How To Fix Robo 3D Printer Overheating Problems : Cooling Arduino 2560 - @Barnacules

[@johnr7465]

Jerry, your so far ahead of most people with 3d printing. Keep up the good work my friend !

[@SamFallsScripts]

Hey Barnacules. I saw that on 2:22 you talked about where is the Arduino board and... well, you pointed to the Ramps. The Arduino goes below. The Ramps is not the Stepper Motor controlers(also known as Stepper Driver Module), the Ramps is a Module that goes attached to the Arduino, and the Stepper Motor Controlers go attached to the Ramps (The last version, if i remember well, it's the 1.4). Also, looks like it's not an Arduino, but a Taurino Mega 2560, because the board is White. Hope i could help anyway. Hugs!

[@plc268]

I really want to get a 3d printer soon (within the next few months), but stuff like this is actually really holding me back. I know 3d printing is still in its infancy for the most part, and I'm not opposed to tinkering, but I feel simple stuff like this should have been thought out by the manufacturer long ago. I get the appeal of printing your own upgrades, but some common upgrades just seem to be such a no brainer that it should been that way from the beginning.

[@SMRM320]

at 10:06 when the music started and the sped up video started i thought you pulled your hand away from the printer cuz the music start made it sound likle it exploded!.............................LOL

[@10100rsn]

Arg! I jumped and immediately went to comment. LOL. Could only have been worse if I had an Oculus Rift. Please fade the music in a little more next time...

[@SMRM320]

yes barnucles

[@GoodAtJesseW]

sick! i love 3d printing vids! and that song you play while it prints

[@nrdesign1991]

Your Pololu stepper drivers have no heatsinks on them. This could cause the chips to break in near future because the heat doesn't get pulled out fast enough. The fan helps a lot already, but it's best to have 8x8mm heatsinks or similar on each Pololu module.

[@Silic0nJ3sus]

That's a Thermaltake Golden Orb in your box! Back in the day my dual Celeron 533 (BP6) was cooled by two modified Golden Orbs. Those things were fantastic!

[@holyaerospirit]

Thanks for all your Robo fix videos Jerry. My Robo will hopefully ship in the next month or so, I will install all the fixs/upgrades I have accumulated which should keep headaches to a minimum. You mentioned in one of your vids that the Robo prints as well but not as fast as the UM. Why is that exactly

[@bullseye9899]

On your Robo 3D is the hotend all metal or does it have a liner in it? Trying to get PLA to run on an all metal hotend and the aluminum heatsink with the fan blowing on it is similar to what I am going to make. Hope I can work it out. Thanks for the info and Great Videos!

[@forumrabbit]

Wish I could afford a 3D printer. Keep the videos coming!

[@mcsdaver]

Some of the lower price 3d printers make very good prints. Get one with a heated bed and make sure it has limit switches. Someone made one with no limit switches and if you tell it to home it will try to destroy its self. Much of the software to run a 3d printer tells it to home right before making a print. So the limits are needed.

[@Jon-oj6od]

Hey Jerry. I was thinking about getting a 3d printer but I was thinking on getting a kit to assemble one. I figured it would be cheaper and a great way to understand the machine a little more. Now I'm not a whiz kid when it comes to electronics. I did build my own PC but we all know that is not hard. So I was just wondering what you thought about those DIY kits. Good Idea? Bad Idea?

[@Barnacules]

It's a good idea if you have weeks to tune and tinker with it. I don't know many people that have fully assembled the printers and got them calibrated and printing perfectly without a lot of tinkering.

[@FindTheBigFoot]

It was so hard trying to take you seriously in that shirt :P

[@ModifyOrDie]

You can also get some nice mini heat sinks, make a huge difference! Mine don't over heat now using the mini heatsinks.

[@hamscanner]

As always an entertaining video, but I do wonder if you haven't got your fan upside down. I think it's always better to extract heat than to force cool air

[@jordancunningham7378]

Does the heat issue still occur when you don't have the LCD?

[@flipclemons]

When did you start having the overheating problems? Was it always there or did it start happening after a month or two? I'm waiting on my Robo 3D printer and want to know which mods to do first. Thanks

[@nxvasix8696]

When u started printing was that footage speed up? I know that as we went through it, it got faster.

