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- Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:45 pm
- Forum: Plan B
- Topic: Nozzle stops spraying about 1/3 of the printing
- Replies: 7
- Views: 69823
Re: Nozzle stops spraying about 1/3 of the printing
I sadly missed your message, therefore the late reply. Slowly getting worse sounds like a heat issue, where the printhead heats up too much. Are the pauses between you printing again long, or is it right after. You can try slowing down the printer to make the head absorb less heat, or try lowering t...
- Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:49 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: I am curious about HP11 head hacking information for light curing ink development
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11705
Re: I am curious about HP11 head hacking information for light curing ink development
Hello, I myself do not know much about anything other than the HP45. I do know there has been some effort to hack the HP84/85, which seems to be similar to what you are using: https://ytec3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4755 On this page there is suspected pinouts, logic analyzer files and more details...
- Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:14 am
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking the HP45
- Replies: 757
- Views: 2930735
Re: Hacking the HP45
The pogo pins not connecting might be a cause, but you'd have to have an issue where a random address IS connected, and the rest isn't while all primitives are properly connected and most grounds are. If there was a random pattern I could believe you had a bad pogo pin connection, but with what seem...
- Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:24 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Standalone controller V4.0
- Replies: 58
- Views: 251920
Re: Standalone controller V4.0
I will have to post this at some point in more detail, but until further notice I do not plan on continuing the HP45 stuff. I might pick up small projects including it, but I have no real interest in pursuing the HP45 as a core project. The V4 will be fully shared, and the firmware and software are ...
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:34 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Standalone controller V4.0
- Replies: 58
- Views: 251920
Re: Standalone controller V4.0
When I try and hold a ruler to the lines, I have a hard time finding a walking error. There is definitely a small shift on the right most bit, but over the rest I have a hard time spotting a stair step. It looks more like a zigzag. Can you verify that the head is perpendicular to the axis? It seems ...
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:26 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking the HP45
- Replies: 757
- Views: 2930735
Re: Hacking the HP45
Can you start by sending me a good photo of your setup, driver board and controller board. I suspect I won't be able to see much, but we can at least try.
- Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:07 am
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking the HP45
- Replies: 757
- Views: 2930735
Re: Hacking the HP45
Given the small number of round dots I see here (only 14), I am fairly certain that all primitives are working, but addresses are not advancing. Either the mosfet level shifter is not working, or the 4081 chip is not working. Do you have the capability to test the addresses on the board?
- Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:17 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking the HP45
- Replies: 757
- Views: 2930735
Re: Hacking the HP45
Can you show a print? I suspect with the prime the image is over saturated with ink. I want to see if the ink is really there in 7 perfect lines, or if there is a bit more of a mess going on. I suspect that your 4081 chip is either not working, or not connected properly. This would stop the data fro...
- Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:11 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking the HP45
- Replies: 757
- Views: 2930735
Re: Hacking the HP45
That pattern is indeed a bit too perfect. I assume that the nozzles 0-300 go from top to bottom? What strikes me as weirdest is the fact that you have 7 bars. Each side of the printhead has 7 primitives, so 7 bars is fine, but if you were missing primitives I would assume to see 3-4 bars, not all 7 ...
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:00 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking the HP45
- Replies: 757
- Views: 2930735
Re: Hacking the HP45
If you test the printhead, do you get 300/300, or do you get less? If you get 300/300, the nozzles are firing, and it is not addresses you are skipping. HP45 heads clog easily, and cleaning them properly with only water is not enough then. You want isopropylalcohol and a paper towel, and really soak...