Some of you know I was asking questions about making a Gcode modification. I never got there! Never figured out how to do any edits. This failure has nothing to do with messing with it. I was about to do a print when I got an error code (see attached). From a previous experience and from advice from others on this forum I checked for tangled filament around the rear lead screw. It was quite fouled but I think I got it completely cleared. But the code persists. I cannot print! This is my fifth day of ownership with the machine. Have you ever filled out a support ticket? Your day will come. I was required to provide all manner of information and thought I’d never satisfy the demands. It ain’t easy. So now I just wait for support from China. I walked right into this. I know how support teams for electronics are always understaffed. But I bought it anyhow. Hope springs eternal. Meanwhile, I’ll keep trying things. Any advice will be appreciated.
No backwards plate.
Did the power down/restart sequence (again).
When trying to manually Z up or down. I get a message that it needs homing. I press button to activate homing. PS1 never gives you a message that the homing was successful or if it’s even completed. I had gone through that process several times before this post, and each time, I would get the “needs homing” message. But this time, I am now able to jog the z up and down. So I’ll try to print again and see what happens. Thank you. PS: Are you BL agent?
Indeed you are and you are greatly appreciated!
This is going to be lengthy, but I think it’s better to be thorough than brief for the benefit of others who may experience this failure.
I seem to be up and running again after performing a power down/restart and then doing a manual jog up and down to the Z axis via the LCD. I had done both of those things before without success as the machine insisted on calling for a rehoming of the axis rather than allowing me to jog it.
After your advice, I did another power down/restart and attempted to jog the Z axis. This time, I was able to jog without a command to rehome. And, then again, maybe I did do the rehome, yes, I’m sure I did, but this time it apparently satisfied the machine though it never produces a success message on the LCD. So I assumed it was successful and tried jogging the Z. It jogged without complaint.
Why did it home this time and allow jogging. I searched in the cabin and found a wad of filament that was not there before this second attempt to solve the problem. I had been very thorough in checking the lead screws because I had already cleared a significant tangle the night before. So maybe, just maybe, this wad was ejected from “somewhere” while jogging the Z.
I’ve attached a photo. The wad on the left is a typical poop ejected normally. The wad on the right is the wad I found in the cabin floor. It was not there before the jogging. I think you can see that it looks more like a tangle than a poop.
Summary: Though I’m up and running again, the nozzle dragged some filament debri into the print. In addition to potential lead screw fouling, BL nozzle cleaning is not always adequate. In future prints I will baby-sit the machine and hope to use a toothbrush to clean the nozzle just as it is about to print. Timing is everything. I will also continue to check for tangles around the lead screws. Here’s hoping.
The poop on the right ressembles a typical one when doing a load/unload filament manually especially when pressing retry several times. Was it the case lately?
Wow! You’re observant! To tell you the truth, I’m not sure. I don’t think so. One reason for the uncertainty about your question is that I have a mini as well and I recently used the heat-the-nozzle function to manually push some filament through it. And I can remember somewhere along the line pressing retry. But I just don’t know which machine and for what purpose. But I’m learning bit by bit. Thanks for your comment.
I would also add, whenever you get a bed homing error, first take the plate off and re-set it back in place. I find on occasion the error is from the rear of the plate touching something that isn’t visible from the front (at least easily). Replacing the bed on the magnet will confirm everything is where it needs to be and the bed will start the normal sequence and not be interrupted by the load sensor triggering too early on a fouled plate.
For me, I do small flexes of the plate and can generally go right back to printing, but on occasion, I’ll flex and not it square back on. This will make the rear wipe section foul against the rear opening.
You can print both sides by mirroring it on the P1. On the X1 care must be taken because of the lidar but no issue on P1 to have one on both sides. It works great and placing the plate is a joy with it (them) in place.