[@afortuner]

If I were to buy a robo printer and do all the upgrades, how much will it cost to do all the upgrades? I have an ultimaker and love it but not having a heated bed is hurting me!

[@Pilot92438473508]

What 3D printer are you getting now?

[@limited660]

You should have heatsinks on the driver chips or even better would be switching to DRV8825 drivers but as you said even the heated bed fails I doubt the drivers are the cause. You can get 32x microstepping with the DRV8825 on ramps using the 16x jumper configuration that you are likely using now for the A4988 chips and they can run more power without active cooling before they fail due to heat. To add, the power you pulled from for the fan is the 11amp supply to ramps and is solely dedicated to D8 (heated bed) and your bed will be using nearly all of that during full power.

[@KAYAPOGAN]

Good! Tnx 4showing how2..Barnacules my 3Dr fan is not working when attached to the extruder but it is not broken .. could give some idea on how to fix it, please?

[@yoiiiaaa]

Awsome!, What music you are playing during the print? is it royalty free or are you part of a network that provides it? :)

[@im_santo]

Excelent thank you! My Robo R1. is arriving next week and I already have everything prepared thanks to you! :D

[@lyonidaspay]

Hello. I was wondering if you can actually print a fan. The case, the blades, the motor mount and the fan mount. Than all you have to do is attach the motor. Because not everyone keeps all that stuff at home . I usually throw not needed stuff 😭😜

[@secret2227]

Do u have to use painters tape with the heated bed?

[@fetB]

Whats the first track while the printing you've used?

[@paulham]

Hi. What do you use to make your time lapse videos?

[@ImaginaPower]

+ a aluminium heatsink for each of those stepper driver ICs and you are good to go! I don't understand why people do not use them in first place cause they are a must on that ICs eating a lot of amperege!! (getting hot to the brink of extinsion) sorry for my bad english.

[@scottraven9855]

Would you recommend the Robo for someone's first 3-D printer

[@bigyoshi2893]

+scott raven Yah as long as you get the R1 Plus. It fixes most of these issues.

[@tekmobile]

I think my next project will be a 3D printer any thoughts on which firmware is best to use.

[@RoBo3DPrinter1]

The Robo3D R1 comes standard with a very effective cooling fan for the electronics board!

[@Barnacules]

RoBo 3D Great to see that you guys fixed some many things since the first printer.

[@PotatoClips]

ROBO 3D very smart way to play it by making all the little upgrades youtubers make in order to refine the printer. with the fixes and reliability, the robo should blow the rest out of the water at that price range. can't wait to see the r2

[@cjmuth2000]

Comes with cooling - yes, "very effective" - no. With the stock cooling it will run for up to an hour, but after that the board still overheats. The 40mm fan has 1/4 the airflow capacity, plus the enclosed bottom (even with the vents) significantly restricts the airflow.

[@worldhello1234]

+Barnacules Nerdgasm I wouldn't like to see you doing a topless lap dance. I would like to see some Windows 10 tweaking. :)

[@Hanoveur]

Interesting because two years later and my Robo R1+ that I got about six months ago is shutting down whenever I make a print that covers a lot of area, just like he mentioned in this video.

[@BackFlash2K]

What feet did you use? Link? I can't get 80mm to fit.

[@rezonatorthe100]

need help unclogging my robo 3d r1 plus head how do i get this thing out ? i dont want to break it. it seems clogged and i thought if i could get it out i would feel safe upgrading to e3d head later paul from fla

[@NorwayGlobePlays]

I Love the music you use when printing

[@Leo-ic8zd]

Which 3D printer do you think is better, the robo, ultimaker 2 or the replicator 2x?

[@kylefutet]

Someone has probably already said this but Jerry the "ramps" is the board that plugs into the Arduino mega, what you called the ramps are the stepper motor drivers, not trying to sound like a smart ass but just so you know

[@yzorg]

you should make a 3Dprinter modding special! im planning mods like watercooling all stepper motors and the Ramps on my ultimaker :)

[@Tomskii5]

Hey Jerry, what is that song you're using during the printing? :p

[@Barnacules]

Crashed by StereoFloat

[@Tomskii5]

Barnacules Nerdgasm Cheers man!

[@craigschofield64]

I wish I could afford to get into 3d printing...that looks like two much fun!

[@beebskadoob986]

Great project Jerry, I am beginning to love this channel! P.s. will you have my babies?

