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by Rickit2004
Sat Jan 09, 2021 10:10 pm
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro B
Topic: Printer connected, heating but no motor movement - firmware crash?
Replies: 6
Views: 6442

Re: Printer connected, heating but no motor movement - firmware crash?

Summary for the problem. The printer would start up and work for a while, but then stop. The CPU/LCD would continue to work and "think" it was working correctly. Resolution I finally diagnosed this down to a faulty PSU. It provided enough power to start with but after a while it would fail. The CPU/...
by Rickit2004
Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:32 pm
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro B
Topic: Printer connected, heating but no motor movement - firmware crash?
Replies: 6
Views: 6442

Re: Printer connected, heating but no motor movement - firmware crash?

Cheers Jon. I will switch to the marlin firmware and see how it goes.
by Rickit2004
Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:53 am
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro B
Topic: Printer connected, heating but no motor movement - firmware crash?
Replies: 6
Views: 6442

Re: Printer connected, heating but no motor movement - firmware crash?

Hi, thanks for the reply. My response is slow as I have been experimenting with the fault. It seems to be less complicated than I first thought. On powering on I can then move the carriage in all three planes. After a while it simply stops moving. The co-ordinates on the LCD move as instructed - so ...
by Rickit2004
Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:25 pm
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro B
Topic: Printer connected, heating but no motor movement - firmware crash?
Replies: 6
Views: 6442

Printer connected, heating but no motor movement - firmware crash?

Help! I have built my PI3 Pro B. It starts up, and from the LCD I can heat up the bed, the extruder and move in X, Y and Z planes. I have updated the firmware to I3proB_V1.0.05. I have downloaded and installed Geeetech Repetier Host. From this software I can connect to the printer and turn on and of...