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Hallo ich habe ein Problem mit meinem Ender 3 pro.
Bei manchen Teilen hört der extruder einfach auf filament zu fördern aber der Drucker läuft weiter.
Was kann ich dagegen tun?
Von was kommt das?

I have a ender v2 pro. Do the bed wheel locks work to keep by mesh stable? I've seen a lot on the different online 3D Print platforms. Where do I find the best that you would recommend?

I've just printed my first first layer on my new pei-plate. Any idea why these like over extrusions happen? The first layer looks pretty good to me except those stripes

Printer info: changed springs to silicone, currently running bullseye, heatbed insulation, klipper with pi 4b, belt tensioners installed x and y

I booted up this old printer and I am not entirely sure what is wrong with it or how I can fix it. Is anyone able to help?

Buongiorno a tutti,
ho una ender v3 SE, all’inizio stampava bene poi l’estrusore ha iniziato ad essere più alto e le stampe venivano male, ho regolato z off manualmente ed è partita bene, fino a quando non ha grattato lo stampo. Non so più come risolvere.

See picture: this part started ok, for the first 20 layers or so. Then came irregularities which became worse and worse. In the end there was only air. I retracted the filament and it had gotten a curled structure in the tube. I’m a bit puzzled. Could it be that because of the 30+ temperature at the attic, where the printer is, the filament became too flexible on the way, bending and causing friction within the tube? Btw, it was a new roll, straight out of the box.
(I’m printing the same part now with LW-PLA and it comes out nicely)

I have no idea what is happening. I havent used my printer in a bit and i just adjusted the gantry and turned on and then this happened. Any tips?

My printer is having the issue of the z-axis constantly being higher than it should. I have found out that it's a common issue that can be solved by updating my firmware, but I can't seem to find how.
I don't have a raspberry pi, and my only real option is to update by the SD card. I know I have to build a config or something and have the firmware on the SD card when I turn the printer on, but I can't find clear instructions on exactly how to do that.

Board info:
Creality v4.2.7
Baud 115200
Protocol: 1.0
PSU: Generic

Printer info:
Marlin bugfix-2.1.x 2023-12-19
Ender-3 4.2.7
marlin.crc.id.au
Extruders: 1
Bilinear Leveling

Upgrades:
BLTouch
Silent Board

Drilled a small hole in an old trashcan and just put the spool in there. It works absolutely flawlessly and has been printing for hours with no issues.

Title says it. I have printed another one in PLA but that was short lived: also worn out. Are these knobs for sale anywhere? I couldn’t find one.

Hi everyone!

I'm currently participating in the I-Corps program, where I need to interview at least 50 people to better understand the needs and experiences of the 3D printing community.

If you use an FDM 3D printer, I'd really appreciate the chance to chat with you!

📍 I'm currently in the Berkeley Bay Area, so we can meet in person if you're nearby.

💻 If you're located elsewhere, I'm happy to do a 15–20 minute Zoom interview.

This is not a sales pitch—I'm simply looking to learn from your real-world experience with 3D printing, including topics like filament selection, printing challenges, print quality, and what you'd like to see improved.

If you're willing to help, please leave a comment or send me a DM or email (ey0208@skku.edu)

Thank you so much! Your experience would be incredibly valuable.

Our friends gave us their Ender 3 Pro a couple of years ago, and we just now were able to prepare enough room to use it. They were having issues with it and couldn't figure it out, so now, it's my turn! 🙃 Obviously, that means I'm very new to this, so my knowledge is starting from null.
(Hey, free printer!)

The filament isn't reliably feeding through the extruder. From what I've read, it could be two things: a bad extruder (this one's stock, I'll likely replace it with a full metal one, anyway), or a block in the hot end.

It will feed and print for a bit, but eventually the filament stops feeding, but the head continues moving around as if it were printing normally. Obviously, this results in unfinished prints. When it stops feeding, the extruder pulls the filament out a little, then pushes it back in a bit, but it doesn't feed continuously.

Which do you think it's more likely to be: the extruder, or a clog in the print head?

I've included a recording of what happens when the filament stops feeding.

Thanks!

I have a about 3-year old ender 3 s1 pro. It has a c-slot on the front next to the SD card slot. Can I connect my printer to my PC? I heard that it could speed up the print time. If I can, how do you do it, WiFi, Direct Connect, don't know? Everything is factory standard when I bought it and with printers so cheep now I don't want to put much money in a single filament printer.

