3D Printer Instruction--Anet 3D Printer A8 Debugging Video

[@hamdifouzai4713]

I am 100 % happy with your product - fast shipping - good quality I will buy another thank you

[@DavidDan3dprinter]

Thank you :)

[@SuperFranzs]

Nice to have a video with voices! Good video, mates.

[@stanky98035]

At first I didn't like your video but it was the only video that really helped me level the bed and start printing. Thanks kid and keep up the great work. Merry Christmas.

[@xxMpEGxx]

thx for the tutorial, at first I thought that there were some parts missing but everythings fine and all the questions were answered in the comment section.

[@AntonyFERRIERE]

Many thanks for this tuto My first 3D printer, only 5 hours to build and strat first print thanks to you \o/ Nice job :)

[@CalibreAudio]

Thanks David for this video. It is very helpful. Your english is good and I can understand it well.

[@whelk]

Handy video. I had to fiddle a bit to get the Z limit switch at a workable height and was ready to go thereafter.

[@1O1ZERO]

fantastic, i just completed my build and everything is working fine, realy a nice maschine, thx guys, i will keep an eye on your company and see if there is more intessting stuff u provide

[@michor10]

Hi @101ZERO . Sorry to hijack your post. Does your X-Motor (horizontal) slide smoothly when moved by hand? Mine moves but I have to apply a great deal of strength compared to what I've seen in the videos. Thanks and congratz on your build!

[@1O1ZERO]

hi @michor10 , no problem for hijacking^^. Does it also slide hard when turned off? cause when it is turned on the stepper motors hold it in place (one advantage from stepper motors), to turn the steppers off go in the menu -> "quick settings" -> "disable steper" -> (u have to scroll, should be the last point), but if it is also hard to move when the printer isnt powered: unscrew the extruder bracket (the J shaped metal piece) and check which of the 3 linear ballbearing is stuck, feel free to ask again if u have any problems

[@michor10]

1O1ZERO I noticed it during assembly so the unit was off the whole time. The sliders move freely when the belt is off so I guess it must either be one of the lateral wheels/pulley things or the motor itself. I just ran a quick diagnostic test and the unit seemed fine. I'll try to make a video to show you better. Cheers!

[@jillrob4871]

Thanks to this video series, mine worked first try.assembly was well shown and I am searching for those 3D items to improve performance.

[@Stovaman]

Bro, thank you for this video. You did your best and it was mighty helpful.

[@morten5939]

I bought my printer a short while ago, used 1 day to assemble it, i never touched a 3d printer before and only know computer electronics and ive got it up and running but havent been able to print yet; my problem was that the temperature and x-end was switched; i think it was different setup in the video but when i compared the cables to the picture on the backside of the box for the motherboard, i found my error and i got it to heat up properly. i have yet to print anything but at least i have it ready :) a few differences i noticed was f.ex the pre-cut hole in the plate for the backside of the monitor for the GPIO pins. thats a great change if i was to connect a bigger setup for the printer. i like the changes to the motherboard as well for the power, nozzle heater and bed-heater were they are setup with 2x screw and 1 of the green tower things. looking forward to printing upgrades for this machine

[@CSoAmazon]

thanks i watched this just after finishing building my printer. Helped a lot :)

[@user-rs1990]

The first things you need to print are: 1. A filament reel arbor holder so that the reel spins more smoothly around the axle. 2. A 360 degree cooling nozzle so that your prints end up getting better quality.

[@radiorob007]

My anth a8 does not work well! Setting of the extruder is probably not good, How do I fix this? I think too much plastic comes out of the nozzle. (Too much extruding) Also the nozzle rubs (too hard) against the workpiece. How can i change that? On the LCD screen do I think? Please inquire about it Or maybe you have a link to how I change it? friendly greetings from The Netherlands! Rob.

