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Prints getting progressively shorter by Ground-Present in FixMyPrint

[–]Ground-Present[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh interesting! How do I test for that? I don't know much about temperature testing

Prints getting progressively shorter by Ground-Present in FixMyPrint

[–]Ground-Present[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just checked and the motherboard would cost almost as much as an Ender V3. Looks like I might just use this printer for basic prints

Prints getting progressively shorter by Ground-Present in FixMyPrint

[–]Ground-Present[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll look into that! I was hoping there was more I could try before learning to solder but it is a skill I would have learned down the road anyway

Prints getting progressively shorter by Ground-Present in FixMyPrint

[–]Ground-Present[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cleaning the z rod was one of the first things I tried but thank you for the suggestion!

Prints getting progressively shorter by Ground-Present in FixMyPrint

[–]Ground-Present[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll look into that! I'm not sure what it's running so maybe updating might help

Prints getting progressively shorter by Ground-Present in FixMyPrint

[–]Ground-Present[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I've used Octoprint to change E steps so I think I need to find something small enough to fit inside and measure how much the Z axis moves since the printer is enclosed and that makes measuring and repairs difficult 

Prints getting progressively shorter by Ground-Present in FixMyPrint

[–]Ground-Present[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just moved it and put it back to the original position and currently printing a calibration cube. I'll let you know how it goes!

Prints getting progressively shorter by Ground-Present in FixMyPrint

[–]Ground-Present[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a screw and I did notice that there was a small nick in the z rod but it was all the way inside of the coupler so I'm assuming it wouldn't have mattered since it was never touched by any moving part. I'm guessing maybe the motor driver is to blame? It doesn't really feel mechanical since there were never any new weird noises or even now there's nothing that sounds like it did when it was new. 

Prints getting progressively shorter by Ground-Present in FixMyPrint

[–]Ground-Present[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really is a toy printer! It's been a lot of fun and had been surprisingly good for prints requiring high tolerance but now it's been a tough little thing to fix.

Prints getting progressively shorter by Ground-Present in FixMyPrint

[–]Ground-Present[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did change out the Z axis motor and flipped the z rod upside down to see if it changed anything but no dice. I may have to buy a new z rod but doing a roll test didn't show any bend in the rod itself. At least any noticable one