Teperature Display and Print Pause Issue

carbuthn

I am using the current version of MatterControl 1.7.2, and have a MendelMax 3 dual extruder printer.

I have it setup to print ABS in extruder #1 and PLA in #2 extruder.

Question:

1. When using the #2 extruder, the temperature is not shown with the bed temperature at the top of the window (shows extruder #1 temperature) is there a way to display both extruder temperatures and bed temperature other than stay on controls page?

2. When I paused the a print to remove a piece that was in the way of the print head and then hit resume the filament retracted at least 50mm (enough that it came out of the extruder). I pushed the filament back in but the air gap messed up the print. What would cause the filament to back up that much?

Thanks.

ryan.lutz

@carbuthn said:

...is there a way to display both extruder temperatures and bed temperature other than stay on controls page?

Nope, sorry. At this time only the first extruder temperature is shown.

@carbuthn said:

2. ...What would cause the filament to back up that much?

Resume G-Code most likely, if it's MatterControl causing the issue. http://wiki.mattercontrol.com/SETTINGS/Printer/Custom_G-Code/Resume_G-Code

Either that, or your printer has firmware that retracts on resume. You could send the Terminal Log after a pause and we could investigate. http://wiki.mattercontrol.com/Send_Debugging_Information#Other_Useful_Files

Upload to Dropbox or Google Drive and share the link here.

carbuthn

Thanks for the reply, I will try a test print, pause and resume it to see if it repeats the issue.

It is not a big deal, it just surprised me when it backup up enough to disengage the extruder hob. Now that I know that it may do it I will be ready to make sure that it feeds properly.