Help diagnosing my delta bed level woes

Veti

please post your config and overwrite.

Veti

also this is a good read.
http://boim.com/DeltaUtil/CalDoc/Calibration.html

timmo

Good evening @Veti, config-override.g config.g

That is a good read, thanks for sharing that!!

Danal

why might the probe not be able to reach the coordinates (100, -60) and its mirror

From your config.g, printable radius is 117.
M665 R135 L290 B117 H300

Or your config override:
M665 L290.000:290.000:290.000 R133.311 H265.868 B117.0 X-1.335 Y-0.543 Z0.000

A 100x60 unit rectangle just touches the limit of a 117 unit circle. To Scale:

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Dougal1957

I would generate a new bed.G file using 110-115 Radius and try again you can use the config tool for this or use the one on Eschers web page Bed file generator use 6 factor and as many points as you like I would use 10 peripheral and 6 intermediate points (you can edit the output file to change the S6 at the end to S8).

; bed.g file for RepRapFirmware, generated by Escher3D calculator
; 16 points, 6 factors, probing radius: 115, probe offset (0, 0)
G30 P0 X0.00 Y115.00 Z-99999 H0
G30 P1 X73.92 Y88.10 Z-99999 H0
G30 P2 X113.25 Y19.97 Z-99999 H0
G30 P3 X99.59 Y-57.50 Z-99999 H0
G30 P4 X39.33 Y-108.06 Z-99999 H0
G30 P5 X-39.33 Y-108.06 Z-99999 H0
G30 P6 X-99.59 Y-57.50 Z-99999 H0
G30 P7 X-113.25 Y19.97 Z-99999 H0
G30 P8 X-73.92 Y88.10 Z-99999 H0
G30 P9 X0.00 Y57.50 Z-99999 H0
G30 P10 X49.80 Y28.75 Z-99999 H0
G30 P11 X49.80 Y-28.75 Z-99999 H0
G30 P12 X0.00 Y-57.50 Z-99999 H0
G30 P13 X-49.80 Y-28.75 Z-99999 H0
G30 P14 X-49.80 Y28.75 Z-99999 H0
G30 P15 X0 Y0 Z-99999 S6

Veti

you have a M665 H265.8 command after the M501 overwriting your overwrite.

M305 P1 T100000 B4138 R4700 ; Set thermistor + ADC parameters for heater 1

that B4138 is the default and almost certainly wrong for your thermistor.

G31 P100 X-0.8 Y0.9 Z14.23 ; Set Z probe trigger value, offset and trigger height - Probe V2

thats a strange offset. is that because of the changed effector?

btw i changed the probe on my Kossel Linear plus with this one and i am much happier.
https://de.aliexpress.com/item/32841075715.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.3def725epnbpTZ&algo_pvid=e1290575-fb8d-4525-94eb-6b75cf2be7fa&algo_expid=e1290575-fb8d-4525-94eb-6b75cf2be7fa-0&btsid=567f548b-df48-4a1a-8768-880feb9f1e62&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3,searchweb201603_55

timmo

I have been unable to upload screenshots of the height map to the forum so I have put uploaded into a google doc here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12lG_zHno2UNuHDC7RJ9nZtWuhsHGS9znnXJKTbSSxZU/edit?usp=sharing

@Danal and @Dougal1957 This is much more clear to me now, I have edited the bed.g file and the printer is hitting all the probe points now. Thank you

@Veti I liked the idea of the Anycubic probe when I was modelling the effector, in hindsight I would have gone with a Duet strain gauge effector. I have ordered the probe you linked, will give it a go. I have not payed much attention to the heater control yet - I'm panning to start reading about this, thank you too.

Which software parameters might be leading to the bed level pattern?

After reading the 'Calibration of Delta 3D Printers' that Veti posted I'm going to check for mechanical errors. There's not much in the way of backlash and the rods all within 10 microns of 290mm. I will check all the magnets are pressed into printed parts fully.

timmo

Edit: my rods are 285mm from the ball ends center to center

dc42

Are the joints magnetic, or something other type? The sharp curl up at the edges suggests to me that the joints are running out of movement.

timmo

@dc42 Magnetic, threaded steel balls sitting in countersunk disk magnets. There is ample clearance around the ball
joints for movement.