Anycubic graciously sent through a new main board to replace the faulty one. I managed to install it without tripping the house fuse, or frying the electronics.
Still producing mutated prints though.
Upon closer inspection the lcd was scrolling across a section of the screen and there was some flickering. My best guess is that i may have damaged the crystals more than i thought when i was cleaning off encrusted resin. note to self - don't.
Given i was already underway with looking for a solution (though probably for the last time) I managed to find a replacement on ebay, and further days later managed to install that... without tripping the house fuse, or frying the electronics.
The lcd images were fantastically clear. first test print. perfect! wunderbar!
So for 24 hours around the clock (more or less, but pretty close) i churned out the remaining Death Guard models... now complete!!
I then printed off a photon drip bracket for good measure and have started some jobs requested by local players. Amazing what functional equipment can do for productivity.
Even as the Death Guard were emerging from the vat I was contemplating getting cracking on the next army... the long delayed Eldar.
It's kind of a while it actually works don't mess with it and churn as much stuff out as you possibly can situation.
I have 2 days worth of other peoples prints before that can happen, so for now we'll see what happens in due course.
Definitely cheaper than chucking the old one and getting a new one (which i wasn't in a position to do immediately anyway). Pretty much a matter of throwing money and new components at it until it worked.
Notable there is a facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/AnycubicPhoton) for photon owners 'Anycubic Photon Printer Owners' (as much a support/trauma group). Based on this source there are lots of niggles... some pbkac problems but many also mechanical. Sometimes it just helps to talk stuff through and the people were commendably helpful and patient.
Until next time...
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