Hey, in case you were curious, Elegoo emailed me back and diagnosed it as a motherboard failure. And since I’m a couple months out of warranty, they won’t send me a new part. 😔 I’m now debating if I want to pay for a new motherboard and wait a month to get it, or just save up some cash and buy a better printer a month from now.
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FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 months agonothing that says what it does.
(would that be too much to ask for… Elegoo? or whoever made that board. those LED’s cost money. It’s such a shame they don’t have a top level “troubleshooting” guide that lists what they do… /sigh)
papalonian@lemmy.world 6 months ago
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 months ago
A few months out of warranty? That ain’t suspicious timing….
It sucks that you’re down for a month. But, you don’t necessarily need to get their board.
papalonian@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah, I figured there are other places to get it, but when it comes to circuit boards and whatnot (especially ones from China) I’m always a little hesitant about getting off brand stuff. I figured I’d see what quote they hit me with and take it from there
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That’s nice of them. A little surprising though. I haven’t had any interaction with them, so, I would have assumed they were like creality- warranty repair being like pulling teeth.
papalonian@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That LED is normally on. It’s been about a year since I’ve had the chassis open so I can’t recall if there are normally more than one on when it first boots up or if it’s only the one. Looking at the diagram it seems like it’s just a main power indicator.
Thanks for taking them time to respond. You may not have been able to fix the problem, but you’ve at least assured me there’s no other troubleshooting steps I can take until I hear from Elegoo.
I guess my DnD players will have to live with quarters and pen caps in lieu of customized minis. Haha.
VehicleTree@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
I found this diagram for V2.2 which looks the same. The lit LED is D5 which is the one you mentioned on the 3rd page. It looks like it only indicates that the 5V to 3.3V regulator beside it is working and has power.
papalonian@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That LED being lit at least more or less confirms that power is not the issue. Thanks for digging that up.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I read a lot into that “Haha”… like “They wont live that long anyway,”
papalonian@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It’s my very first campaign. I’m actually afraid the combat and encounters are going to be laughably easy, since I’m running a premade campaign made for beginners and I don’t feel comfortable yet tweaking with monster stats.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 months ago
There’s nothing wrong with easy, even no-combat fluff campaigns.
My players prefer a mix of challenging one shots (that don’t kill characters they’re attached to,) and easier, longer campaigns.
I mostly set up homebrews for the campaigns- I like the world building. The current campaign uses the Stardrifter rule set, and the galactic domination has gotten far enough along they have plenty of in-world one shots. That help affect the overall story arc.
The best advice i can give is two things: have fun, and make sure everyone else is having fun too. Also, contrary to popular belief… one can have too many printed terrain tiles.