MakerBot/How to Change the Wire of the Makerbot
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Procedure to Change the wire of the Makebot
edit- 1. Choose a Computer that is near the makerbot.
near makerbot - 2. Plug in the USB cord to the nearest computer.
- 3. Turn the Makerbot on.
turn on makerbot - 4. Go to start.
- 5. In the search toolbar type "ReplicatorG"
- 6. Open ReplicatorG
ReplicatorG - 7. Click on the bottom to connect the Replicator to the Makerbot
- 8. Click on Machine
- 9. Go into Serial Port and Check if ReplicatorG is in "COM6"
- 10. Go into Driver and Check that the machine is any of the "Cupcake options"
- 11. Open Control Panel
- 12. In the "target temperature" type "180" (Wait for the "Current temperature" to reach "180").
- 13. Remove the screw from the printing head.
remove screw - 14. Raise the printing head so that one can pull out easily the wire.
- 15. Pull out the wire.
- 16. Put the new wire into the printing head.
- 17: Put the screw back.
- 18: Go into control panel in the "target temperature" type "0" (Wait for the "Current temperature" to reach "180").
- 19 One can safety turn out the Makerbot.