[@danielgutierrez9315]

Thank you for a very good video, just finished. And am printing now. Had trouble with SD card had to format to 32 fat . Thanks again

[@fverbeeten405]

Best, what I still miss is the explanation of the commissioning (on youtube) of the 3d printer & tweaking here by far the parts fit perfectly and any materials perfectly also the out put on the youtube are very clear! Greetings Frits Verbeeten

[@DavidDan3dprinter]

Hi friend , we have commissioning video , pls check in my page . Thx for support :)

[@fverbeeten405]

thanks david

[@DavidDan3dprinter]

Frits Verbeeten never mind :)

[@KamikaziFrosty]

thank you sir! just what i needed to get started after assembly

[@mrt8027]

Great video, got mine all set up but no filament coming out says it’s heated up and it starts printing but nothing unless I push filament through HELP if you could offer any advice would be greatly appreciated

[@hargettfred]

Thanks for the quick response as well.

[@carlossandoval7439]

Where can I download MicroSD content?, mine it's missing info such as the manual file, and the test.file.gcode.

[@oscarsommer5649]

i need it too

[@Daudi76]

Hi David, I have leveled the heatbed to 2mm all over, the nuzzle however keeps running into the print! Please advise:/

[@clarkeastman5897]

David Dan - ANET A8 Instruction Video 1 & 2 (updated version): I give you an "A" for your instruction video, but just want to add some small details that others might find useful. 1) the exturder wire (2 Red) are to short - they need to be another 6-8 cm to allow full travel of the X axis at it's lowest position. I did make it work, but it hooks right in front of the display controls. 2) the recent version of the main board I received uses terminal screws for the 12V power connection and for the bed heater. Poor design - the solder on the back of the main board can be easily damaged. Hold the terminal in place with a pliers when tightening. 3) The Z limit switch is poorly located behind the Z drive bars which makes it hard to tighten after assembly. This is easy to miss and could lead to hotbed/extruder damage if the Z limit switch slips during operation. I was able to assemble the unit with the parts provided and can now continue to the next video (Powering Up).

[@markm7470]

The printer build went really well. Printer turned on as expected. Initialised ok. Selected "home all" on the display, everything worked as expected. Disabled stepper, all still ok. Then noticed the display had gone off so I could not go any further. Now no display. Is there anything I can do?

[@marceloparalta9088]

Hello, mine A8 is all mounted but it does not mount the SD card or have the option 'print file' on its screen.... what should I do? Thanks!

[@jialisa1336]

Good news to everyone! Anet A8 3d printer mainboard upgraded for great users' experience!

[@Wendrym]

Hi, when I press "home all" extruder stops exactly on the end switches (outside of the bed) and it does not the move close to bed as video shows at 2:13 .... It does not even know, where center of the bed exactly is. What should I do? Thanks :)

[@lucasshuster9232]

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[@godhasleftthebuilding3224]

Hi David I had the problem of not finding the MANUAL choice on the menue and subsequently the TEST FILE wasn' there either. quiet a letdown after all the assembling and setting up. As I read through the other comments it seems to me that this problem is not unusual. Can you please let me know where I can get a replacement card? thx Peter

[@srrukkarnsil]

Thank you very much for good information.

[@luckymadrigal7062]

I followed your videos and when I finished assembling it and plugged it in it didn't want to turn on and I checked the connections and everything seems to be connected properly but still nothing

[@pilardfba]

qué buen video compadre, cómo me molan las impresoras, quiero imprimir Yodas en 3D sin talento

[@nktv1151]

HI. I need your help. i followed your instructions from the part 1 to part 2, and here. when i hit Home All, the extruder move to left, and the bed move backward, then nothing happened, i was expecting the extruder to go down as seen in the video. what seems to be the problem?

[@MrAmoslemi]

Thanks for putting this video. I followed your steps. However, when I start printing with PLA, after about 2 mm printed material, it separates from the hot bed?! I tried increasing the hotbed temperature to 60 and turning down the fan to 25% and it helped but the print quality at the base is not good and it moves a little bit. what's your advice?

[@paultyo26]

I am new to 3d printing I have a Anet A8 PRINTER SKYNET V2 3.2 Ssoftware cura 3.4.1 my problem is my turbo fan is not working, I got a new one plugged it in and not working, is it a setting iam missing or something else, any ideas

[@dungha3233]

Hi David, My name is Kevin, I bought Desktop 3D Printers from your company. I have some trouble to print. First the Filament doesn't go down to print. But printer is printing. Do you know what is that problem? Thank you

[@brownbread1]

Got this working, awesome product and the videos are very helpful, would recommend you update the video links on gearbest as they are for an older version and they confused me at first. Had a problem with the SD Card that came with the printer, the printer wouldn't detect it, (but it worked on my PC). I swapped it for a 2GB SD card and it then worked fine, I think the printer doesn't like 8GB or bigger cards.

