GIGABOT TROUBLESHOOTING

ELECTRICAL ISSUES

• Part Cooling Fans Not Turning Off
• Measuring the Bed Heater Pad resistance
• Head Cable Continuity Testing
• Testing the Heater Cartridge Resistance
• Checking the Hot End Heater Voltage at the Control Board

ERROR MESSAGES

• Error: Mintemp Bed
• Thermal Runaway Error
• Max Temp Error
• Heating Failed Error

PRINT SHIFT

• Print Shifts

EXTRUSION ISSUES

• Removing Filament Stuck in Hot End
• Performing a "Cold Pull"
• Excessive Filament Tube Friction
• Gigabot X Extrusion Issues
• Removing Filament Stuck in the Hot End
• Filament Extrusion Issues

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PRINT INTERRUPTION

• Troubleshooting Electrical System for Gigabot Resets
• Check 24V Power Supply Output
• Recovering a Print
• Gigabot Stops Mid Print and is Unresponsive
• Grounding the Viki LCD Screen

FILAMENT DETECTION ISSUES

• False Filament Detection
• Failed Filament Detection

MOTOR ISSUES

• Z-Axis Motor Twitching
• Swapping Y-Axis Motor Drivers
• Motor Cable Continuity Testing
• Loose Motor Pulley

SQUEALING/UNUSUAL MOVEMENT

• Z-Axis Squealing and Layer Height Adjustment
• Extra Movement in the X, Y, or Z-Axis
• Testing the Y-Axis Homing Switches