Needed - a comprehensive and detailed hardware troubleshooting guide
Hi there.
Please help. I have a I3 Mk3 upgraded to a Mk3S that is down hard.
Is there a comprehensive and detailed hardware troubleshooting guide out there anywhere? I need something that goes end to end over the electronics first - printing is not the problem when it works. Over 1 year my Mk3 printer has had a cascading series of failures; 1. the spool holder snapped and dinged my print plate, 2. the PINDA sensor went out, 3. the Print Fan failed, 4. bed Thermistor failed, 5. the Hot end Thermistor failed. I got the kit and did the upgrade but I have yet to get it to run as a Mk3S!
Now the thing is telling me the the bed won't heat up. I've had the printer for over a year and per the display I've got just over 24 hrs print time!
Please - is there a PDF document telling me how to test all of the electronics in a logical procession end to end?
Thank you.
RE: Needed - a comprehensive and detailed hardware troubleshooting guide
RE: Needed - a comprehensive and detailed hardware troubleshooting guide
@bobstro
Thank you for your info. links, I will keep them for when I figure out what's keeping my printer down. I did read over your "Troubleshooting hardware problems" and nothing in there would be related. But again - big thanks for reading my post and sending me info!!
RE: Needed - a comprehensive and detailed hardware troubleshooting guide
Instead of digging through blogs and forums there truly is a need for a TECH MANUAL for this printer, I have wasted tons of hours looking for parts and solutions.
EXAMPLE: PART DATA SECTION might look something like this:
[A] Bed Thermistor for Prusa i3 MK2 and MK3
(1) NTC 3950 100K Thermistor
(2) High Stability NTC Thermistor 100K -- Note: NTC stands for Negative Temperature Coefficient
(3) 1.25mmx2.0mm glass bead
(4) accuracy: 1%
(5) Resistance value at 25°C=100K
(6) Wiring insulation: high temperature teflon/PTFE
NTC 3950 thermistor 100k datasheet
https://www.makeralot.com/download/Reprap-Hotend-Thermistor-NTC-3950-100K.pdf
FOLLOWED BY KNOWLEDGE BASE INFO:
Testing your Prusa Thermistor:
https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/multimeter-usage_2117#where-to-measure
How to replace heatbed thermistor - Original Prusa i3 MK3S/MK2.5S/MK2S
https://help.prusa3d.com/en/guide/how-to-replace-heatbed-thermistor-original-prusa-i3-mk3s-mk2-5s-mk2s_19272#19280
Having said that here are some places I have found parts for those of you who need them:
https://www.voxelfactory.com/collections/original-prusa-mk3-parts
https://www.reprap.me/3dprinter/prusa-research/prusa-research-spareparts
https://gulfcoast-robotics.com/
https://www.printedsolid.com
Best of luck!