Help. I made a dumb mistake!! Need a controller for Eachine M80.
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davidhk129
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I am done with the "hobby grade" transmitter debacle.
I am selling mine for half price.
From now on, if the quad does not come with a remote controller, I don't want it.
Big Thank You to all those who participated in this thread.
I really appreciate that.
Right now I am learning 3D printing. Bought one only 3 days ago. My very first one, and I know nothing about 3D printing. I can learn new stuff as long as there are proper teaching materials.
I am selling mine for half price.
From now on, if the quad does not come with a remote controller, I don't want it.
Big Thank You to all those who participated in this thread.
I really appreciate that.
Right now I am learning 3D printing. Bought one only 3 days ago. My very first one, and I know nothing about 3D printing. I can learn new stuff as long as there are proper teaching materials.
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wafflejock
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I think you should hold onto the transmitter and try using it in a simulator at the very least to see for sure if you want to sell it or want to push ahead. There are lots of step by step setups on YouTube (usually like 3Hrs long) if you know how to solder or are interested in learning I can point you to those then it is more of a step by step but it's difficult when just getting random things to be sure they are going to be compatible and a good fit. UAV futures has some parts lists for cheaper decent custom builds as well.
Insofar as 3d printing is concerned it is a hobby with it's own slew of headaches to over come (mostly bed levelling). If you have a solid machine it can be a ton of fun too, picked up that addiction er I mean hobby before quadcopters myself.
Insofar as 3d printing is concerned it is a hobby with it's own slew of headaches to over come (mostly bed levelling). If you have a solid machine it can be a ton of fun too, picked up that addiction er I mean hobby before quadcopters myself.
RENOV8R
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PM me if you have any questions, I print all my own parts. What printer did you get?
davidhk129
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As a complete newbie, of course I would not buy any too complicated to learn.
I bought a Monoprice Select Mini V2. I won it on eBay auction.
I paid C$138 plus shipping and taxes.
Total cost : around C$180.
I bought it not with the intention of printing quad parts.
In fact, it was purely out of curiosity that I bought it. I have no idea why I bought it.
For now, I just download printable 3D model files from sites such as Thingiverse and save them to a sd card after converting the stl files to gcode files via Cura 3.4.1.
Cura 15.04.6 is pre-installed in a sd card that comes with the printer. I have not used this version yet.
I have come upon a few issues, one of which is very perplexing...….
As mentioned, the printer comes with a sd card, small size, about 150 MB.
The stl files that I downloaded and converted to gcodes are saved to a sd card of 8GB.
Now when I plugged that card into the printer. Printer would not recognize the card. "No files" error popped up.
However, if I copied the gcode files to the come-with-the-printer card (150MB), No problem. I could choose one and proceed to print.
After googling and asking questions from Soliforum, I was told that others are also having this issue. The fix is to get a Kingston 2GB sd card.
That damn Kingston sd card is expensive for a measly 2GB card. Why is Kingston so special?
I have yet to buy it. The notion of paying $30+ for a lousy 2GB sd card is repulsive.
For now, I just delete the gcode file that I don't want to keep in the sd card and copy a new file I want to print to it.
I bought a Monoprice Select Mini V2. I won it on eBay auction.
I paid C$138 plus shipping and taxes.
Total cost : around C$180.
I bought it not with the intention of printing quad parts.
In fact, it was purely out of curiosity that I bought it. I have no idea why I bought it.
For now, I just download printable 3D model files from sites such as Thingiverse and save them to a sd card after converting the stl files to gcode files via Cura 3.4.1.
Cura 15.04.6 is pre-installed in a sd card that comes with the printer. I have not used this version yet.
I have come upon a few issues, one of which is very perplexing...….
As mentioned, the printer comes with a sd card, small size, about 150 MB.
The stl files that I downloaded and converted to gcodes are saved to a sd card of 8GB.
Now when I plugged that card into the printer. Printer would not recognize the card. "No files" error popped up.
