behnt
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Extruder not extruding on print but works fine

FRUSTRATED!!!!!!!

I have a Kossel Mini and on version 2.2.2 things were fine. Upgrade to 3 and UGH!
Extruder works fine. Heats up properly the do not extrude temperature for PLA is set at 170 in the firmware. I can use the Machine control panel and extrude test extrusions at my prefered temps. But when I print nothing no movement on the stepper nothing the extruder stepper just sits still.

Where do I start diagnosing this?
BaudR8
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Re: Extruder not extruding on print but works fine

Post up a factory file and a gcode file you're trying to send to the printer. Also before printing starts, have the MCP open and keep an eye on the communication tab to see if your printer is trying to tell you anything
behnt
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Re: Extruder not extruding on print but works fine

Philo - Part 10.gcode
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Factory file?
Attached is the gcode.
I have tried using the legacy m codes and with out as well attached is the legacy mcode version
behnt
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Re: Extruder not extruding on print but works fine

Here is the code for the non legacy mcode
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Philo - Part 10 no mcode.gcode
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behnt
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Re: Extruder not extruding on print but works fine

Ah and the factory file found it poking around the interface. Is there a way to attach multiple files to a post in this forum?
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factory file.factory
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JoeJ
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Re: Extruder not extruding on print but works fine

Why don't you post the communication log from the machine control panel?
behnt
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Re: Extruder not extruding on print but works fine

Here is the log
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test print first layer into second.rtf
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behnt
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Re: Extruder not extruding on print but works fine

Repitier host works fine and here is the Gcode it generated
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PHILO PLATTEN.gcode
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JoeJ
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Re: Extruder not extruding on print but works fine

That's a very long log file with quite a few actions like hitting the E-stop and maybe attempting to start a print? hard to tell with so much there. Generally, it's really only about 10 or so lines that you actually care about. In your case I'm guessing they would be the ones that come right after you try to begin the print.

I'm not sure how you were trying to start the print, but towards the bottom of the log, I saw a pretty clear error message from the firmware saying "SD Init Failed". This means that the SD card failed to initialize, so if you were using that for the print, it obviously isn't going to start.
behnt
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Re: Extruder not extruding on print but works fine

JoeJ wrote:That's a very long log file with quite a few actions like hitting the E-stop and maybe attempting to start a print?
I am not very well going to let a 1 hour print go and burn out my hot end to get the file. Of course I hit the estop after the first layer. I thought that would capture enough data for those that know how to read g code and stop it.
JoeJ wrote:I'm not sure how you were trying to start the print, but towards the bottom of the log, I saw a pretty clear error message from the firmware saying "SD Init Failed". This means that the SD card failed to initialize, so if you were using that for the print, it obviously isn't going to start.
I was using the USB cable not the SD card so that is not the problem.

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