fart

What's the temperature like where you are? I had issues with the prints shifting and I tracked it back (with help from this forum of course) to the motherboard overheating when the ambient room temperature went up. I added a fan blowing on the MB and the problem is gone. Don't know if this is what's causing your problems or not, but it can't hurt.

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3 Reply by michaudtime

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Re: Printer has a brain fart

I don't think it's to warm in my living room where I have my SD, but I'll add a fan for the board and give it a shot :-) thanks!

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Re: Printer has a brain fart

When you look at the g-code editor in R-H do you see anything that describes what the printer is actually doing?  If you click on Show Layer Range  and leave first layer at zero.  Then move last layer up one layer at a time.  Does it show correctly what your hoping to print? 
If it is correct I am guessing you have a bad connection or something like a thermistor is shorting out.  If I'm not mistaken you just upgraded to the Bulldog XL?  It just seems that a lot of people are experiencing strange problems shortly after some kind of modification.  Check all your connections and if you don't have a fan on your board you should add one.   
Hope this helps.

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Re: Printer has a brain fart

Ya I just end up cleaning the glass off and restarting the job from the beginning and it prints fine so it must be a short or overheating. I'll give it a look see.

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