Fried my printer, Can I 'upgrade' to Duet?

Veti

@blacksheep99 said in Fried my ST3Di Modelsmart 280, Can I 'upgrade' to Duet?:

Thanks all. It's 24v based on the PSU.

no the fan says 12v.

you wont get the touchscreen working. but the duet has a web interface.
you could try fitting a paneldue where the current touchscreen is.

Blacksheep99

@veti said in Fried my ST3Di Modelsmart 280, Can I 'upgrade' to Duet?:

@blacksheep99 said in Fried my ST3Di Modelsmart 280, Can I 'upgrade' to Duet?:

Thanks all. It's 24v based on the PSU.

no the fan says 12v.

you wont get the touchscreen working. but the duet has a web interface.
you could try fitting a paneldue where the current touchscreen is.

Thanks. I thought I could replace the touchscreen with another although web interface almost renders it pointless?

Veti

@blacksheep99 said in Fried my ST3Di Modelsmart 280, Can I 'upgrade' to Duet?:

although web interface almost renders it pointless?

it depends on how you want to use the printer. i mainly use the web interface.

Phaedrux

The touch screen is useful for interacting directly with the printer. If you always have a laptop or computer running right by the printer maybe less useful, but I wouldn't give it up at this point.

Blacksheep99

@phaedrux said in Fried my ST3Di Modelsmart 280, Can I 'upgrade' to Duet?:

The touch screen is useful for interacting directly with the printer. If you always have a laptop or computer running right by the printer maybe less useful, but I wouldn't give it up at this point.

My thought was to remove the old one and put a new one in it's place, if I need to adapt it then I'll use my other printer to make a housing etc.

So what would I need to get this alive and kicking again?

dc42

Is there a model number label on the stepper motors? If so then we can look up the characteristics of the motors, then determine whether a Duet Maestro will be sufficient or whether you need a Duet WiFi or Ethernet. If there is no label, measure the dimensions of the motors and the resistance of each winding, and we can estimate the motor specifications from those. Also measure the resistances of the temperature sensors.

Look on the fans to see whether there is a label saying what voltage they are.

Veti

the extruder has a label on it with 1.3A.
the other ones seems to be 1A.

Blacksheep99

@dc42 said in Fried my ST3Di Modelsmart 280, Can I 'upgrade' to Duet?:

Is there a model number label on the stepper motors? If so then we can look up the characteristics of the motors, then determine whether a Duet Maestro will be sufficient or whether you need a Duet WiFi or Ethernet. If there is no label, measure the dimensions of the motors and the resistance of each winding, and we can estimate the motor specifications from those. Also measure the resistances of the temperature sensors.

Look on the fans to see whether there is a label saying what voltage they are.

Thanks for being so helpful. I've added photos of the steppers and fans to the link above. Posting again for ease.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/RhwA8tEaJ5p2EKUj9

dc42

The Duet Maestro can handle those motors and it gives you option of a low cost display. The fan in your photo is 12V. There are probably another 2 or 3 fans mounted on the hot end, chances are they are 12V too. So you will need an inexpensive 24 to 12V buck converter to drive them, because your PSU is 24V.

Blacksheep99

Thanks dc42. I'll doo some reading then tomorrow as it seems I have a good way forward. I believe the printer hardware is solid so a modern controller and access to the FW would give me a good machine for the next few years. I'm sure to ask more questions, great community support here.