However, if I copied the gcode files to the come-with-the-printer card (150MB), No problem. I could choose one and proceed to print.
After googling and asking questions from Soliforum, I was told that others are also having this issue. The fix is to get a Kingston 2GB sd card.
That damn Kingston sd card is expensive for a measly 2GB card. Why is Kingston so special?
I have yet to buy it. The notion of paying $30+ for a lousy 2GB sd card is repulsive.
For now, I just delete the gcode file that I don't want to keep in the sd card and copy a new file I want to print to it.
wafflejock
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I think Kingston is just a reputable brand when it comes to SD cards probably most any SD card brand would work. SD cards have capacity rating but also max read and write speed which is important for things like HD footage capture or fast blackbox logging in betaflight but I don't think would cause issues with reading data for 3D printing.
Best guess is the bigger size maybe causing an issue perhaps filesystem formatting for the larger capacity or something else is an issue. Personally I do but lots of Kingston stuff especially if I see a sale on them since I know they are typically good and reliable but sure I've used some "off brand" ones for my printers before too.
davidhk129
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One of my 3D prints using printer Monoprice Select Mini V2 and slicer Cura 3.4.1.
Just to show I am fully capable of following instructions IF the instructions are worth the paper they were written on.
RENOV8R
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Nice. Must be PLA filament?
davidhk129
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Yes. Pla.
I am staying with the most reliable, basic filament for now.
Had thought of the flexible ones but decided against it.
I am staying with the most reliable, basic filament for now.
Had thought of the flexible ones but decided against it.
RENOV8R
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Actually, the MO Select will print flexible TPU like a champ with just a couple changes to the Cura settings and this upgraded extruder
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davidhk129
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Thank you. But not for now.
wafflejock
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Yeah flexible filament like TPU is pretty awesome for some types of models (namely solid parts with some voids). When moving from one sticking out part to another TPU has a lot of stringing (couple days ago I printed a bunch of XT-60 covers, different colors for charged and not charged), but TPU had too much stringing to work for the model I got with parts sticking up to go into the female pins. PETG is my "favorite" filament right now, it looks nice and shiny and has a mix of good properties of PLA and ABS combined (structurally accurate like PLA with little warping but less brittle and closer to ABS impact resistance and some flexibility without being so flexible it causes extrusion difficulties)
davidhk129
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I apologize for raising the subject of 3d printer in a quadcopters forum.
However, I started that, I must bring it to a close.
An important info needs to be disclosed for the benefit of others who might be interested in getting a Monoprice Select Mini V2 3D printer :
The issue I raised is that the printer will not recognize the contents of a sd card other than the card that comes with the printer.
The fix given to me is to get a Kingston 2GB micro sd card. It was specified that size to be 2GB and brand to be Kingston.
I have found out this...….
1. Yes. If one uses a 2GB sd card, the printer will recognize it.
2. No. It does not have to be a Kingston brand.
I just bought a Longyao 2GB micro sd card > I copied the Driver file from the printer's original sd card to the new 2GB card > copied a gcode file I created to the card > inserted the card to the printer > the printer recognized the card. No problem printing.
Thank you for putting up with me on my off topic posts.
However, I started that, I must bring it to a close.
An important info needs to be disclosed for the benefit of others who might be interested in getting a Monoprice Select Mini V2 3D printer :
The issue I raised is that the printer will not recognize the contents of a sd card other than the card that comes with the printer.
The fix given to me is to get a Kingston 2GB micro sd card. It was specified that size to be 2GB and brand to be Kingston.
I have found out this...….
1. Yes. If one uses a 2GB sd card, the printer will recognize it.
2. No. It does not have to be a Kingston brand.
I just bought a Longyao 2GB micro sd card > I copied the Driver file from the printer's original sd card to the new 2GB card > copied a gcode file I created to the card > inserted the card to the printer > the printer recognized the card. No problem printing.
Thank you for putting up with me on my off topic posts.
