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Here’s what that looks like for me. Basically a controller_fan configured to kick off with the steppers.
#Case fan for cooling when heating bed [controller_fan controller_fan] pin: YOUR_FAN_PIN_HERE heater: heater_bed stepper: stepper_x,stepper_y,stepper_z heater_temp: 40.0 fan_speed: 0.8 shutdown_speed: 1.0 kick_start_time: 0.5
Is it running Klipper or something else?
In Klipper I have my controller board fan set to speed up only when there’s any active heaters or stepper drivers?
E.g. fires up only when moving/heating or printing but not when idle. Even then it’s set to a reasonable 80% threshold.
I always took the unhinged erratic behavior as the point (Ala Ledgers Joker) but I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on it.
I don’t think so… just thinking of some of the best performances of complex villains lately.
Add the Amanda Plummer as Vadic. Those are some phenomenal performances.
I feel you on getting these things settled. My Frankender is pretty reliable and making sure the foundational stuff is good is key.
Here’s a comment I made here about a year back breaking down how to square, align and level these things
Klipper from marlin, tons of issues - Lemmy.World
I am finally reaching out as I am at my wits end and need experienced people to help me resolve my printing issue. I have a Voxelabs Aquila (Ender 3 v2) formerly running marlin with small but manageable annoyances like overhang and manual bed leveling and thus began my journey after a year of using Aquila to start modding/upgrading the thing. First thing i did was upgrade the fans and shroud, this improved prints slightly but was still not satisfied. Moved to Klipper and added BLTouch and this is where all my problems started. After hours of following guides and troubleshooting of setting them both up, i still get very little bed adhesion and layers are not smooth together (gaps) with the same 3d slicing software i have been using before the switch (yes changed it to Klipper firmware in slicer) As you can see in the picture this is after a manual bed level. Where do i go from here? Edit 2: fully cleaned nozzle, hotend, and bed without any other changes with same results. Edit 1: forgot to add my printer.cfg [include mainsail.cfg] [stepper_x] step_pin: PC2 dir_pin: PB9 enable_pin: !PC3 microsteps: 16 rotation_distance: 40 endstop_pin: ^PA5 position_endstop: 3 position_max: 235 homing_speed: 50 [stepper_y] step_pin: PB8 dir_pin: PB7 enable_pin: !PC3 microsteps: 16 rotation_distance: 40 endstop_pin: ^PA6 position_endstop: -17 position_max: 228 position_min: -17 homing_speed: 50 [stepper_z] step_pin: PB6 dir_pin: !PB5 enable_pin: !PC3 microsteps: 16 rotation_distance: 8 endstop_pin: probe:z_virtual_endstop #position_endstop: 0.0 position_max: 250 position_min: -6 [extruder] max_extrude_only_distance: 100.0 step_pin: PB4 dir_pin: PB3 enable_pin: !PC3 microsteps: 16 rotation_distance: 34.406 nozzle_diameter: 0.400 filament_diameter: 1.750 heater_pin: PA1 sensor_type: EPCOS 100K B57560G104F sensor_pin: PC5 #control: pid # tuned for stock hardware with 200 degree Celsius target #pid_Kp: 21.527 #pid_Ki: 1.063 #pid_Kd: 108.982 min_temp: 0 max_temp: 250 [bltouch] # Can't move this configuration to include because of z-offset adjustment sensor_pin: ^PB1 control_pin: PB0 x_offset: -28 y_offset: -15 #z_offset = 0 samples: 2 speed: 2 #pin_move_time: 0.500 #probe_with_touch_mode: False #pin_up_reports_not_triggered: True #pin_up_touch_mode_reports_triggered: True #stow_on_each_sample: False [safe_z_home] home_xy_position: 125,125 #this should be the center of your bed speed: 50 z_hop: 10 z_hop_speed: 5 [bed_mesh] speed: 80 horizontal_move_z: 5 mesh_min: 3, 33 #!!min and max co-ords are based on the probes location not the nozzle!! mesh_max: 207, 213 #needs to be calibrated for your individual printer probe_count: 5,5 #this is the number of probing points on X then Y axis mesh_pps: 2,2 fade_start: 1 fade_end: 10 fade_target: 0 [bed_screws] screw1: 25, 25 screw2: 195, 25 screw3: 195, 195 screw4: 25, 195 [heater_bed] heater_pin: PA2 sensor_type: EPCOS 100K B57560G104F sensor_pin: PC4 #control: pid # tuned for stock hardware with 50 degree Celsius target #pid_Kp: 54.027 #pid_Ki: 0.770 #pid_Kd: 948.182 min_temp: 0 max_temp: 130 [fan] pin: PA0 [mcu] serial: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-1a86_USB_Serial-if00-port0 restart_method: command [printer] kinematics: cartesian max_velocity: 300 max_accel: 3000 max_z_velocity: 5 max_z_accel: 100 #*# <---------------------- SAVE_CONFIG ----------------------> #*# DO NOT EDIT THIS BLOCK OR BELOW. The contents are auto-generated. #*# #*# [extruder] #*# control = pid #*# pid_kp = 31.251 #*# pid_ki = 2.510 #*# pid_kd = 97.268 #*# #*# [heater_bed] #*# control = pid #*# pid_kp = 69.577 #*# pid_ki = 1.022 #*# pid_kd = 1184.541 #*# #*# [bltouch] #*# z_offset = 3.609
May be a good time to see if there bits of filament in the extruder gears and if they’re ok. And, if they are, to clean the nozzle either by using filament or a cold pull.
And there’s the issue with embedded security stuff.
Because they’re really good out of the box printers and prior to this for somebody that wanted something that “just works” it would be Prusa or Bambu I’d recommend.
I love tinkering and tweaking and I’m building a Voron but it’s hard to understand how overwhelming choices can be and it’s understandable that people would choose to lock into an ecosystem specifically because it lets them just print.
I would never buy a Bambu and wouldn’t recommend it for anybody building a company with essential components having them in the pipeline but then again most people aren’t that aware and their research, understandably, led them to buying one.
I agree with OP, this is an opportunity to be empathic and to help them. And they’re learning the hard way a lesson they’ll take forward. I’d prefer that lesson to be “more careful” and not “these people are jerks”