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Posted: 19:02 - 05 Mar 2017 Post subject: |
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Ta - too busy today! That was the one I mentioned, just hadn't actually read the description very well (if it all) it seems.
(Though - annoyed I missed that second hand one.) |
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Spent too much time reading up on them this evening.
Think I'm even less sure now!
There's an Anet A2 up for a little more (though blatantly not a UK seller despite the claims of stock in Glasgow). Seems to have some positives over the A8, but then not nearly as much knowledge/parts/etc around, though a lot will be similar. |
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Posted: 14:05 - 07 Mar 2017 Post subject: |
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Okay, A8 definitely makes more sense on that basis.
However that one doesn't seem to have the same design frame as all the others listed as an A8, while this one does, though doesn't explicitly state A8:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201774575542 |
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Sorry, just to confirm - you're saying the one I linked to isn't an A8, but the one you linked to (which I've quoted in this post) is? |
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Cheers - ordered.
So I'll stop hassling you for a few days! |
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I advise you to tie off the cables to the hotend etc up onto the carriage itself. There is a looped anchor supplied for this.
It stops any cable movement on the hotend and thermistor, as they will snap off mid print if left loose as you have them.
It's also a good idea to have the heated bed connector along the left side and not the back. Tie that off to the underside of the bed with a cable tie and supplied cable tie anchor. This stops movement in the connector, which as it's high amperage, will cause shorts if there is any play when the bed moves back and forth.
You can see the tie off for the hotend clearly in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH3gHLyIiec&t=128s |
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ordered mine @ the weekend
3 rolls of PLA too (clear, neon green, red), no real idea what i want it for except making cool stuff, also looking forward to assembling an awesome jigsaw puzzle ____________________ killa wrote: Im an ass man myself |
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ok, turns out the thermometer of the bed and extruder won't work without the other.
doh! |
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Upgrading the PSU is a good idea if you want to run the heatbed at high temps.
As it's just 12V needed I thought it may be a good idea to use an ATX PSU as I have a few hanging about that are 30A or better. I was then thinking twice about it as chopping the cables up would be a pain in the anus and mess up a perfectly good PSU, so I done bought one of these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331937797819
I am yet to install it, but it does seem well made and adds some nice fuses inline. There's also the added bonus that I can run some 5V or 3V stuff from it, like a Raspberry Pi (for Octoprint).
I will report back with my findings, but I cant really see that there would be an issue. |
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You also have to factor in the £30-£40 import duty when buying from gearbest.
Buying from Ebay with UK stock is the safer and quicker option, as not only do you not have to pay any more, you have the paypal protection if you have problems. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 48 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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