[@pugs2300]

why is there no heat sinks on the chips on your ramps board?? that would probably help quite a bit itself i would imagine. I know my ramps has heat sinks on the chips. they are super cheap and just stick on with double sided metal tape.

[@MichaelSHartman]

You appear to be a better engineer than the Robo 3D printer's engineers. It might be nice if you put your print design files online.

[@Rcvliegen]

Put som MOSFET head sinks on your stepper drivers. This helps a lot. You can buy them from a good computer shop. They come with adhesive thermo double sided tape.

[@tecseven7]

what song is playing while you print?

[@xtrasafeful]

You inspired me to get myself a 3d printer but not the expensive ones. just Mendel.

[@danz409]

had the same problem with my ultimaker 2. until i got the replacement, made a stand out of wood and worked wonderfully. i need to print some real stands and a fan mount. seems like this is a flaw in most printers D:

[@BloodBlight]

Wow! I am really surprised there is no active cooling on it! The UM has a BIG-O fan on it.

[@shaputer]

I don't have any of these problems with Geeetech i3 pro c. There's a fan that comes with it that should blow from the side of the board so the airflows cross the top and bottom. Printer head 240 and bed at 100. Prints for many hours at a time.

[@icexiro]

you should use raft and brim to not have the piece unglue itself from the bed, i realized that in the last month , i got a 3d printer also , is a delta one , very cheap but raft and brim fixes 80% of unsticking problems, the rest of 20% is my bed, i forgot to put some locking nuts on the leveling screws

[@fruiitloop2452]

which printer do you prefer?... also nice unintended pun its FAN tastic

[@rjc0234]

for my ultimaker, i have printed off all sorts of spare parts, actually almost every spare part you can find online :P

[@Isthatchicken01]

What printing software do you use to print your objects? It looks fairly simple to use, am I wrong?

[@Peter-wr1fb]

mute333tard still need to know

[@Isthatchicken01]

Yes, I mean the CAD software he uses

[@Peter-wr1fb]

mute333tard Well it's Cura

[@hungryhungryhummer]

I like where you put the ad break! Lol

[@paulrobert9286]

Why don't you print on glass + hairspray or alcohol?

[@salmanjalali]

Hey Jerry , can you start a new series like windows tips and tricks? That would be so awesome and informative ;)

[@ElectricpowerLab]

the song of the printing ?

[@NikeTao]

Crashed by Stereofloat

[@phenixdwn]

best shirt ever.

[@4850937]

I'm new to arduino and I'm building my first robot. It positions and drills holes in cylinders (alcohol stoves). All I have left is the programming. I'm having trouble using my limit switches to assign values to integers (or other variables). I can only make them act as on/off switches. I want my horizontal and vertical sliders to find their starting positions. Their steppers need to do a loop (onestep and check the switch) until they hit their micro switches. If you figure this out far before me, I will give you stoves. Next time I'm using inductive proximity sensors.

[@rich1051414]

What do you mean? You need to count up on microswitch trigger? I am actually a programmer, so explain better and maybe I can help.

[@chazdaspaz]

where do you buy your 3D printer

[@Barnacules]

Ultimaker.com and Robo3DPrinter.com

[@SuperHeroJay]

Hey banacules do you know any good sub 200 headphones?

[@roseroserose588]

ATH M50, best headphones for under 200$, period.

[@ColtonBlumhagen]

Edward Hobbs Jason Truong I agree, and they can sometimes be had for as cheap as $100 if you're lucky.

[@TheCoolkelvin]

Buy a mic

[@WayneJohnsonZastil]

This is what I love about my ultimaker it just well made even though looks like home built. I still can't believe I built my ultimaker from kit and print like dream! That robo I would not buy as another just get another ultimaker lol or 2nd one got out now!

[@Barnacules]

The Ultimaker is an excellent printed, if it had a heated bed it would be flawless.

[@mcfullnoobs]

lover your robo 3d printers vids

[@HungrySpinz]

I thought that you were actually going to do a fan

[@aaronbrown284]

can not wait for more thank you jerry!

[@MUV4TRUK4]

looking forward to a ultimaker 2 review

[@GerminusJason]

Cool video... Can't wait for Thursday.

