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Posted by mjhall 
Radds Help
June 14, 2016 04:03PM
I am new to radds and need some help.
I an trying to fit it to a Delta. I had it fitted and axis moving, I intended to fit a Diamond hot end later so wanted the extra extruder ability.
I heated up the standard Mk8 hot ends and printed a test cube. Modified the firmware and started a second print. three layers in the printer stopped. The hot end was reporting a temperature of 635C it had instantly risen from 190C. By the time i looked it was too cool to extrude so it never overheated.
I changed the thermistor but this one reads the same. i changed the thermistor to the next input and it reads the same on this input. if i put it on the HB input it reads the correct room temperature.
What has broken??? the rads board or the Due.
I have emailed Ozznest who i brought both from but got no response.
Please help
Re: Radds Help
June 14, 2016 04:05PM
There's a short somewhere or the Arduino Due has a problem.
Re: Radds Help
June 14, 2016 04:24PM
So I should replace the Due as i have looked for shorts and couldn't find one?
What could have caused this as i don't want to repeat it again.
Thanks for the fast response.
Re: Radds Help
June 14, 2016 04:31PM
You did use a multi-meter to make sure the thermister is reading correctly at the connector on the wire? If everything looks fine, it wouldn't hurt to try another Due.

Unless a voltage greater than 3.3vdc was put into the Due pin, it should be fine. That could occur if the power supplying the hotend heater was shorted to the thermister.
Re: Radds Help
June 14, 2016 04:56PM
Again thanks I have ordered another Due.
I checked the thermistor with a multi tester and the thermistor works on the old Geeetech board.
The heaters are new as I want to use 24Volts so replaced them.
I think i better check if they are shorting out when heated prior to fitting the new Due.
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