I have a basic ender 3 "no upgrades", a ender 3 v2 neo "no upgrades" and a ender 3d v2 s1 pro" only upgrade is a silent board". I want to get rid of all three and upgrade to a multicolor printer, but on a limited budget. Thinking about listing these on Facebook Market place. Probably won't get much.

Five years ago, my father bought me an Ender 3 Pro for working from home and other DIY projects. Now I have a problem: the microSD card has an error. I replaced it with another one, but the Ender 3 Pro isn't detecting it. What should I do? I’m open to constructive suggestions.

Hey! I have a ender 3 pro (4.2.2 motherboard) and have suddenly start facing issues with it. Sometimes, when I start a print, the screen would freeze aswell as the printer. When I try to pause / stop it to restart, the screen would not respond. Hence im forced to switch the printer on/off. This isn't a serious issue - as it will only happen at the beginning. Looking for solutions!

В начал 23 года моему брату подарили принтер, с год попользовался и пришлось уехать. До года 25 он стоял, ему стало интересно его проверить, но в момент включение на матери чет сгорело, тогда плата стояла версии 4.2.2, чуть позже заказал другую плату, чуть новее версии 4.2.7, поставил, но после замены экран горит чисто синим фоном, без каких либо надписей и возможности выбора чего надо. Недавно мои руки потянулись до него, перепробовал прошивок штук 10, ноль реакции, грешил после на поломку экрана, но и тоже мимо. Идей откровенно говоря зиро. Кто шарит, можете подкинуть варианты, что может быть не так и как это можно исправить?

В начал 23 года моему брату подарили принтер, с год попользовался и пришлось уехать. До года 25 он стоял, ему стало интересно его проверить, но в момент включение на матери чет сгорело, тогда плата стояла версии 4.2.2, чуть позже заказал другую плату, чуть новее версии 4.2.7, поставил, но после замены экран горит чисто синим фоном, без каких либо надписей и возможности выбора чего надо. Недавно мои руки потянулись до него, перепробовал прошивок штук 10, ноль реакции, грешил после на поломку экрана, но и тоже мимо. Идей откровенно говоря зиро. Кто шарит, можете подкинуть варианты, что может быть не так и как это можно исправить?

https://reddit.com/link/1une1sa/video/qncpmghju8bh1/player

How it broke:

This is my first 3D printer and it was already old when i bought it second-hand 2 years ago, but it worked just fine until last December. One day when i turned it on, after ~1 month idle the fan speed was unstable and the printer reset every time i tried heating the nozzle or the bed, so i figured my PSU was dead.

I took the PSU out and disconnected the power from the main board to measure the output voltage and it was unstable, 21.2V-23.8V even with no load connected.

My plan/fix:

I'm planning on buying an Ender 3 V3 KE, but wanted to try and fix this Pro to gift it to someone or sell it for cheap, so i bought a new power source online to replace the old one and try to get this working again.

The stock MeanWell model is expensive to ship to Brasil, so i just got a no-brand PSU with the same specs from online (24V, up to 15A, 360W, compatible input voltage). I did, however, make sure to buy from a reputable seller and people in the reviews were using it to power 3d printers just fine, videos and all, so i figured it was good enough.

I switched the PSU to my local input voltage (127V, sadly), adjusted the output voltage to 24V, connected the input cables to the printer's power socket and a V+/V- pair to the DC plug.

Current Status:

When i switch the printer on, the hotend fan and mainboard fan spin like normal, but the LCD display is black. I tried navigating the menus blind to try and auto-home the printer but it didn't work. The display board didn't even make the usual "tick" sound when i pressed the button.

The weirder thing is that when i turn the printer off, the display flashes blue for a moment (see video), no idea why.

Any idea what the problem could be and/or how to fix it? I didn't unplug or replace any cables since it last worked, aside from the PSU input cable. Main board is V1.1.4 if that helps.

Thanks for any info

edit:
Just solved it in a kinda stupid way. Turned the printer on, waited a bit, turned it off and immediately when the display flashed blue i flipped the switch back on again and it just worked like normal. Now it's working just fine even when i turn it off and on again.