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12 awg on mine, left it for now, should be good enough for the short run to my 10 gauge which runs to the power supply. But will keep an eye on it...
Yeah, that's the heated bed I have as well. Is the 4 amps at 120 volts AC?
10 gauge - 25 amps at 12volts for 12x12 heater. What in the world are you using that needs 40amps? :) Wire Gauge - DC amperage guide...
Thanks! Right on. I hear ya on the constant tinkering, improvements and time... I finally had to say enough and just get it up and running, then...
Glad you figured it out. While I was reading I was screaming in my head, endstop wiring!!! :) When you get it up and running, here's a sample of...
It's up and running! I have some more calibration work to do. First print I had the steps per mm wrong for the extruder and it was only moving...
I hear yeah, did a little digging found the items below. First one is a couple years old, but who knows... Good luck! Google Groups Kysan 1124090...
Sorry, I can't speak to those steppers with any expertise. But I can say the below if you are interested. I'm running Kysans with a stated 76.4...
Having an issue with Z axis movement, hoping others may have seen it. I have a 8825 driver set to 32 micro stepping driving two steppers in the...
* Filament slipping in extruder? - Check to make sure the filament coming out of extruder has the lines from the mk7 / mk8 but is not squeezed...
I've had good luck with hatchbox petg, 245 and 70 for temps. Print speed around 45, travel at 170. Some stringing but much better than others....
Some videos about SSRs and other options from a source I trust. 3D printing guides: Going big with Solid State Relays! Guide: Properly picking...
Another option is going the custom mosfet circuit route. You don't get the isolation protection a ssr provides and you have you build the circuit...
I went with the carptener square as well. Ended up putting little 1-2mm gaps on some of the corners to squares things off. I also put the metal 90...
My experience... There is zero play in mine. I had to adjust the spacing a bit to get the wheels in the proper place to sit in the valley. Before...
Early morning guesses... :) Skipping steps? Check driver voltage. Check driver temp. Check motor temp. Check belts for correct and equal...
Will do.
Thanks for this. I really appreciate it, should be able to finish this thing up finally this weekend! :)
@Elmo Clarity - I've printed these all off and think i understand how they all fit together, but would it be possible to get photos of your drag...
What gauge of wire are you folks using for your steppers? I have some 18 Gauge shielded 4 conductor plus shield wire that I picked up for the...