i have plenty of 608z the one I need is 625zz

I wonder what I'm going todo with 500pcs of 625zz lol, I ordered from ebay have to wait for now , and need to find some new M8 threaded rod

That is just too much for an individual use... 
I have not tried aliexpress before, I heard when it first started it wasn't good to begin with.  Any bad experience with aliexpress? 

Hi guys!

Its good to know that there is a community here in lyn. Anyway, I am new to this 3D printing scene. I would like to get my hands on a DIY printer so is there any good recommendation from you guys?

Thanks in advance.

Received my E3d Hotend today, dunno why they shipped with a pack of candy


The E3D V6




Need to design the mounting for my printer before can really test it.

Nice  , very informative. I will look forward to more of your posting but don't need to be daily but instead weekly or fortnight will do.
It a bonus item for your E3D order, they do that for every hotend order.
The candy can be used as disguise for your purchases. When interrogated by customs, just say got candy inside. 

so you actually paying for the candy, the hotend is a free gift , btw anyone here printing PLA on bare aluminium heated bed beside me? I really miss the glossy finish I get from printing on glass bed with PVA glue + water mixture, I just can't get same glossy finish with PLA when printing directly on aluminum bed

and wanted to try flex filament but I don't think it will work with bowden setup 

Morning guys!

I have finally managed to assemble my PRUSA i3 and get it to print but i have this very disturbing problem. The first time I switch on the printer, the RAMPS unit was producing white smoke! Yup! Scared the hell out of me. I switch off the printer immediately and found that the transistor which was hooked to the heatbed was the main culprit. It was too hot that it burned some plastic component near it. What i did was straighten the transistor so that it doesnt lean to any other component but looks like it is still too hot when its hooked up with the heatbed. When I unplug the heatbed from the RAMPS everything works fine.

Can anyone advice on what seems to be the issue here and what i should do about it???

Thanks in advance.

I am not certain. There seems to be only 1 line on the graph for temperature measurement and it is for the hotend thermistor so i assumed the heatbed thermistor is not working.

Congrats on the assembly. 

As for your heater bed issue, it could be a few things but I don't know you will have the tools to test the system. Anyway you should read this http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?219,169361,169361 since this has the same issue as your heater bed transistor overheating. You have to check the resistance in your heater bed to find the current draw for a 12 volt supply. I have a 8" x 8" MK2A heater bed and it has a resistance of about 1 to 2 ohms which means it will draw about 6 to 12 Amps, so your bed should be between these resistance ranges. Another thing to look for are the polyfuse, which are the flat light brown pieces (either shape as a disc or square) mounted next to the transistor. Make sure the plastic bit that got burnt isn't the fuse because the fuse may not work properly when damaged. If all else fails, it could be the transistor and you may have to try replacing it with a different one.
Try checking your heater bed connection and measure the resistance of the heater bed.

Whoops, my bad. Wasn't paying attention. 

Could it be your wiring and or check to see if there is power at your extruder connector? Also, make sure its connected to the correct terminal connector, its D10 for the first extruder and D9 for the second extruder. You might want to post some pictures of your setup.

Can you try check if the MOSFET is working with a multimeter with the dial in voltage.

Your extruder heater cartridge is definitely working but now it could be the connection or the MOSFET or your firmware.

Sure and how did your friend use his phone to debug the problem?

abs juice looks abit thick no?

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