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Today's learning experiences...
Sep. 26th, 2011 10:57 pmCheap Chinese power supplies aren't necessarily up to providing 100% of their rated current output on an 80% duty cycle (luckily this is one of those components that is easily replaced with a jumper)
Don't just start printing a big object that requires close tolerance to a piece of hardware - calibrate first.
If the filament isn't feeding, maybe it's because you forgot to tighten the idler tension down because you got distracted by realizing that the power supply just died, but you'll still fiddle with the filament for 10 minutes before realizing that.
I got the electronics for my next printer and a ridiculous box of microswitches, easily a lifetime supply unless I take up selling something that uses them. I want to build a useless machine and I'll need 3 for my next printer. I need a use for the other 400 or so in that box.
Don't just start printing a big object that requires close tolerance to a piece of hardware - calibrate first.
If the filament isn't feeding, maybe it's because you forgot to tighten the idler tension down because you got distracted by realizing that the power supply just died, but you'll still fiddle with the filament for 10 minutes before realizing that.
I got the electronics for my next printer and a ridiculous box of microswitches, easily a lifetime supply unless I take up selling something that uses them. I want to build a useless machine and I'll need 3 for my next printer. I need a use for the other 400 or so in that box.
