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Discussion in '3D printers' started by eychei, Jan 16, 2017.

  1. fred_dot_u

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    Sure thing. With original firmware in place, insert a new 100% cartridge. Some have suggested tossing off a small insignificant print to make the cartridge drop one percent, which is the requirement for the hacked firmware. Rather than spend the time and effort to print a small model, there's a faster method.

    One the cartridge swap is completed, the new cartridge will be "primed" as part of the swap. When that completes, from the setup menu, select Purge Jets, select the correct side for the new cartridge and complete that task.

    When it is done, you can move to another cartridge if you like, or leave it in place and flash the firmware to the hacked version. The purged cartridge will be accepted.
     
  2. Tom Dirriwachter

    Tom Dirriwachter Well-Known
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    I suspect the reason the 100% cartridges don't work is because the system want to make sure the cartridge is "valid" by writing to it.
    The 2 (yes, only TWO!) patches in the FW mod removes 2 write-to-cartridge functions. One of those is associated with the validation process.
     
  3. Reki

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    who did the firmware ?
     
  4. Tom Dirriwachter

    Tom Dirriwachter Well-Known
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    3D Systems, of course... but the patch was done by 3 guys here. Why?
     
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    I can confirm this works! I have a 62% full roll that came with the printer. After 15 hours of printing it is still at 62% :)

    As stated it sadly does NOT work with 0% cartilages. Time to get on ebay and buy one at some ridiculous price.
     
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    Or wait for a kickstarter project! :)
     
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    To the creators, Any objections if I bring this to light via YouTube?
     
  8. Reki

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    can someone do a video to show me how it work ?
     
  9. Reki

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    does it work on mac ?
     
  10. Tom Dirriwachter

    Tom Dirriwachter Well-Known
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    You might first go back to the original post.
     
  11. Reki

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    did you install it tom ?
     
  12. Tom Dirriwachter

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    my donation it's ok, thanks guys ;), now i'm testering
     
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    Thanks. Works great!
     
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    thank you so much for this. I got my cube 3 mid last year. Was my first 3d printer and was a great one to start with, just couldn't afford the carts anymore. This bad boy is never gonna stop running
     
  16. Cranck

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    Username - Cranck

    thanks for your work, is amazing

    A doubt, now I am printing in PLA, when I want to print in ABS, I need to re-patch the firmware?
     
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    Does anyone know if there is a circuit for heat control in the cube (probably not)? If not, I am considering using an arduino based solution and one of these, which IS the right size! :) :

    150x150mm 180W 12V Silicone Heater Pad for 3D Printer Heated Bed+3M PSA+NTC 100K | eBay
     
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    BTW, I ordered my unit off Ebay - one of the clearance units with no power supply - and bought a generic 24V 15A lab supply. I scratched off a bit of the ground plane on the power circuit board and soldered a new connector on a pigtail right there. It's super easy and can get one running for approx. $30 rather than the $100 the stock supply runs.
     
  19. Reki

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    does someone have cube 3 extruders I would be interested in buying some [​IMG]
     

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  20. Tom Dirriwachter

    Tom Dirriwachter Well-Known
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    Gold is cheaper :jawdrop:

    They are not too hard to refurbish as long as it isn't damaged.
     
  21. Kushal Wagle

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    Can somebody make a video tutorial how use the cube toolbox. And how to patch a firmware so that 0% cartridge works.
     
  22. Tom Dirriwachter

    Tom Dirriwachter Well-Known
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    0% cartridges don't work. For that, you will have to kick in on the kickstarter.
     
  23. Kushal Wagle

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    So this patcher is only for good % cartridge??
     
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  24. Kushal Wagle

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    Can you provide a link for the Kickstarter?
     
  25. Tom Dirriwachter

    Tom Dirriwachter Well-Known
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    Correct. The patch only removes write operations. This means it still acts normal on 100% and 0% cartridges. 0% goes directly to original code and gives an "empty cartridge" error. This has nothing to do with write operations.
    100% cartridges require initialization. It appears to do a handshake and a test write. This write is disabled so the operation fails.

    A lot of credit is due the team for finding this and disabling this. Obviously it is not a fix, but certainly opens the Cube up for further upgrades.

    ReKindle A Filament Refill System for Cube 3D Printers
     
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    I see the download link says v1.0, does anyone have the link for v1.1?
    I'm trying to print bulk PLA through an old ABS cartridge on a Cube 3.
     
  27. cwhiseant

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    1.1 was buggy. you want 1.0. So far though you can only print the correct material through each cartridge; PLA through an ABS cartridge won't work. :( - unless I'm mistaken . . .
     
  28. Tom Dirriwachter

    Tom Dirriwachter Well-Known
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    V1.0 is the best thing to happened to the Cube since 3DS gave it up.
    Still limited, but what do you want for free.
    To go to the next step, you can buy the rekindle on ebay.
    This is reset your cartridge chip regardless of firmware.
     
  29. bishopdablack

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    Hi I'm new here just have a few questions
    I was given about 6 cubepros that were in various states so i'm building at least one working one from the extras. So i have some questions if anyone can help.

    one side of the touch screen works i thought it was a bad screen so i swapped it out with a known good one and still no dice. There is a firmware critical update failed that flashes on boot so i think that might be the reason why However i cant click the right side of the screen ( where setup is ) to actually do a firmware update. So my question is there a recovery mode or a way to push a firmware update over the usb cable?

    my other two questions are
    is there any substitution for the build plate? There was only one and there 150 a pop from 3ds
    and lastly do i really need the new extruder and hotend to print wood or can i just get away with the hotend?

    thanks in advance
     
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    The only way I know of to do a wired fw update other than with a USB key is to use a PICkit3 to flash the firmware over the ISP pins. (I've done this many times on a Cube3, and even put the Pro fw on the Cube, once.)

    I think you can update the fw using the PC app, as long as the printer is hooked up to a wifi AP. But it doesn't sound like that would work for you.
     

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