[@JohnHellbunnies]

Hello. I just bought a second hand Anet A8. Where can I found the original test gcode file?. Thanks.

[@Me-tuber]

Hey David, I assembled and double checked however when selected Home All it stops half way making some noise by the Z motors. It seems like motors face some difficulty to go below ~15 cm. Any advice please???

[@eyamnottier3411]

A year on.....just a thought. Showing the nozzle at 25mm before moving the end stop.....must surely depend on how much of the 6mm x 30mm feeder tube is screwed up into the extruder motor. There is no mention anywhere about this. But then in 2018, there are so many other none Anet printers of far better quality and sales of the A8 are falling, which Geeetech seem to be the best of the new kids on the block....

[@HalfSquirrelProduct]

Do you know if the Melzi v2.0 motherboard is an outdated version of the one you have in this video, or just from a different manufacturer? thx

[@kingswoodjunction897]

How many screwdrivers did you get through on this build? Mine broke after tightening the second screw!

[@LarsGavris]

do you have a different model or why didn't you pull the foil off the acrylic?

[@AVFX-Luke]

Hello, just got everything together and I can't get the LCD to turn on when I plug it in. I am getting a green light on the power supply. No fans or noises. nothing. I triple checked that everything is plugged in correctly, but I must be missing something..

[@raulmartoni576]

Hi! I bought the printer at amazon and the frame I got is totally different from the one on the videos. It's the aluminum composite frame. So far, no problem with that. When I was watching your video I realized I cannot go up and down with the S Z because it has a fixed position. Again, no problem with that either. The only thing that worries me is that when it starts printing the strudder doesn't begin printing from the center of the hot bed it begins 2.5 cm or 1 inch to the right. So the piece I'm printing is never on the center of the bed. Is that ok? Can it be fixed? Thanks!

[@antonymcfalls959]

I found an Anet A8, but everything wasnt with it. the white extruder blower, sd card that came with it also. Im struggling to get this to work. When I found it, it was mostly put together, but most definitely not set up. Ive given up on this printer, but its still in my possession. I just bought a FLSUN Q5. Either way, Im a noob. Please help

[@MrAmoslemi]

I noticed that you removed the fan nozzle during printing! Is it supposed to be the right way?

[@BunnyBunder]

Hi. I just assembly my printer and debugged the printer following the instructions except the test file printing because it was not on the SD card (don't have the manual option either). When I'm trying to print something it will only print a first layer (always the same even with different files) and after that it prints in mid-air ? I can't figure this out, can you help me please ?

[@floriandurr5972]

Hello David, I just deleted all the data I had on the SD Card (factory settings etc.) Could you please let me know where I can find them ? A last question, how can I reset the printer ? it seems to be stuck on "printer ready", I can't have access to the SD Card, it only shows "mount" and I can't even clock on it. Thanks a lot !! :)

[@alexpd3398]

Hi, do you know how can I change steps/mm value for XY stepper? I changed both pulleys from T2.5 to GT2, so I have to lower both numbers from 100 to 80 steps/mm. I have been able to change it in the official firmware, but I don't know how to upload it in the mainboard. Thank you!

[@grads4954]

My extruder wont heat up. I have bought 3 new ones and none have worked. I have also made sure that everything is in the correct spot. What do I do?

[@TheBrunocolli]

Hi, can you help me? I just assembled everything, the wires seems right, I turn it on, but when I hit "home all" nothing happens... Not a single motor moves.

[@Psyphuck]

Hello, just got my Anet A8 printer in the mail today and it's fully assembled! I didn't realize that the SD card had no info on it until I went to go print. (Part list missing?) Anywhere I can download these files?

[@glenmccall4571]

hello my question is my wires the came with my power supply is diff color WHITE GREEN AND BLACK ... which one is which

[@chrisbronton2420]

In completion of the build I uploaded the skynet software. The display had NOT changed so I rebooted machine and now I get a blank screen. The screen lights up with all rectangles, no words. Tried reset button, restart, reload software but nothing, still blank screen. Any help would be appreciated.

