RatRig V-Core 500 'Blew Up'
Went to load filament for the first time and there was a huge pop sound followed by smoke. Upon investigation its the fuse blown. Are all the other components dead as well? How should I proceed? (Give me laugh emojis)
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I am not official support in any capacity. But I would disconnect all the electronics power, then start troubleshooting from 220V-> your power supply, see if it outputs the right voltage (24V I think is stock?) with nothing else connected.
220V UK
I'd also probably contact them directly - [email protected] (not sure if that's support as well)
Thank you kindly for your response
i.e. isolate components. Do you have a multimeter to measure the 24V terminals?
Its all sourced parts
ah
I don't have a multimeter but I can source one
It was the 15A fuse that blew. So hopefully everything else is intact
but have to wonder why it blew
I had it connected to an IEC plug that was 13A
oh
Would that have any connection?
hmmmm
not sure
the IEC plug meaning the receptacle with a fuse?
if you're in the UK / 220V I believe you're pulling 1/2 amperage of us in the US (120V)
15 amp should be fine for 220v
Yeah the IEC320 C14 with fuse 15A
so now ya gotta figure out what compoent tried to suck too much juice
Everything else has been running fine during the bed mesh calibration. When I went to load filament using the option on Klipper that is when it all went to hell
Surely the extruder motor doesn't take that much juice?
Not unless it's broken
None of the components would blow the fuse if working correctly. So you gotta find the broken part 😛
I'd first replace the fuse and start it up again normally. Just to see if it was a fluke. If it blows immediately again, unplug everything and start adding pieces one at a time (power off while adding)
Darn
Haha alrighty let's get to work
The 15A IEC melted a tiny bit as well. So I was lucky that didn't develop into a fire
I had a 10A IEC with a rocker switch on hand
Everything is working, even loading filament on the extruder works this time
Heater, bed, steppers, extruder all working at the same time
Think someone said the LED ones tend to have that issue and something about not fallowing spec
This could be the case
I've changed the post tagged to Solved for the time being, everything seems to run fine