Printhead heats up as soon as power is turned on. (2 replies)
Hi! I'm assembling a Kossel XL, using an Arduino Mega, a RAMPS 1.4 Board, and Marlin. connecting the Arduino to the computer is fine, Display shows normal temepratures around 37°C But as soon as I...
View ArticleE3D Thermistor strange behaviour (1 reply)
After installing the E3D hotend and configuring of Marlin firmware I am getting strange behavior on the thermistor reading. It heats up untill 50-60 *C and after it shoots through the roof and MAXTEMP...
View ArticleCom port disappears when I apply power (1 reply)
I just created and uploaded a new firmware build for a diamond triple extruder (using the DiamondRepetierConfiguration.h file), but when I go to test it as soon as I apply 12v my Com port disappears,...
View ArticleHelp connecting Universal Gcode Sender (no replies)
Newbie here to 3D printing. I have Prusa i3 from Folgers Technologies (clear acrylic frame). I want to try sending some gcode commands to my RAMPS 1.4 board to issue a G28 command to set new X Y Z 0...
View ArticleStepper motors won't move (5 replies)
I am running RAMPS 1.4 with Arduino Mega and Marlin firmware. My Y and Z axis each have dual Nema 17 stepper motors and I have not connected my X axis up yet. So here is the issue... Upon power up,...
View ArticleProblems with bed temperature mesurement (no replies)
Hi, it happened for the second time this week. After connecting my hot bed thermistor the marlin firmware shuted down due to an "min temp" error. Both temp values for hot end end hot bed showed 0 deg....
View ArticleBurned out Arduino Mega while printing (1 reply)
So I had a bit of a surprising event just now. Was going through my normal print cycle, and my printer (a DIY job but roughly analogous to a Wilson) had just finished preheating and had started head...
View Articlequestion about motor voltages (5 replies)
hi everyone, i have some motors from epson printers, acroding to the manual they are rated for 42, 36, 35 and 24 volts, can i use them with ramps and pololu drivers A4988 or DRV8825? is it safe? this...
View ArticleSwap out RAMPS, no Z movement (3 replies)
My old RAMPS board has some issues, like the extruder heater connections sometimes cuts out... I have tried swapping it out with a new RAMPS and everything works except I get no movement from the z...
View Articlenew RAMPS-FD variant (no replies)
Hello, I made a variant of the RAMPS-FD and figured I would share it here [github.com] - kicad files for schematic, board, etc as well as renders, gerbers, and BOM (kicad libraries are on my github as...
View ArticleWhat rating for the fuses? (no replies)
I don't understand what the amperage for the fuses mean. How do I know which one to choose? How does it affect the safety of my board and why? I'm replacing the 11a 16v PTC fuse with something that...
View ArticleRUMBA Axis not moving - all of a sudden (2 replies)
Hi guys, at my i3 all the axis stopped moving all of a sudden. Heating still works, fans still work (106/M107), Marlin doesnt show errors or endstop hit or anything, but non of the stepper motors...
View ArticleX,Y and Z homing properly but not moving in steps using X+ or X- .. (no replies)
Hello Everyone I recently made a prusa i3 box frame printer.. the all assembly is over and I tried to test the movements.. The motor runs perfectly when I press home button in Either Pronterface or...
View ArticleX,Y and Z homing properly but not moving in steps using X+ or X- .. (no replies)
Hello Everyone I recently made a prusa i3 box frame printer.. the all assembly is over and I tried to test the movements.. The motor runs perfectly when I press home button in Either Pronterface or...
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Problem with Ramps or full graphic smart controller (no replies)
Hi, i have a problem. I think i killed my REPRAP_DISCOUNT_FULL_GRAPHIC_SMART_CONTROLLER. From the beginning: I have a ramps 1.4 with an REPRAP_DISCOUNT_FULL_GRAPHIC_SMART_CONTROLLER. It all worked...
View ArticleStepper Expander Artwork - How to? (no replies)
Hello, I have purchased a 3 in 1 hotend for my Mini Kossel printer. I am using a RAMPS 1.4 and guess a stepper expander is required for the additional extruder. The artwork on the wiki is in JPG...
View ArticleCan't control fan using Reprap Ramps 1.4 RRD Fan Extender (no replies)
Hi! After spending hours and hours going through the search results on the Googly thing, flashing the firmware and trying stuff out, I don't know what to do. I'm using a Fabrikator Mini bought from...
View ArticleHot End and Heat Bed Problems (2 replies)
Hello All I'm hoping you can help me. I'm using RAMPS 1.4 with an Arduino Mega on a home built system. Everything is working as it should except for the temperature control. When ever I heat the...
View ArticleSetting up Arduino Due with repetier. (no replies)
I have been trying to install repetier firmware for ramps FD. I have gone through the firmware maker and set up firmware for arduino due with the ramps FD. I have also tried to make one for a radds...
View Articleramps 1.4 with nema 34 help needed (no replies)
Hi everyone, I'm building my first 3D DLP printer (3D SLA printer). I have my ardunino mega board, ramps 1.4 with DRV8825 driver modules. The specifications of the ramps 1.4 board say 12 volts at...
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