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    • Vetiundefined
      Veti
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      well if its 1:1 transmition then no

      so work out the pitch of the leadscrew and use this to calculate the steps
      https://blog.prusaprinters.org/calculator_3416/

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      • Blacksheep99undefined
        Blacksheep99 @Veti
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        @Veti said in ST3Di Modelsmart 280 - Duet Maestro repair/upgrade:

        well if its 1:1 transmition then no

        so work out the pitch of the leadscrew and use this to calculate the steps
        https://blog.prusaprinters.org/calculator_3416/

        Thanks. I would think it is. Pitch looks to be 2mm. Stepper is 1.8 degrees from the spec sheet. stepper at x16 so I think we're looking at 1600 for the Z

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        • Blacksheep99undefined
          Blacksheep99 @Blacksheep99
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          @Blacksheep99 said in ST3Di Modelsmart 280 - Duet Maestro repair/upgrade:

          @Veti said in ST3Di Modelsmart 280 - Duet Maestro repair/upgrade:

          well if its 1:1 transmition then no

          so work out the pitch of the leadscrew and use this to calculate the steps
          https://blog.prusaprinters.org/calculator_3416/

          Thanks. I would think it is. Pitch looks to be 2mm. Stepper is 1.8 degrees from the spec sheet. stepper at x16 so I think we're looking at 1600 for the Z

          I take this back. I know that the build height is 150. I've tried manual Z definition and it's come at 120. If I look at the Y axis then the teeth on the two pullys the motor one is 12 teeth. Harder to count the other but looks to be 16.

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          • Vetiundefined
            Veti
            last edited by Veti

            12:16 ratio with 120 would give you 160. so...

            if its a 16:20 with 120 would give you 150.
            you ought to open it up and count

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            • Blacksheep99undefined
              Blacksheep99 @Veti
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              @Veti said in ST3Di Modelsmart 280 - Duet Maestro repair/upgrade:

              12:16 ratio with 120 would give you 160. so...

              if its a 16:20 with 120 would give you 150.
              you ought to open it up and count

              I will. A job for tomorrow. Thanks again, I do appreciate the help.

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              • Blacksheep99undefined
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                Thanks to a lot of help I finally managed to get everything hooked up and in theory working. I just wanted to link to the separate thread I created for completeness.

                https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/20803/servo-deployed-probe-on-duet-maestro

                I need to tidy my wiring up, mount the board, bracket for the power cables etc.

                The next task is getting a successful first print.

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                • Blacksheep99undefined
                  Blacksheep99
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                  20mmcube.jpg

                  Can't thank the people who have helped me enough. Still lots of work to do in terms of getting the printer calibrated properly and playing with settings but to get to this stage I'm extremely happy.

                  It's smushing layers a little and over extruding I think. The part fan is disconnected as I need to cut the shroud that directs the air to the part so it fits around the new probe.

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                  • Phaedruxundefined
                    Phaedrux Moderator
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                    Not a bad first print on a conversion.

                    Maybe give this calibration guide a go.

                    https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Guide/Ender+3+Pro+and+Duet+Maestro+Guide+Part+4:+Calibration/40

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                    • Blacksheep99undefined
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                      I'm getting some decent test prints now. The calibration cube looks so much better and measures accurately.

                      I'm starting to focus on the dual nozzles and try get them working together for dual colour prints. I've measured the nozzle to nozzle as 28mm. I just wondered if there were some techniques I can use to calibrate them?

                      I'm set the printer up with centre of the bed as 0,0 and defined the centre of the tool head to align with that.

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                      • Phaedruxundefined
                        Phaedrux Moderator
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                        @Blacksheep99 said in ST3Di Modelsmart 280 - Duet Maestro repair/upgrade:

                        defined the centre of the tool head to align with that.

                        It'll keep things simpler if you use your tool0 nozzle as the reference point. Then the second nozzle is offset from that.

