Hotends & Heated won't heat via software (2 replies)
Hi guys, I'd love some advice on my ramps board. I can heat the hotend and heatbed by using the Preheat function of the LCD screen and everything gets as hot as it should be. When I try and heat them...
View ArticleWhich difference between Ramps 1.4 and Ramps 1.4 rev 3? (2 replies)
Which difference between Ramps 1.4 and Ramps 1.4 rev 3
View ArticleHotend not heating up. 30V DC off D10? (no replies)
Hey all....After finally getting my Mendel I2 printing beautifully, my RAMPS 1.4 is giving me trouble. Hotend won't heat up at all. LED is on on the RAMPS board, when I send the command to heat up the...
View ArticleHelp wanted with hic reprap prusai3 aluminium framed printer (1 reply)
Hi, My name is martyn. and I am very new to the 3Dprinting scene, I recently bought a Hic LCD screen Reprap Prusa i3 aluminium framed DIY Printer. I have built it and have printed some items with it,...
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problem setting up RAMPS 1.4 for single stepper motor (1 reply)
I have an Arduino Mega 2560 that I have a RAMPS 1.4 board plugged into. I have 1 stepper motor plugged into the Z pins. I tried running some test code that I found on this site, but it doesn't want to...
View Articlefirst connection of my RAMPS V1.4 (41 replies)
Hello, I just have finished to build my new MendelMax 2 printer. And now it would be nice to make it run. It has a RAMPS V1.4 board and my computer is a Mac with the new OS "EL Capitan". I have...
View ArticleRamps 1.4 and A4988 voltage question Newbie (1 reply)
hi guys, I am a newbie working on building a 2d printer using a arduino mega , ramps 1.4 and 5 A4988 stepper drivers to run the dvd stepper motors. i have everything setup to test the axis's but am...
View ArticleRamps 1.4 just switched to using DRV8825: The jumpers, they do nothing! (9...
I use a dual-motor leadscrew setup for the z-axis on my CoreXY printer. The original stepper driver would occasionally overheat even with active cooling so I decided to make the jump to the DRV8825....
View Articleramps 1.4 Touch screen (5 replies)
does anybody know of a working touch screen configuration for a ramps 1.4 board. ive searched around a bit but cant really find a working solution. all input appreciated cheers
View ArticleRamps 1.4 current for 2 heated bed (12 replies)
Hi I'm on final stages (I hope...) of designing a 3d printer. I was looking at the RAMPS 1.4 current supply and it seems that it can deliver 11A which is probably enough for 1 heatbed. What can be...
View Articlelcd screen acting out? 12v problem? endstop short? IDK (3 replies)
So...a weird thing happened to me the other day, I was printing a new z axis endstop support (my endstops are the ones mounted in a pcb board, the ones with three wires.), everything is plugged in...
View Article"MAXTEMP triggered" when heating above 40°C (3 replies)
This is my first experience with a 3D printer and I'm absolutely clueless, so any help will be appreciated. I have a He3D XI3 kit that I've just assembled. I followed this tutorial to upload the...
View ArticleHave ramps w/lcd, now want usb (2 replies)
Just finishing my Prusa i3 build, and realized that my Ramps board w/lcd control panel doesn't have usb adapter. Turns out I do want to be able to connect to my pc via usb. Ok to solder an adapter in...
View ArticleProblem with the extruder stepper motor (1 reply)
Hello guys I'm new to this kind of things and i think need your help!!! My prusa i3 scratch build is almost done My extruder is mk8 As you probably know it has an adjustment screw with a spring when i...
View ArticleLCD Smart Controller Powers Up But Nothing More (2 replies)
Just finished assembling Prusa i3. LCD discount smart controller powers up (and beeps when button pressed) but shows nothing else whether on usb power or not. Believe I have installed software...
View ArticleUsing AUX1 & AUX 2 ports (1 reply)
Hi, I am new to this forum. I hope you guys be patient with me. Ok, I have a RAMPS 1.4 board driving a prusa i3 printer. I want to control a 12V DC fan with one of the pin on the AUX1 or AUX2 ports. I...
View Articleswapping a 4k7 resistor for a 1k on thermistor. (1 reply)
What resistor do i need to swap out for a "55 is 100k thermistor - ATC Semitec 104GT-2 (Used in ParCan & J-Head) (1k pullup)" i can't locate the voltage divider on the board.
View ArticleProtecting MKS Gen V1.1 From electronic shorts with Diode? (no replies)
Hey everyone! So I've lost about 3 MKS Gen V1.1 boards from the wires shorting out. Either on the hot end, bed etc. This is super annoying and costs me £30 and 30 days of waiting each time! I'll admit...
View ArticleTurn on a LED while extruding (only) (no replies)
Hello, I have tried to figure out how to turn on a LED when the printer is extrudig filament, but only when its extruding forward. I'm using Marlin and tried to add a command to light the LED at...
View ArticleWirring info and Supply (1 reply)
Hello All, This is a very basic question. Could not find information with keyword search. I need to buy some extra wires for the power cable, end stops and stepper motors. What is the AWG size for...
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