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Questions tagged [tevo-tarantula]

This tag should be used for specific questions about specific issues involving the TEVO Tarantula 3D printer.

The Tevo Tarantula is a 3D printer based on the popular Prusa i3 design and is manufactured by TEVO 3D Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd. This is a low-cost printer that uses a sliding bed for the Y direction and a portal for X-Z movement of the hotend. The printer frame is made from aluminium profiles. It is equipped with a heated build platform (heat bed) with a printer volume of 200 x 200 x 200 mm (or an optional 200 x 280 x 200 mm) and uses a Bowden type extruder. More details here.

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PTFE pulled into extruder gears

I have a Tevo Tarantula, the problem is that PTFE is getting pulled back to the extruder gears and stopping filament extrusion, do you know how to solve this? Image: One hypothesis I have is that there is a cooling problem in the hot end while a…
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Getting E1 Thermal Runaway errors, even after replacing the heating element on Tevo Tarantula

Earlier today I successfully completed a small print (less than 1 hour) on our Tevo Tarantula. When it came time to print the next one, I started preheating for PLA and got an "E1 Thermal Runaway" error. I replaced the heating element with a backup…
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How to change E0 to E1 on Marlin 1.1?

I have the same problem as this person but I don't have those lines in my RAMPS.h file. I've recently burnt my potentiometer on E0 so the motor isn't working properly anymore. I want to use it on E1 instead. If you have any better idea how to fix…
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Tevo Tarantula extruder motor clinking sounds

The extruder motor makes these clinking sounds. I read about that and I tried to adjust it with its potentiometer, I tried reassembling the clamps, reinserted the leading tube in both ends, cutting them in a 90° angle but nothing helps. It seems…
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Tevo Tarantula I3 filament clogging up

I have just finished assembling a TT I3, with a large heated bed 220x280, a couple of weeks ago and my first print went well. After a few initial experiments I noticed that the filament will not stick. I have manually leveled the bed over and over…
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On my TEVO Tarantula, is there a way to test that its heater pins are working?

I can no longer print anything because I get a E1 heating failed error on my TEVO Tarantula every time I try to heat the hotend. The bed heats just fine. I've removed the heating element and thermistor from the hotend. The latter works fine, the…
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TEVO Tarantula Z-Axis Lowering Too Far After Endstop Triggered

A z-axis homing issue is giving me an ulcer. I'm hoping someone can help with this. As per usual, after the Z endstop is triggered on my TEVO Tarantula the gantry raises a bit then slowly lowers back down to the z=0 point established by the trigger.…
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How to determine real printing speed (TEVO Tarantula/Cura)?

Recently I noticed that Cura always is giving me less printing time than the print itself takes on my TEVO Tarantula with Marlin firmware. The time difference is about 15 %, at requested 50 mm/s printing speed. How could I verify real printing…
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Tevo Tarantula home offset

Following Beny's advice, I've just setup JimBrown-MarlinTarantula firmware. However, my X0 & Y0 points are off the bed. When trying to center my prints & afterwards sending G1 X100 Y140 to the printer, I am still off center by the margins of the…
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Tevo Tarantula I3 firmware

I've been trying to get something decent printed for days but nothing works! I have a Tarantula Tevo i3 MKS Base V1.4 and have done a lot of trial & plenty of error. Still I am puzzled to get good prints. What is the stock firmware for a single…
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Need accurate 90º angle with respect to the table

I have a Tevo Flash. Normally, I don't care about perpendicularity with respect to the table. But now I have a 5" disc on a ball bearing, held by a 3D printed tube with a flat bottom. If the tube's axis is not 100 % perpendicular to the bottom, the…
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How can I fix First Layer Adhesion with BL Touch - Tevo Tarantula

Hope someone might have a view on where to go with this. My prints were coming out pretty good, but since installing a BL Touch to the printer I've been unable to get consistent first layer adhesion. Printer: Tevo Tarantula Firmware: Jim Brown…
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Tevo Tarantula incorrectly auto leveling of bed

I decided to try and setup the bed auto level sensor. I downloaded this firmware: TEVO-Tarantula-I3-Marlin-Firmware and followed this tutorial, YouTube - Setting Up Auto Bed Leveling (Tevo Tarantula). Firmware Config…
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X-axis homing failed with odd results on Tevo Tarantula

I recently finished building my Tevo Tarantula but now I have an issue with homing the X-axis. I have uploaded MarlinTarantula EasyConfig 2.0.x firmware with Arduino Version 1.8.15 on to the Tevo Tarantula. Whenever I press Home X on the LCD, or by…
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How do I access Configuration.h?

I am very new to 3D printing and I am trying to adjust my firmware. I use the Arduino IDE 1.8.12. I downloaded the firmware from GitHub that suits my printer, but every time that I try to open the marlin.ino file within, it opens in the Arduino with…
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