[@JungleCruiseSkipper]

We do NOT have the option for "Print File" on our printer, why?

[@fpt380]

hi, What is the problem ... When the initial operation, the extruder is directed to the opposite side to the end and continues for a while the engine rotates even when the extruder reaches the end ... The same applies to the surface ... Also, the z direction motor works one and the other does not work .. Note that I almost checked the connections All are correct, i am using Anet A8

[@pimandebx393]

hello, I followed the tutorial but the rooms are a print upside down on the y axis?

[@coleman5715]

I've done all the steps and pressed print and my extruded just sits there, on the screen (yes it's preheated and everything's plugged in correctly) it will count up the percentage of the print and once it hits 100% it goes idle and the extruded hasn't even printed anything... Any advice

[@bazzdeacon5302]

Hi, Handy video, thanks. I am having trouble printing files. The printer has no trouble printing the sample file but doesn't recognize any other file I put on it. Please help. Thanks.

[@jansenh.4858]

Hi David at the 1:35 time when I hit QUICK SETTING then HOME ALL it goes all the way left then moves to the middle and goes down and stops with 0.5mm above the bed then moves all the way left.. How do I make it move like in the video. (going all the way left then down with 2.5mm above the bed). help would be greatly appreciated David

[@ajw6715]

How do you turn on the extruder? I go to extuder and try to turn it on and can't.

[@JustKelsey]

I've followed all the instructions but when I plug it in, there's no green light from the power supply. and it doesn't turn on/ light up the LCD display.. helppp, also I've checked the 220v is correct for me

[@leonmans3079]

Hi David, thx for this great video. I've assembled my new anet a8 over the weekend, but since then i'm stuck with a problem. Now when i preheat PLA to 190, insert the filament till it run out from the nozzle, the chosen gcode file won't print. LCD show printing, but stays at 0% forever. I did everything the same as in this debugging video, even moved the axis's manually. Somewhere, somehow i'm doing something wrong, please give some advice. I'm a newbie to 3D printing.

[@callumstuddards2222]

Leon Mans I read your comment about how you can't use your pla ... well I read somewhere on the internet that you are supposed to use abs as it works better

[@leonmans3079]

Hi David, thx that problem was because of the heatbed plug that was faulty. Everything ok now.

[@emmittthompson4266]

Why didn't you take the brown tape off?

[@strongbullgamer8026]

Hiya David. 1st thing. Great videos. 2nd I got 2 issues that I know of I am a extreme newbie at all of this. I followed your videos 100%. Everything was built and leveled correctly. 1st Issue: When I Home All or Print the printer sounds like it is grinding and struggling. The belt is just tight enough for some tension. 2nd Issue when printing the test.gcode the printer keeps wanting to start printing left halfway off the bed and halfway on the printing bed. Any clue why this happens?

[@anz1066]

i had this problem, check that the stop switch is actually getting hit by the X-axis motor. adjust the switch all the way to the end of the bracket

[@godhasleftthebuilding3224]

thx , I will try that. I did try to use the usb hookup but I do not see a response on the printer at all. What gives? looks like I can use all the help that I can get. :-( Peter

[@masonbowen149]

I’ve done everything in this video exactly by step twice and when I try to print, it says preheat PLA even though it is already preheated. How do I fix this to print.

[@JohnDoe-sl1gs]

Hi, i printed 2 objects and they are perfect but i tried to print another and the filament wont stick to the heating bed, is there a way to fix this issue?

[@nicoletadulau9315]

hey sry to bother but my printer doesn't print....alll seams fine but it doesn't take the step to print can u help?

[@אביבאלפסי-ה8ל]

Hi david i did evryting like a vidao and its move but few secende after its wirte my idle you can tell me what the problem thank you and sorry for my english

[@clarkeastman5897]

David Dan - ANET A8 Instruction Video 1 & 2 (updated version): I'm changing the grade to a "B" as the substituted power supply in my kit was not the same as in the video and therefore the power connections were not correct. US version 115VAC, be careful. LNG from L-R on terminal board. Suggest video 1 contain electronics power check before starting. Power supply green LED is on when 12V is being produced. No green power supply LED before connecting the main board = bad power supply or incorrect wiring. 115VAC power cord I received was Blue (L), Brown (N), and Yellow (G).

