Hey everyone,
Doug Clark here, owner of a new gMax 1.5 XT. I just recently completed the build (with some helpful assistance from Gordon and Anna - thanks!) and am now trying to complete my first print.
I've tried four times - all unsuccessful - to print a 20 mm square cube (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:271736). The first three times I got a MINTEMP error, with only one of those attempts (the first one) actually getting so far as to start the print, though it did stop after only 28 seconds.
My fourth try was this afternoon, and I actually had some success. The cube started off great, and actually printed for 14 minutes before erroring out with a MAXTEMP error. (See attached image.)
Another issue - after almost every print, and within about 20 minutes of turning on the machine, the LCD becomes corrupted and I can no longer use it. (see several images attached.)
I have read all of the documentation I can find on the site, watched the four tutorial videos on the gCreate YouTube site, and read everything I can about the MINTEMP and MAXTEMP errors on the forums (which admittedly isn't much.) Not sure exactly what I can do to address this.
Here's what I've been doing:
0) Updated the firmware with the latest version from the gCreate website ("gMax 1.5 XT - Dual Extruder_Marlin-Marlin_v1.1_141223").
I've only done this once.
1) sliced the model with slic3r.
I'm using the slic3r settings from gCreate (gCreate_Slic3r_1-1-7_config_bundle_141014.ini), with the following items selected:
Print Settings: 05mm Medium Quality, making only one change - setting "Support material extruder" to "1" (it defaults to "2" for some reason.)
Filament: Colorfabb - PLA (generic) - selected twice (though I don't have any filament in the second extruder.)
Printer: Dual - 0.5mm and 0.5mm
I then click "Export G-code..." on the Plater tab and save the file.
2) Put the g-code on an SD card
I copy the g-code file created in step 1 onto the SD card supplied with my printer, and then insert it into the SD card slot of my printer.
(I haven't yet configured any control software (I'm planning on giving Printrun a go, but haven't gotten that far yet), nut I will if anyone thinks that should work any better...)
3) pre-heat PLA option
After not getting any plastic extruded the first few times I tried using the printer, I found the post by justdon where he suggested using the "Prepare > Preheat PLA" option, and using this I was able to get plastic to extrude. I now use this every time I print.
4) Select my model to print from SD card
Using the LCD menu, I select "Print from SD > [select my g-code file]". The printer then starts warming up...
Summary:
print attempts: 4
MINTEMP errors: 3
Longest print before MINTEMP error: 28 seconds
MAXTEMP errors: 1
Longest print before MAXTEMP error: 14 minutes
LCD corruption %: 75%
Anyone have any idea what might be going wrong?
Thanks,
Doug
Doug Clark here, owner of a new gMax 1.5 XT. I just recently completed the build (with some helpful assistance from Gordon and Anna - thanks!) and am now trying to complete my first print.
I've tried four times - all unsuccessful - to print a 20 mm square cube (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:271736). The first three times I got a MINTEMP error, with only one of those attempts (the first one) actually getting so far as to start the print, though it did stop after only 28 seconds.
My fourth try was this afternoon, and I actually had some success. The cube started off great, and actually printed for 14 minutes before erroring out with a MAXTEMP error. (See attached image.)
Another issue - after almost every print, and within about 20 minutes of turning on the machine, the LCD becomes corrupted and I can no longer use it. (see several images attached.)
I have read all of the documentation I can find on the site, watched the four tutorial videos on the gCreate YouTube site, and read everything I can about the MINTEMP and MAXTEMP errors on the forums (which admittedly isn't much.) Not sure exactly what I can do to address this.
Here's what I've been doing:
0) Updated the firmware with the latest version from the gCreate website ("gMax 1.5 XT - Dual Extruder_Marlin-Marlin_v1.1_141223").
I've only done this once.
1) sliced the model with slic3r.
I'm using the slic3r settings from gCreate (gCreate_Slic3r_1-1-7_config_bundle_141014.ini), with the following items selected:
Print Settings: 05mm Medium Quality, making only one change - setting "Support material extruder" to "1" (it defaults to "2" for some reason.)
Filament: Colorfabb - PLA (generic) - selected twice (though I don't have any filament in the second extruder.)
Printer: Dual - 0.5mm and 0.5mm
I then click "Export G-code..." on the Plater tab and save the file.
2) Put the g-code on an SD card
I copy the g-code file created in step 1 onto the SD card supplied with my printer, and then insert it into the SD card slot of my printer.
(I haven't yet configured any control software (I'm planning on giving Printrun a go, but haven't gotten that far yet), nut I will if anyone thinks that should work any better...)
3) pre-heat PLA option
After not getting any plastic extruded the first few times I tried using the printer, I found the post by justdon where he suggested using the "Prepare > Preheat PLA" option, and using this I was able to get plastic to extrude. I now use this every time I print.
4) Select my model to print from SD card
Using the LCD menu, I select "Print from SD > [select my g-code file]". The printer then starts warming up...
Summary:
print attempts: 4
MINTEMP errors: 3
Longest print before MINTEMP error: 28 seconds
MAXTEMP errors: 1
Longest print before MAXTEMP error: 14 minutes
LCD corruption %: 75%
Anyone have any idea what might be going wrong?
Thanks,
Doug