Printing in Branford, CT, USA

[ninjakub]

Hello everyone, I'm a student attending The University of Connecticut. I've worked with 3D printers, circuits, and robotics throughout my high school career. I am also going to be volunteering/teaching classes at my local library's new MakerLab.

I've had my Orion Delta for a little over 4 months now, but I've actually just made a big mistake. I was heating up my hot end in preparation of switching nozzles. For some reason, unbeknownst to me, I didn't turn off my printer before continuing. I raised my vice-grips to the heater block to judge the diameter of it. The tool shorted two heating wires and the LCD went dark. I could still hear the fans running, and I bet if the screen worked, it would display a " :( ". I hope I have only blown a fuse, it does look a little burnt. But I believe it is very possible that I have fried the board.

So that's my current predicament, looking forward to being a part of this community!

- Dan

[Mac The Knife]

If you are handy with a soldering iron, you can modify the nano fuse you blew to work while you wait for a replacement.

[Eric]

The entire purpose of a fuse is to protect the rest of the circuit from damage. That's probably all that is wrong.

[ninjakub]

The entire purpose of a fuse is to protect the rest of the circuit from damage. That's probably all that is wrong.

Thanks, I know I'm just fearing the worst

[ninjakub]

I ordered a new fuse and everything is back to normal, thanks everyone