let's say for a beginer with rm3000 budget
where to get one without the hassle of buying it from overseas?

can i know where i can buy cheap abs

most printer i see on malaysia ecommerse site is printer they bought from china and resell it, maybe you should try blomker, i think he got account here

Thanks for replying i already fix it by rewiring my board

Got the filament in... Now the hotend temperature stays at 30.x... I suppose it never got heated before... How to check what when wrong?

double check your wiring again, maybe something loose

Tested the -ve terminal of 5A to both the hot end terminal, both measure 12v...when turned on the hot end, one of the hot end terminal measure 0v. Possibly faulty hot end?

I got 1.. if u want.. 1.75 Black..

Too bad i dont have heavy machinery such as this with me. Tried drilling using a router but doesnt seems to work. Can i get help from some otai over here? Pretty please?

Thanks in advance.

Instead of testing the hotend for current you should check the heater cartridge instead.

Not measuring current, it is the terminal label

i still got filament stock, i just want to know and compare where should i buy my stock next in this country

If the voltage reads 0v after turning on the heater then a short circuit has occurred in the circuit. Its most likely the heater cartridge fault (what eehtsitn said) or stepper motor driver fault. The 5A labeled terminals powers the "stepper drivers and Extruder heater/fan (D9, D10)" according to this http://www.reprap.org/wiki/RAMPS_1.4#Connecting_Power. Best way to diagnose this is to disconnect the heater cartridge and measure it with your multimeter in continuity mode or resistor mode. You should get about ohms 3 to 10 ohms depending on the heater cartridge power you were given. If its about 0 ohms or there is continuity, means short circuit and cartridge is faulty. You can also test if the ramps is faulty by turning on the heater without the heater cartridge connected and see if it still measures 0v.

Only solution for faulty heater cartridge is to replace it.


I have gathered all the parts to build a Dremel drill press but dun have time and motivation to build one...

blomker

Thx guys...tested all and found one of the heater cartridge cable is loss, reconnect and it's heating up but max till 70 degree only... Feels like not enough power for it, the power supply light also blinking once on the heat... Any thoughts? Thanks again...

Are you using an ATX PSU? Do you have heater bed connected to the Ramps?

No heated bed... Power supply is like those notebook 1

I think you might have a faulty heater cartridge that's drawing too much current from the power supply. Do you have another heater cartridge to test with?

No I don't have a spare.. The resistance of the heater cartridge was around 5ohm... Anyone have a spare? Probably takes time to get blomker to send me a replacement.

I have a Makerbot Replicator Mini for sale. Usual price is RM4999 but I might consider letting it go for the cheap although might still be above your budget. But being a fully built system, it would be easier for a beginner to use than to get a Reprap