[@daveplavi81]

I've finished the assembly. Running through the Home All and the Z Motor 2 doesn't seem to want to properly function. My limited to moderate electronics knowledge, I thought maybe I had the wires crossed somewhere, which I found doesn't matter on the board. I've since switched them back to their designated slot. Though, when I have z motor 1 unplugged, z motor 2 works with no problems. I did the same for z motor 1, and it works fine without 2 plugged in. Once again, I plugged both in and z motor 2 doesn't want to work properly. I did this a few times. Do you know what the problem could be?

[@DavideCandiloro]

I had the same problem. Check the order of the cables arriving at the left and right z motors by looking at the colors. Mine were swapped on the left motor cable, which was different than all other stepper cables at the motor connection. When you find the mistake cut the cables, strip the ends and rewire them in the correct order. You can solder them or put them back together with some electrical tape. Good luck!

[@thomasalsum2012]

dave plavi were you able to figure it out what the other guy said didn't solve my problem

[@edyesouza1301]

Hi friend, I have a problem with my A8 printer and when I put it to heat the coooler it lowers the rotation and it turns off what could be happening to it ???

[@user-mm5fg3mc5c]

hey can you help me out When i start the print he says printing but after a short time he starts again preheat pla (I had already done it before starting printing) and after its heated he does nothing

[@My1936]

The menu screen offers a on off for extruder but when I try to turn it on it wont I cannot get the extruder feed motor to run

[@ThomasConradThefirst]

Help, my y-endstop is not working. How do i fix it?

[@markbuchananEXP]

I have mine up and running. However, when I've come to print the test file all of the files are in Chinese. Any help?

[@chrisbaldwin1177]

My Alunar 3D printer does not start. It had came on originally but when we replaced exdtruder and rechecked it would not start. Passes al;l other test. Help"??

[@jennifermeacham1093]

This is the exact configuration of the printer that I ordered and assembled. When I select to preheat the display reads def / 240 def / 11 There is no indication that it is preheating, what should I check?

[@DavidDan3dprinter]

Step 1 . Click Reset , check screen. Click Reset and check screen. The temp will turn to def in a second . If the extruder temp is -50.9 , means thermistor cannot detect temp. Step 2 . Change wires of E_T , B_T port and click Reset , check screen If Step 1 & 2 both shows abnormal extruder temp , you need to replace extruder thermistor; If Step 1 & 2 both shows abnormal hotbed temp, you need to replace hotbed thermistor; If Step 1 shows abnormal extruder temp while Step 2 shows abnormal hotbed temp , or Step 2 shows abnormal extruder temp while Step 1 shows abnormal hotbed temp, you need to replace mainboard.

[@happlim]

Thank you so much!! I love china!! china no.1 !!

[@georgeboadu101]

hello. my y axis carriage moves in the opposite direction when I home my machine. what should I do

[@skitter1555]

Is there a way to reset the printer to how it arrived? The printer can't detect when I put the sd-card into it anymore and I can't get it to mount the card. Any tips?

[@iamenrico9818]

Try use a different sd card

[@aravinthg1992]

hi i fixed everything, but in LCD the buttons not working . please tell me the reason

[@DrJahan-iv3mq]

Hi, I need help. I'm stuck :( I just finished building my printer and plug it in. It turned on fine i did Home all and realized it's stuck on z switch so i turned it off, fix the z switch but now it's not working. I turn it on and i see fan working but when i click on Home All it doesn't do anything. What may be the problem? Help please...

[@nktv1151]

Hi. Mine is when i hit Home All the extruder moved to the left and the bed moved backwards then stopped there. Supposedly the extruder will go down as seen in the video. Can you help me pls

[@Enrrascado]

Hello! Thank you very much for your videos. They were very detailed and helped me to assemble my anet A8. I followed every step and i was super happy then i started debugging to do my first print like you do in this video. But happens that when i get to step 12 and select preheat PLA the Extruder temperature stays at +-23ºC and the Hotbed temperatures goes to 91ºC. I checked everything over and over again... people keep telling me that i should have switched the Extruder and Hotbed on the board but not, its like yours. For this to happen what have i missed? Thank you very much for your time. And keep doing good videos!