[@Boragon77]

A tool with a longer "thing"?? That thing is the shaft of the screw driver Jerry :)

[@dillonray2975]

Oi mate there's no heat sinks on your stepper drivers

[@MrAppledude7]

Only 360p :(

[@thomasmatekovic6224]

Try printing a 3d printer. Lol but can you print more things with your 3d printers I love these vids

[@greyjohnson4124]

Why do all 3d print time lapses have the same music

[@Auzze]

Hey.. You should build a reprap 3d printer next, heaps of vids to be done for that.. Great vid, keep them comimg

[@Barnacules]

I honestly can't justify building one when I already have 3 :P (3rd one is in shipping right now).

[@joshpit2003]

Barnacules Nerdgasm So what's the third one gonna be?

[@Auzze]

Please don't say it's a makerbot

[@loganb.2029]

let me fix a 3D printer. WITH A 3D PRINTER

[@breadvsrice]

loved it, and can't wait to see the next printer you get (^ ^)

[@Necrowitch]

if you didn't have a second 3d printer to print the clips out, you could just wire up the fan.. point it at the adruino partly propped up so air could flow thru the fan, print the clips and then install the fan correctly... if it were me i'd use 4 balls of modeling clay between the table and the fan for the temporary setup... or.. maybe balls of tape and tape the fan in place just long enough to print the proper clips.

[@RomanEmpire1997]

Is robo 3d printer worth it you spend a lot of time on it just fixing it

[@galacticwaffles6162]

I'm new to 3D printing and really hoping to get into it. My budget is like 550$. Note that I want a simplebabd easy printer. I thought about getting a robo printer but he posted a couple videos troubleshooting the thing. So do any of you own a robo printer and know if it is really worth it???

[@bigyoshi2893]

+Galactic Waffles The Robo 3D r1 Plus fixed most of the problems.

[@ryanmcdougall7470]

Robo should have put little heatsinks on those, they are available and should be operated with them.

[@gaming-zombie1392]

Oh, yeah Like to see more of all your stuff...

[@tindra98765]

one thing you NOT are is a craftsman....coding, software development....thats your thing

[@HappyHimitsu]

Seems to do well enough to me.

[@blaze122775]

Dude! Three 3D printers?!? I'm still trying to get my hands on just one

[@bscross32]

one of these days, your breaker panel is gonna shit the bed cuz of all the stuff you got going, can you imagine what 3 3D printers running all the time will do on top of all the rest of it.

[@Rezirex]

Personally, I would love to see more videos on the ROBO 3D. I think it would be more appreciated as the ROBO has more mass appeal than the much more expensive Ultimaker 2.

[@eman-gt1pc]

Ok I'm only 12 so don't get mad if I am wrong. An idea I thought of for the Arduino board. The controllers look small enough like ram chips. So try to put thermal tape on the chips and then small ramchip heatsinks that are tiny and put them on top for better cooling. Just an idea that might work.

[@Sony_08]

Hey Barnacules! What are your opinions on restaurants 3D printing food? Good/Bad idea?

[@Masterxyyx]

I would put some heat sinks on the stepper drivers

[@ringelnatz1000]

1. buy a 3d printer 2. print a 3d printer 3. bring it back

[@Metroidam11]

3:54 Barnacules theme.

[@MaxElkin]

10:40 fantastic, you get it? FANtastic

[@gurglemeie95]

more 3D prints, moooore, MOOORE!

[@dragnet53]

It's too bad some of us are poor to can't afford only one 3d printer. :)

[@26Rpkone]

Whats your 3rd printer?!

[@speshullK333]

both of the names are in the title...

[@26Rpkone]

Addendum: What's your NEW 3rd printer?

[@thetrevman64]

Ryan Kelly ultimaker 2

[@jessmaster6]

Is that Blackmill I hear?

[@relaxgroove]

Can i say that because so many tweaks and upgrades you did to the Robo 3D i will surely not buy one because it`s kinda issue unit if you ask me.

[@RuneNetwork]

The Robo is now the "Rob"

[@MrMonomonster]

I would also change the power supply to a larger one... not that expensive (Aliexpress or eBay)

[@Lurker1979]

I see you pooped today. :P

[@gaming-zombie1392]

Wish I can have 2 or just 1 lol... Great Job bro!!!!

[@blagojatasevski3399]

Please do more videos!

[@Sony_08]

I like your new profile picture, its very you. =)