08-05-2020, 06:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-05-2020, 07:05 PM by Frank Nova.)
Machine doesn't seem to work.
It doesn't seem to memorize the zero position.
I followed the instruction to the letter.
- Calibrated the head position with a sheet of paper as described in the manual. Slight resistance.
- Switched menu, set Z=0
- checked the LCD
- filled the vat.
- tried to print.
Exactly as per the manual.
When I hit play, the machine buzzes loudly. The stepper motor is jamming against the FEP film and the LCD.
I hit stop (square).
I incremented the height gradually.
The platform was soaked so I could not re-zero it.
I slacked the vat screws, then lifted the head by increment of 0.1mm, trying delicately to move the vat.
When it started to budge lightly, I gave it another 0.1mm in height.
Just as I did with the paper.
I essentially performed the zero clearance adjustment with the wet FEP film with a full vat.
I'm sure it not exactly "recommended procedure".
I went in the previous menu, selected Z=0, clicked the confirm menu again.
Returned to the previous vertical movement menu, tried to hit the Home button.
It went down and buzzed again, stepper blocking against the FEP/LCD
I redid Z=0, and tried to launch printing. Same problem.
It's as if the system does not remember the zero calibration.
I read on the forum that there is a limit switch. What's the use of the Z=0 procedure if there's a hardware limit switch (which doesn't kick in, because the stepper keeps buzzing/vibratin/skipping steps)
Hopefully, I didn't bust the LCD. I have a few spare films.
The instruction manual is very poorly writen. There are also options in the menu not described anywhere.
The hardware is well made, the documentation is piss-poor.
The platform doesn't align symetrically on the LCD, there's about 2mm clearance on the proximal edge, and 6mm on the distal edge.
Shall I return it under my Amazon Prime privilege and buy another brand ?
Is there a fix, an undocumented feature ?
I'm a machine and instrumentation designer, I know my way inside machines. But I'm loathe to pay out of my own time for a machine that should have worked out of the box...
The HOME feature is UNDOCUMENTED - I don't know what it does, I only presume. The Clean option is undocumented too.
It doesn't seem to memorize the zero position.
I followed the instruction to the letter.
- Calibrated the head position with a sheet of paper as described in the manual. Slight resistance.
- Switched menu, set Z=0
- checked the LCD
- filled the vat.
- tried to print.
Exactly as per the manual.
When I hit play, the machine buzzes loudly. The stepper motor is jamming against the FEP film and the LCD.
I hit stop (square).
I incremented the height gradually.
The platform was soaked so I could not re-zero it.
I slacked the vat screws, then lifted the head by increment of 0.1mm, trying delicately to move the vat.
When it started to budge lightly, I gave it another 0.1mm in height.
Just as I did with the paper.
I essentially performed the zero clearance adjustment with the wet FEP film with a full vat.
I'm sure it not exactly "recommended procedure".
I went in the previous menu, selected Z=0, clicked the confirm menu again.
Returned to the previous vertical movement menu, tried to hit the Home button.
It went down and buzzed again, stepper blocking against the FEP/LCD
I redid Z=0, and tried to launch printing. Same problem.
It's as if the system does not remember the zero calibration.
I read on the forum that there is a limit switch. What's the use of the Z=0 procedure if there's a hardware limit switch (which doesn't kick in, because the stepper keeps buzzing/vibratin/skipping steps)
Hopefully, I didn't bust the LCD. I have a few spare films.
The instruction manual is very poorly writen. There are also options in the menu not described anywhere.
The hardware is well made, the documentation is piss-poor.
The platform doesn't align symetrically on the LCD, there's about 2mm clearance on the proximal edge, and 6mm on the distal edge.
Shall I return it under my Amazon Prime privilege and buy another brand ?
Is there a fix, an undocumented feature ?
I'm a machine and instrumentation designer, I know my way inside machines. But I'm loathe to pay out of my own time for a machine that should have worked out of the box...
The HOME feature is UNDOCUMENTED - I don't know what it does, I only presume. The Clean option is undocumented too.