[@bradymackay1876]

It might not be the heating cables but rather the cables for the two thermistors. The bed thermistor should be plugged into B_T and the extruded thermistor should be plugged into E_T

[@JB-yz3hl]

Hi, I have assembled the printer completely however it does not turn on. I live in NY our power supply is 110v and I changed the settings to 110v before turning it on. .

[@kungpow8062]

check the files on the included SD card, there should be a power supply wiring diagram in there, they have the yellow and blue wires switched to the opposite of the video, try that it worked for me.

[@zudwa9280]

Similar thing for me. In my case the instruction stated different order of power cables on motherboard (Black was on the outer side, red closer to extruder socket). After switching them printer started. Thanks for pointing to the SD card instruction!

[@bryanelliott2107]

I've adjusted the extruder nozzle to a sheet's width from the bed, but the plastic won't stick. I see in this video, you're doing all your measurements with the masking tape still on the bed. Was I supposed to leave the tape on? It was damaged when I got the kit, so I had assumed it was meant to protect the plate, and could be removed - but it's looking like the friction is important.

[@bryanelliott2107]

Ok, yeah, that was it. I had some blue painter's tape available, and made a nice solid layer of it. The printer's spitting down a good-looking second layer now.

[@ssiepier]

My projects are reversed (mirrored) in the Y axis. how do I fix this? When I home the Y axis, the bed moves forward. If it is a software issue, how and where do I make the change? If it is hardware, is there an illustration to show what I need to do?

[@billwood1405]

I have the same problem....to get it to work I had to switch the wires for the x motor and y motor on the control board.. and everything prints in a mirror of what was sent to the printer.

[@Malhodauh]

Hello David and thank you for all your videos. I have just bought and mounted a A8 Anet printer. Everything seems to be working fine except the Y-Motor channel. I've tried to switch the motor plugged to the "Y-Motor" but it's making noise and not really moving. When I plugged X-Motor on channel Y and Y motor on challenge X : X was wasn't working anymore (noise but no move) but Y was working. All this make me think that's the problem is comming from the electronic card (and not the motor). What shall I do please ? Thank you and have a good day

[@DavidDan3dprinter]

Example: Before exchange , X Pos.Fast ,X motor is abnormal . Y Pos.Fast, Y motor is good. Change X, Y motor connection , X Pos.Fast, Y motor is abnormal. Y Pos.Fast, X motor is good. You need to replace a mainboard; or X Pos.Fast , Y motor is good. Y Pos.Fast, X motor is abnormal, you need to replace X motor

[@Malhodauh]

Thank you for your quick answer David. Here is what I did : Before change : - Motor X plug on X connection - > X Pos. Fast = OK working good (Extruder moving left or right) - Motor Y plug on Y connection - > Y Pos. Fast = KO not working (Heatbed not moving) After change : - Motor X plug on Y connection - > Y Pos. Fast = OK not working (Extruder won't move left or right) - Motor Y plug on X connection - > X Pos. Fast = KO working good (Heatbed moving front to back) As you described the problem is comming from the mainboard but the printer is brand new. It should be working fine, doesn't it ? Are you providing anysort of guarantee please ?

[@DavidDan3dprinter]

Malhodauh Contract the person who you buy from

[@michor10]

Hello! I have a question. I just finished building my new Anet A8. I notice that the extruder head required a great deal of force to move it horizontally by hand. The unit moves very smoothly if I remove the rubber belt so I assume it must be the motor being very tight. Is this normal? I see that you can move it quite easily in the video. Please help. Thanks!

[@Augman]

Did you make sure to stop the disable the motors in the quick settings?

[@michor10]

Augman Yes, I did. I completely removed the motor from the printer to check. The motor cannot be turned smoothly by hand like the other ones so it's definitely defective. The printer is still able to print so I guess I'll just have to live with it until the new one arrives. I don't expect the Chinese company to send me a replacement. But hey, the printer is otherwise fantastic. I also ordered a leveling sensor and I'll be installing Skynet V2 soon to enable auto leveling. Cheers.

