3d Printers South Africa

[Cosmic_Nomad]

I would rather get a new power supply AfroBuddha.

Am I the only one that has just learnt about the power supply problem on the Ender 3 v2 ?

Once I stripped it down I could see what they were on about.





Zero air flow ...

 

[xrapidx]

I built an encloser, so moved mine out.

 

[AfroBuddha]

Hi everybody. Does anyone have experience replacing the fuse in their 3d printer? I got an ender 5 pro this weekend and it was set for the wrong voltage and the fuse above the plug blew. Any ideas what kind of fuse I need to replace it with?

I ended up (kinda) resolving my issue but I'll post here just for the sake of posterity. The fuse I was talking about was the one above the kettle plug port on the back.



I checked with a friend who has the same model and it uses a 25mm 10A glass cartridge fuse.



Unfortunately it seems it wasn't just the fuse but my whole power supply (and maybe more) that got fried so I took it back to the shop to get repaired.

If anyone else is buying a 3d printer this Christmas I strongly recommend checking that the voltage is set to 230V before switching it on. It should come correctly set from the factory but it never hurts to double check.

 

[Kosmik]

I ended up (kinda) resolving my issue but I'll post here just for the sake of posterity. The fuse I was talking about was the one above the kettle plug port on the back.

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I checked with a friend who has the same model and it uses a 25mm 10A glass cartridge fuse.

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Unfortunately it seems it wasn't just the fuse but my whole power supply (and maybe more) that got fried so I took it back to the shop to get repaired.

If anyone else is buying a 3d printer this Christmas I strongly recommend checking that the voltage is set to 230V before switching it on. It should come correctly set from the factory but it never hurts to double check.

No 1 check in the docs are check your voltage setting. Those are sealed from the factory, I think mine came as well ( shipped from Banggood ). Not sure if the ender 5 has similar issues but check your ends and add ferrules if needed.

 

[chickenbeef]

All the videos I watched before setting up my Ender 3 mentioned checking the voltage on the PSU, sorry you learnt the hard way

 

[ijacobs3]

I ended up (kinda) resolving my issue but I'll post here just for the sake of posterity. The fuse I was talking about was the one above the kettle plug port on the back.

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I checked with a friend who has the same model and it uses a 25mm 10A glass cartridge fuse.

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Unfortunately it seems it wasn't just the fuse but my whole power supply (and maybe more) that got fried so I took it back to the shop to get repaired.

If anyone else is buying a 3d printer this Christmas I strongly recommend checking that the voltage is set to 230V before switching it on. It should come correctly set from the factory but it never hurts to double check.

yeah, did mention this,

fortunately a 24v supply isnt too pricey, should be up and running again quickly

 

[ijacobs3]

if you can, look for the meanwell supply, they very good quality

 

[ToxicBunny]

Gots me a 3d printer for Xmas... Now. My bank account will cry and spare time is definitely gone.

 

[ijacobs3]

Gots me a 3d printer for Xmas... Now. My bank account will cry and spare time is definitely gone.

But in all honesty , if you understand the fundamentals, it’s easy peasy,

 

[ToxicBunny]

But in all honesty , if you understand the fundamentals, it’s easy peasy,

100%... But all the stuffs to now print..

 

[ijacobs3]

100%... But all the stuffs to now print..

Filament wise,

Cron
Sa filaments
If you can get, flashforge

And the filx sbs is rather cool, got a good working profile for it, and you need hairspray for that to work decently

As far as adhesion goes, level bed, clean glass ( wash with hot water & sunlight soap) dry and don’t touch, you won’t have any issues

 

[Kosmik]

Gots me a 3d printer for Xmas... Now. My bank account will cry and spare time is definitely gone.

What you get @ToxicBunny ?

Mate loved my squid among us ,had to do for him and his sons.

 

[ToxicBunny]

What you get @ToxicBunny ?

Mate loved my squid among us ,had to do for him and his sons.

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Was given an ender3 v2...

 

[Kosmik]

Was given an ender3 v2...

Noice. Time to assemble now .

 

[ToxicBunny]

Noice. Time to assemble now .

Assembled and doing test prints at the moment...

First print was prob too fast and possibly too hot for the filament.. Much dialing in to be done and now come the upgrades to the stock unit.

 

[Kosmik]

Wait on upgrades, learn it first.

https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html

 

[ijacobs3]

Assembled and doing test prints at the moment...

First print was prob too fast and possibly too hot for the filament.. Much dialing in to be done and now come the upgrades to the stock unit.

Don’t bother with the crap that comes with the printer ( filament) it really is crap

The gcode files on the sd cars are right for the printer especially for tests

The dog is a good all round test

 

[ToxicBunny]

Wait on upgrades, learn it first.

https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html

For sure.. But I plan the upgrades as I learn the machine...

That and I can't justify the cash right now for the upgrades.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Don’t bother with the crap that comes with the printer ( filament) it really is crap

The gcode files on the sd cars are right for the printer especially for tests

The dog is a good all round test

That shyte is still in its packet... Doing the dog one atm just to see and play around with some settings

 

[saor]

Assembled and doing test prints at the moment...

First print was prob too fast and possibly too hot for the filament.. Much dialing in to be done and now come the upgrades to the stock unit.

If you looking for things to print...


https://we.tl/t-16waK8xWrA