Hi, LCD screen blank. How to troubleshoot? (1 reply)
Hi reprap community, I'm new here and do not know much about electronics. Can someone kindly help me? My LCD screen suddenly went blank(after transporting it) and i dont know how to repair it. here...
View ArticleBed begins to heat, then stops (3 replies)
After a short hiatus in usage of my printer, my bed does not heat. Stats: [*] Prusa Mendel i2 [*] RAMPS 1.4 [*] Marlin firmware [*] ATX psu My extruder heats up normally. When I set a temperature for...
View ArticleMotor control (2 replies)
Hi guys. Hopefully you will be able to help me with a little problem Ive run into. Im in the process of building a RepRap Prusa Mendel iteration 3. The electronics is a RAMPS 1.4 Shield on an Arduino...
View Articleramps 1.4 d8 heater bed turns on when power plugged in (1 reply)
Hello I have a ramps 1.4 running marlin I recently ran out of pla and am now getting printer ready for abs. I have a 18 amp computer power supply and all my motors extruder etc are working. When I...
View ArticleReptroller (RAMPS upgrade) (2 replies)
Hi guys! I have developed and upgrade to the popular RAMPS boards, it uses some of the concepts used in RAMPS like pololus and sensor circuitry. New stuff that I included is color 240x320 color LCD...
View Articleretraction settings not working right (no replies)
I've been working on getting better prints out of my prusa mendel and everything seems fine but I can't seem to get the retraction to not leave a blob when it starts and stops. I'm running marlin, and...
View ArticleGADGETS3D LCD and Shield with Marlin - Having Probs (2 replies)
Hi folks, super-newbie here. I am building a MendelMax 1.5 using Gadgets3d RAMPS kit with their LCD and Shield. First, let me say that I don't have any of the electronics even connected yet, so maybe...
View Articlewhat can i do now Ramps/Arduino quuesion? (7 replies)
Hi i have not built my printer yet my motors have not arrived but i have my arduino and my ramps what can i start uploading firmware are wait until my printers built just want to power the thing up...
View ArticleTrouble starting up with headless configuration (no replies)
Does anyone have some instructions for hooking up the PS-ON pin? I'm trying to use the PS-ON pin on my RAMPS board, however I've run into an issue. When I flip the switch on my PSU, nothing happens....
View ArticleExtruder Trouble (no replies)
I've got the Ramps 1.4, off of gadgets 3d. I'm running the latest Marlin on it, and I've got that all set up. The problem lies with KISSlicer, my slicing software, I suppose. The temperature works,...
View ArticleRAMPS dual extruder and PWM fan control (1 reply)
As shipped it seems as if the ramps board can either support 1 extruder and 1 fan, or two extruders. What would be the easiest way to have dual extruders and yet still have at least 1 fan under gcode...
View ArticleAnyone try 24V+ on the 11A line and 12V+ on the 5A? (3 replies)
Question in the title. Anyone try a 24V Source for the heater? and keeping a 12V Source for the rest of the electronics?
View ArticleParts compatibility for stand alone RAMPS (4 replies)
Hello all, I'm in the process of buying my Mega, RAMPS 1.4 shield and pololu drivers and I'd like to run standalone with LCD controller and SD card. I've mostly been shopping on Amazon for...
View ArticleRAMPS 1.4 (Springter) End stops not responding (5 replies)
Hi all, I'm having trouble with all my MK1.2 mechanical end stops. I soldered two wires to the COM and NC, leaving NO with no connection. However, the X, Y and Z parts dont stop at the home position...
View ArticleRamps 1.4 Hot-End power always on (1 reply)
Has anyone had the problem of hot-end power fet staying on all the time? I already replaced the fet to see if it was broken and replaced the heater element to the hotend. Still not working... There's...
View ArticleRAMPS for external drives? (3 replies)
Newbie here. I would like to build a 3D this summer and am collecting parts but mostly reading and learning. A bunch of powerfull stepper motors, Nema 17 and 23 are waiting to be used but the Pololu's...
View ArticleHot End working intermittently (1 reply)
This is probably not a RAMPS issue, but since that's the controller I was using, here goes. My hotend (a J-Head) has been very intermittent lately. My printer has been working great for almost a year,...
View Articleazteeg x3 (no replies)
bought a dual extruder after my second ramps broke this one worked untill we were ready to start calibrating... power through the fuse but not responing to any comands no faults listed, I had just...
View ArticleRAMPS with 24V Configration (no replies)
Hi Guys I know many people talks about 24V power supply but actually I dont know too much electronics and its first time that i am making a 3d printer, so i want to explain about the parts that i have...
View ArticleExtruder motor refuses to spin more than once (no replies)
The only way I can get the motor to spin is if I hit the reset button on the RAMPS, then the next time I hit the Extrude button in pronterface it will spin but only that once. Any time after that it...
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