robotdad wrote:That dial indicator holder looks nice, looks like it will hold more solid than what I'm currently using. And yeah, my old Greg's was way better than this QU-BD. It worked. Haven't tried the one you referenced, but I might someday.
So I switched out to a Blue PLA from Ultimachine. Still jams. I got in and observed better what's going on though and have some new observations. The gear stops turning once the filament is at a point to extrude. If I hit retract though it will turn and retract. Hit extrude again and it turns, skips, stops. I can push through by hand, but it is usually a little difficult at first, then it can be pushed through easily. The motor is HOT. My extruder motor was never this hot with the Greg's. I tuned the Pololu to 1amp, so I know that should be where it needs to be. I've not checked how hot that is running. I don't have a fan on the board.
So I'm getting really close to throwing the towel in on these. They're beginning to rank up there as one of the worst purchases for my printer endeavors. TechZone electronics will never be dethroned as all time worst, but these are fighting to reach second place.
Return to 3D Printer General Discussion
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 19 guests