ArtVandelayJan 13, 2025

Pretty sure I just bricked my Mk4 during the mk4s upgrade

https://lemmy.world/post/24213789

Pretty sure I just bricked my Mk4 during the mk4s upgrade - Lemmy.World

Long story short, I am not mechanically inclined. I want my shit to just work. Somehow I decided I would order the MK4S upgrade kit for the prusa MK4 that I have. It took me about 12 hours but I did the upgrade and turned it on only to find it wouldn’t boot with a power panic error message. I tracked it down to a cable that got disconnected during all the upgrading, and when I went to push it back onto the board it bent the pins. When I tried to straighten them out the pens broke off and now I have a $2,000 paperweight on my desk.

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At this rate, pretty sure my next printer might be a X1C, as much as I hate to say it. I’ve always valued the open source that prusa brings, but they have just had one facepalm dumb decision after another, and I just want my fucking printer to work. The Mark 4 is a great printer when it works, but it’s extremely poorly designed.
Jan 13, 2025 at 4:08amWeb
Show threadBadabinskiJan 13, 2025
I'd recommend stepping away from the printer for a few hours to get over the "everything is fucked forever" feeling. I've been there and I can absolutely relate. I once dropped a heavy metal thing on the screen of a brand new $1600 TV I had just unboxed and destroyed it. I was absolutely devastated for hours. Once I took the time to emotionally regulate, I was able to find a way to unfuck the situation. I strongly believe you'll be able to fix this issue and happily use your printer. Worst case is that you buy a replacement part. Prusa sells every single part of their printers individually, and I'm sure you'd be able to buy a new board for a reasonable price.
Show threadArtVandelayJan 16, 2025
Hey thanks for the advice, and you were right. regardless my my clumsiness, today’s announcement ensures i am never going to get a Bambu. blog.bambulab.com/firmware-update-introducing-new…
Firmware Update Introducing New Authorization Control System

Launching first for X Series printers, with P and A Series updates planned for future release

Bambu Lab Blog