My Second M201 has problems

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Bryanjgill
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My Second M201 has problems

Post by Bryanjgill » Wed May 04, 2016 10:55 am

I just finished building my second Geeetech Prusa i3 M201 that was delivered yesterday. My first one is behind me printing right now finishing out the my first full spool of black PLA.

My new M201 will not power up. Even stranger is that if I move the bed (Y-axis) all fans spin and the LCD lights up. Here is a video I just uploaded: https://youtu.be/STQ3oV5h4TM.

Is this a short somewhere? A bad board? Bad power supply? Incorrect wiring? Please help!

Thanks in advance,

Bryan

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Re: My Second M201 has problems

Post by Admin » Wed May 04, 2016 11:00 am

It is normal that the LCD will light up when you move the axis.
Please check your wiring and check the power output of the power supply.

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Re: My Second M201 has problems

Post by Bryanjgill » Wed May 04, 2016 9:21 pm

Wiring is correct and power is set to 110V. Also, the power switch does light up when turned on. I'll measure the output when I get home from work.

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Re: My Second M201 has problems

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Re: My Second M201 has problems

Post by Bryanjgill » Fri May 06, 2016 1:45 am

Well, I'm not sure what happened but when I got home from work yesterday, I flipped the power switch and #2 sprung to life! I didn't change a single thing. I must have had a visit from the Tech Fairy. Now I just need to remember how I set the home point for each axis and then to work on leveling the bed.

Thanks for the quick reply!

Bryan

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