                        So if the center of your bed is 0,0, and your nozzle0 is touching that point, the offset for the second nozzle is easily found by jogging the print head to move the second nozzle so that it's now at the 0,0 center point. Now you can use the current X Y position as the offset for your second tool.

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                        • Blacksheep99undefined
                          Blacksheep99 @Phaedrux
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                          @Phaedrux said in ST3Di Modelsmart 280 - Duet Maestro repair/upgrade:

                          @Blacksheep99 said in ST3Di Modelsmart 280 - Duet Maestro repair/upgrade:

                          defined the centre of the tool head to align with that.

                          It'll keep things simpler if you use your tool0 nozzle as the reference point. Then the second nozzle is offset from that.

                          So if the center of your bed is 0,0, and your nozzle0 is touching that point, the offset for the second nozzle is easily found by jogging the print head to move the second nozzle so that it's now at the 0,0 center point. Now you can use the current X Y position as the offset for your second tool.

                          Thanks. That makes sense. Does it make most sense to define the tool closest to the probe as the one at 0,0?

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                          • Phaedruxundefined
                            Phaedrux Moderator @Blacksheep99
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                            @Blacksheep99 said in ST3Di Modelsmart 280 - Duet Maestro repair/upgrade:

                            Does it make most sense to define the tool closest to the probe as the one at 0,0?

                            I don't know if that will matter really since they are all related distances anyway. My brains thinks left to right in ascending order, but it doesn't have to be like that.

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                            • Blacksheep99undefined
                              Blacksheep99 @Phaedrux
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                              @Phaedrux said in ST3Di Modelsmart 280 - Duet Maestro repair/upgrade:

                              @Blacksheep99 said in ST3Di Modelsmart 280 - Duet Maestro repair/upgrade:

                              Does it make most sense to define the tool closest to the probe as the one at 0,0?

                              I don't know if that will matter really since they are all related distances anyway. My brains thinks left to right in ascending order, but it doesn't have to be like that.

                              Your brain thinks the same way as mine.

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                              • Blacksheep99undefined
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                                I've done various bit of tuning and calibration now. I've very happy with the results I'm now getting. A testament to the Duet. So impressed that I've picked up a Duet 2 Wifi and I intend to install it in my other printer. Helped by the confidence I have gained on installing this.

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                                • Blacksheep99undefined
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                                  Needed more top/bottom layers but happy with this part.

                                  IMG_7455.jpg

                                  First layer (0.2) and a calibration cube
                                  image0 (3).jpeg image1 (1).jpeg

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                                  • Phaedruxundefined
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                                    Another successful conversion. Well done.

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                                    • Blacksheep99undefined
                                      Blacksheep99 @Phaedrux
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                                      @Phaedrux thanks for all the help, the support here is excellent and meant I could get a printer working again

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                                      • tonyundefined
                                        tony
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                                        Hello. Noticed your post, although quite old (post that is) I too have a Modelsmart 280. Managed to fry my ssd drive the other day which contained my original stedi driver etc originally downloaded from the stedi site. As you may have experienced the link to stedi download the drivers site, is now some Chinese football site !.
                                        So it looks like stedi having been purchased by other larger companies is no longer alive to date as far as I can tell.
                                        Having seen your post I wonder if you may still have the software downloaded on your end, if so any chance you could copy this to me, so I can again communicate PC to Printer as before my PC meltdown. Thanks again, kind regards Tony

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                                        • Blacksheep99undefined
                                          Blacksheep99 @tony
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                                          @tony Just checked I still have it. Not sure I have the driver. I can send you what I have though.

                                          As an aside, you don't need to use it. I was using Cura but you can use any slicer as long as you edit the gcode before you print to include a line the printer reads. I have a word doc I produced that I can also send.

                                          Beyond that, consider replacing the board.

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                                          • tonyundefined
                                            tony @Blacksheep99
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                                            @blacksheep99

                                            that was a quick, thanks. I've got to confess not a 3d printer nerd, so writing code might be beyond my level. That said appreciate if you could send what you have, thanks much appreciated, regards tony

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