Even "MOST RELIABLE" printer can fail, & AT THE WORST TIME:(
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 9:45 pm
Well, it happened:(...
...In front of ~30 excited kids, parents, and others at a big event... "HEATER FAILED. HIT RESET". "Hm? Sorry folks, an error."... Toothpick to RESET button... again, "HEATER FAILED. HIT RESET". Resliced w/o heated bed... PRINTING!... then I hear, "It's moving."... Yup, came loose from bed. PLA, mind you, albeit I had yet to print such w/o heated bed. As most know, heat is not strictly required for PLA - and in fact, bed had hair spray prep on it. FYI, nozzle was NOT too high (I checked). "PLAN B": switched to another printer (DeltaMaker)... worked flawlessly:) - but I had already lost the original crowd, though luckily, others filtered into the exhibit room, so the show went on. Also, I was able to demonstrate some aspects of the generally awesome Makergear M2, including control via Ponterface, and the ViKi LCD controller, plus highlighted the Cartesian vs. delta designs.
So, with that out of my system, HERE ARE MY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS:
- What are common reasons for "HEATER FAILED"?
- And more importantly, what are the fixes?
- Might I have contributed to the problem? (Perhaps improper transport to the event? Or other?)
FYI, I checked the connections and they seemed fine. In fact, the connectors were so secure I couldn't even pull them apart! (At least not w/ what would have been great force.)
OK, TIA.
...In front of ~30 excited kids, parents, and others at a big event... "HEATER FAILED. HIT RESET". "Hm? Sorry folks, an error."... Toothpick to RESET button... again, "HEATER FAILED. HIT RESET". Resliced w/o heated bed... PRINTING!... then I hear, "It's moving."... Yup, came loose from bed. PLA, mind you, albeit I had yet to print such w/o heated bed. As most know, heat is not strictly required for PLA - and in fact, bed had hair spray prep on it. FYI, nozzle was NOT too high (I checked). "PLAN B": switched to another printer (DeltaMaker)... worked flawlessly:) - but I had already lost the original crowd, though luckily, others filtered into the exhibit room, so the show went on. Also, I was able to demonstrate some aspects of the generally awesome Makergear M2, including control via Ponterface, and the ViKi LCD controller, plus highlighted the Cartesian vs. delta designs.
So, with that out of my system, HERE ARE MY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS:
- What are common reasons for "HEATER FAILED"?
- And more importantly, what are the fixes?
- Might I have contributed to the problem? (Perhaps improper transport to the event? Or other?)
FYI, I checked the connections and they seemed fine. In fact, the connectors were so secure I couldn't even pull them apart! (At least not w/ what would have been great force.)
OK, TIA.