Manual controller for a 3D printer???? (2 replies)
I was thinking of building a diffrent version XYZ printer, and I was wanting to put a control panel on it for the LCD, but also a series of buttons or a joystick(s) of sorts to be able to manually...
View ArticleProblem with endstops X and Y axis (1 reply)
Hi everybody, I am building my Prusa i3 Rework printer 3d. I everything done as showed in instruction on reprap.org. Now, I done few tests. It looks that everything is working but without two endstops...
View ArticleMicrostepping not working- set to 2.5 steps per mm (1 reply)
I just set up my Ramps 1.4 board with a few steppers, using A4988 drivers. However, it seems that my microstepping isn't working, as my calibrated EEPROM settings are 2.5 steps/mm for both steppers....
View ArticleEndstops setup in Config.h (1 reply)
What settings do I need to change in Config.h for ramps 1.4 so I can change the position where the endstops are located on the printer(I.e. Y axis switch when Y axis moved forward +)I want to change...
View ArticleSmart controller... what should i see ? (no replies)
I have connected a reprapdiscount smart controller to my ramps. I put type 2 in my repeater code I power up the ramps and arduino and a blue backlight comes up Nothing more I connect to repetier host...
View ArticleBed not heating up (3 replies)
I have a RAMPS 1.4 board coupled to a Taruino classic with marlin configured and uploaded. I can read the temperature from the bed thermistor and if I warm that up with a lighter the temp increases...
View ArticleEnd stop false reads (no replies)
Hello all, I am just now installing my end stops as I am nearing the end of my i3x build. I have NC to S and COM on -. I plugged the end stops in and send M119 to check their value. I got that Y was...
View ArticleBroken X-axis? (no replies)
Hi guys, I've just began to get my i3 Ramps 1.4 up and running. After running some test all the motors are working except for the X-axis. I have been trouble shooting it and have a working motor and...
View ArticleSwitching from 24v to 12v (no replies)
Hello! I am considering switching my RigidBot to RAMPS 1.4, but I have a question. I find 24v power supplies to be a pain in the ass, especially because they can be very expensive to replace (not...
View ArticleRambo board version issue (no replies)
I have two printers. One, an older reprap prusa, has just gotten better and better over the last year or so. It had a Rambo 1.1 board. I built the second machine and used Rambo again, this time 1.2. I...
View ArticleUsing the RAMPs board to control additional power supplies (no replies)
I am working on a 3DP system that needs additional power supplies.... However, I would like to turn off/on these power supplies using the RAMPs board so that I can assign g-codes. I'm assuming this...
View ArticleRumba problems not working (no replies)
WHEN POWERUP 2 red leds are lighting and led contrroller beeps and blinks, repetier connects but no sign of life in manually mode.
View Articleramps 1.4 relay endstop wiring (no replies)
Hi I have a rather odd setup which I've come up with to circumvent my inept electronics skills. I have a Delta printer which I want to use a bed probe with, my bed is aluminium so I have chosen a...
View ArticleMAX6675 not updating (no replies)
I have a delta Rostock, (Arduino MEGA2650 and ramps 1.4) and I am trying to run the extruder with a MAX6675 thermocouple via SPI interface. I know my pin configuration is correct, because everything...
View ArticleSmartController Issue (1 reply)
I have been using ramps 1.4 with a reprap discount smart controller and it has been working fine. I use marlin v1 firmware. I have a 20a ps. Now, when I turn the power on the lcd does not come but if...
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RAMPS 1.4 work with Pronterface (2 replies)
Hi there! Since a few months, I've happily been busy with building my first 3D printer. At long last, the mechanics and most of the electronics are finished. Now I'm trying to get the printer to start...
View ArticleZ axis not moving (8 replies)
Greetings, I am assembling a prusa i3 and I have run into a problem. After a bad Ramps 1.4 board I have a shinny new sainsmart RAMPS 1.4 that I can get all systems functional except the z axis...
View ArticleHoming issues (3 replies)
Hi! I am almost finished with building my 3D printer. The latest issue I now have is with the homing function (G28 in G code). I have setup all end stops (they are opto) correctly. The Z axis is a...
View ArticleRamps in error ? Z does not move ... (4 replies)
I have this strange behavior in my new Ramps rebuilded Orca. (I fried the Gen6 and now try to rebuild the Orca with Ramps 1.4 on Arduino Mega) X and Y are fine now. They move in right direction and...
View ArticleRamps reliable connectors for pins (5 replies)
My mendel prusa is pretty mechanically reliable now after building it, tweaking it and replacing plastics that break for no apparent reason. The only problem i seem to have is with the connections to...
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