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by PrinterHacker
Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:25 pm
Forum: Discuss & Help
Topic: Problem with screw locking nut on i3 pro B 2017
Replies: 3
Views: 7416

Re: Problem with screw locking nut on i3 pro B 2017

The rods are made of tempered steel. Burring or grinding the rod ends can be difficult and can damage the rods. If I had a driller I would drill through the locking ring to make it few mil larger.
by PrinterHacker
Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:21 pm
Forum: Others
Topic: i3 prusa b acrilic Reseting by itselfe
Replies: 7
Views: 11248

Re: i3 prusa b acrilic Reseting by itselfe

Printing from SD Card Solved. Follow the following steps to print from an SD card. 1. Format the card to FAT32 not NTFS. 2. Copy slicer file on to the card from Repetier. When you slice the STL file in Repetier, it will show the option to copy to the SD-CARD. It is important to copy the file from R...
by PrinterHacker
Sat Feb 25, 2017 7:17 pm
Forum: Products FAQ
Topic: Prusa i3 Pro B Z axis unsynch in moving anti-clockwise
Replies: 4
Views: 8376

Re: Prusa i3 Pro B Z axis unsynch in moving anti-clockwise

Send an email to Geeetech to send firmware file. They will send you a folder containing all the files you need to install the firmware "Marlin-PI3_Pro_B". Do not change anything in the firmware files. There is also marlin firmware on the GitHub. I will not use it as it needs lot of tweaking and may ...
by PrinterHacker
Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:56 pm
Forum: Products FAQ
Topic: Baisc settings and calibration guide for your 3D printer
Replies: 12
Views: 108177

Re: Baisc settings and calibration guide for your 3D printer

I had similar problems. Use Geedtech firmware file. Use it without modifications. Do not use GitHub marlin file. It needs lot of tweeking and may not work.
by PrinterHacker
Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:52 pm
Forum: Others
Topic: i3 prusa b acrilic Reseting by itselfe
Replies: 7
Views: 11248

Re:Prusa i3 prusa b 2017 SD card printingg

I am having a problem of stand alone printing using SD card. Has anybody had success? The LCD panel recognises the sd-card insertion but it cannot read the gcode files. Message on the LCD panel displays "not files found".
by PrinterHacker
Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:45 pm
Forum: Extruder
Topic: E3D bowden extruder on i3 Prob
Replies: 1
Views: 6078

E3D bowden extruder on i3 Prob

Has anyone tried to upgrade MK8 extruder/hotend on Geeetech prusa i3 prob B to E3D hotend with direct or Bowden external extruder?
by PrinterHacker
Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:36 pm
Forum: Products FAQ
Topic: Prusa i3 Pro B Z axis unsynch in moving anti-clockwise
Replies: 4
Views: 8376

Re: Prusa i3 Pro B Z axis unsynch in moving anti-clockwise

I had similar problem. I installed new version of firmware. Then everything worked OK.
by PrinterHacker
Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:03 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: Z end stop does not work
Replies: 1
Views: 5925

Re: Z end stop does not work

Solved. The stop end micro switch has to be plugged into "Z-Min". :lol:
by PrinterHacker
Sun Feb 19, 2017 5:54 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: Z end stop does not work
Replies: 1
Views: 5925

Z end stop does not work

I have recently purchase and assembled Geeetech i3 pro B 3d printer (2017 version). X and Y endstops controlled by microswitches work OK. When X endstop microswitch is pressed x axis motor stops and similarly Y microswitch. But when I press Z microswitch the Z axis motor does not stop. Also, When au...
by PrinterHacker
Sun Feb 19, 2017 5:28 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: Prusa I3 X Buid
Replies: 2
Views: 6292

Re: Prusa I3 X Buid

Hi I had similar problem with other problems. When I installed the firmware every thing worked ok. If you want to install Firmware for your printer please follow the instruction as directed by Geeetech step by step. You must use their firmware and not from GitHub. The GitHub firmware requires lot of...