[@mikanropp96]

Hello! I've finished all of the setup and debugging up until the preheating portion, and it's working fine. When I attempt to preheat the PLA, it steadily goes up in increments of 0.2 until 80 where it slows down to 0.1. Once it hits 90, it is extremely slow, and after half an hour it odes not seem to be heating up past 94 degrees. Would this be a wiring error that causes it to not heat up to 190? Edit: After checking the wiring, I found that I had accidentally plugged in the Bed wires to the end portion, and vice versa. However, upon attempting heat up for the PLA again, the hotbed exceeded the 60 degree mark, and went over 100, tapping 130 at one point before I shut it off. The Extruder hung around 30 degrees, and I'm wondering why this would be happening when the wires are in their proper sockets now.

[@Enrrascado]

I have the same problem :( how do you solved it? My Hotbed temperture goes over 90ºC and Extruder temperature stops at +-24ºC. I cant solve it... how have you done SouSou Day? Can you help me please?

[@mikanropp96]

I wish I could help you, but I still have the problem, and am unable to fix it.

[@tripax3d363]

I just bought and mounted my A8 but when I start printing, the screen tells me: Printing....0% and nothing happens, nothing printing...Please help me

[@crazysmoothie2829]

Tripax 3D hello sorry this is 2 years late however your problem is... your not waiting the essential heat requirements it has to reach the full heat

[@marcuskim9318]

Hi~ I have a problemI asembled anet a8 but I don't know how to work .stl fileg code file works well but .stl file didn't workplease help

[@HiziProjects]

Hi! I've followed the tutorial videos and.. my Y motor goes the other way around =\ The platform goes towards the end of the printer instead of towards the motor.. I tried switching the coil cables on the motor but that didn't help What should I do?

[@HiziProjects]

For people who had the same problem.. I've inverted the coils on the motor, so that Original: black red green blue After : red black blue green (otherwise, it won't work. Last time I tried, I changed from black red green blue to blue green black red, and yeah, that didn't work..) You can change the pins using a needle to unplug the wire from the holder Hope that helped

[@hanswillemsen7104]

you mount the motor on the wrong side , that because the back plate you have the mount 180 degry

[@HiziProjects]

That might've been the case, but it's on the same side as on videos =\ But you're right, if I flipped the plate, it'd work just normally~!

[@term32653]

Thank dude

[@DragonFury133]

I'm having this problem with the x motor, and the original order is black green blue red... What order would I put the wires in?

[@2rorrito]

Hi I'm stuck at 12:21, my micro SD card does not have a Print File - Manual - Test file.gcode file. I tried putting on other examples (box, baywax) but the extruder seems to just push filament out randomly. Am I missing anything? I've been following the videos step by step. Any help is much appreciated

[@iamenrico9818]

Try plug ur sd card into your computer and move the gcode files out of any folders. If there isn't a gcode file, go to thingiverse.com and download something there. Make sure to try unmount and mount the sd card through the printer.

[@iamaddduck123]

when I start pre-heating, the printer reboot itself then i try to heat the extruder and the hot bed seperatly it works for the extruder but the printer still reboot itself when the hot bed started to heat up any idea to fix it?

[@malte.bremen929]

No calibration for x and y?

[@ajaybnl]

Guys i have same printer. Please use special tightened bed nuts (yes they dont loose itself). Or it will take ur life to adjust the bed. Also carry a scale to check x carriage from both sides. when u yhink the prints having a side not sticking or unlevel. Also use PLA with this printer, because it does not heat 240 and above and shows DEF signs. Please check that ur nozzle is aligned just a a4 paper thin away from bed. make ur z endstop one screw some loose so that u can adjust it with your fingers.

[@itsgd2u675]

I just finished assembly, BUT, my Y axis is moving in the opposite direction than it should during the homing operation. How do i fix that?

[@panosnord9978]

Hello! I have the same problem, did you find any solution?

[@skilermote5594]

My x axis is moving in the wrong direction .. during the homing process

[@carlossandoval7439]

In the 14th step, after chose ''Print File" instead of show me "Manual" It shows me "A8D" , and the gcode models.

[@19DavidGustavo]

Hi. Do you have the firmware of this 3dPrinter?