It would seem my extruder and the Mk3 are locked in battle with one another.
Making a mess of my extuder while chewing up filent
1 Can i just bypass my extruder and connect it straight to the hot end
2 I have the trigger placed all the way to the front on the y axis - the first time it touches it works perfecty,
and when it goes to change color it rams the switch and the belt jumps, the switch is helding it in for 10 or more secs trying to put it into another mode i guess?
go to holding position to unload the stock extruder
G0 X202.5 Y420 F2000 ; <<----- EDIT THIS LINE TO SET THE INITIAL LOCATION OF THE BUTTON
The plate backs off the first time 3mm
so
k will look into it.
love to get it working great idea
Oh, I'd also shorten that distance between the Y adapter and the extruder... you don't need it so long... and 10" is the maximum you can have. I'd cut at least an inch or an inch and a half off of that. Lastly, your question about skipping the stock extruder is not advisable... it's very difficult to get set up and requires a lot more software settings to get it right... also we don't have a gcode generator for that scenerio.
Bill
#1) If the 3D Chameleon hasn't let go of the filament when the BMG grabs it, the timing is off... there should be a clean hand-off. If it is only grinding it during the hand-off, then you need to adjust the speed of the BMG while it is loading so that it matches the speed of the 3DChameleon as it's pushing it. Adjust the F parameter up or down... our speed is about 1" per second, or a speed of F1500, but that's an approximate speed... you can tune it to get exact.
#2) If the unit is grinding and skipping when it's hitting the button, then the value you're entering for the button's location is incorrect. You need to revalide that location by homing it and then manually advancing it with the control panel to find the exact point where it engages. Then also check the offset that might be in it after homing and subtract it if there is one. For example, it might home to Y=-5 instead of Y=0, if you move it to 212 and it triggers, then the actual value is Y=207... the remaining 5 can cause the grinding and all subsequent button press will be short.
Bill