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Hi everyone
I've been very excited to start using my photon I purchased last week. You can imagine my disappointment when upon setting it up there is no UV light present during the detection test. I updated the firmware as advised by anycubic support but it has not fixed the same issue. I'm currently waiting for further instructions from them but was wondering if anyone else experienced this problem straight out of the box?

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Received my Photon S tonight. Set it up per the instructions. The USB stick which came with the printer lights up when plugged into it but there are no files detected under the Print window. The files appear when I put it into my PC.

I tried a second USB with the firmware updates and again, no files detected when I plug it into the Photon.

I contacted Anycubic but thought I would ping the hivemind to see if this is a common problem and/or there is a workaround. Thanks.

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Hi guys

So my first resin printer and I can't get it to print the test. Followed the instructions and you YouTube videos but nothing is bring printed. Can anyone help?

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Hello, I am new to resin printing, and so far it is not going very well... I have already gone through the photonsters website, and tried the suggestions there. For some reason, I cannot get prints to stick to the bed. I got the test print to work once, so I thought I had finally figured it out. Then I tried to print a mini, and it has just gone down hill from there. The bed is perfectly level and tightened down (followed instructions and videos from the website to make sure I did this correctly), I filtered the resin and cleaned everything after each failed print, the FEP is tuned to the recommended Hertz, and the screen functions properly. They sent me the maroon resin instead of translucent green for some reason, so I increased my exposure times by 10 seconds per the website's suggestion. I am at a complete loss here... any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

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Hello, trying to update the firmware following the instructions. However, after loading the firmware to the USB and plugging it in and turning on the printer there is no Di Di Di initial loading of the code. i can see the other files are there from the print section. any advice? thanks!

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Changed the FEP - Tuned it as per instructions. Took build plate apart cleaned out resin that had got places it shouldnt.. levelled the plate. Set Home.. Set it again to be sure.printed a lithophane,, it failed,, cleaned everything,, Tuned FEP, levelled plate, set home, printed benchy :) worked great.. Tried to print a litho failed again. None of it is curing in the VAT, but its not quite fully sticking to the building plate.... Trying a different litho to make sure its not some dodgy slicing on the stl..Its turning into one of those days

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I need advice here folks. So the specifics.

Original Photon with Yellow sides. System Photon 5.5, Version, V4.0.11_LCD Known good SanDisk USB Stick.

1. Resently installed Jackson products Z-Axis upgrade.

2. Printer resently had start of print isssue where the Z Axis would not move after first layer exposure then (2 beeps) heard at this point, no Stepper Motor noise or activity present. Quick reboot and restart of print caused file to then print normally.

3. Printer was printing fine yesterday with the occasional (no Z Axis movement) as noted above.

4. Printer Z axis was working normally prior to next entry "No.5".

5. Today I ran the XP Resin exposure test print. Turned on, "printed or run" (test-mode.gcode) then proceeded to print the (resin-test-50u.B100.2-20.photon).

6. Printer only produced the properly sized rectangle 0.24mm thick but with no exposure details present. No Z axis movement during print but I think that is normal for this XP Resin exposure test. Printed the (Run print-mode.gcode) to reset printer to normal operation.

7. Suspected possible corrupt file?, re-download new copys and rerun print as above, Same results.

8. Attempted to Move Z Axis up Via the touch screen, Loud Z Axis vibrating noise heard and felt. Stopped after about 5 seconds or so, tryed Z up again, Same results.

9. Turned off printer, manually turned Lead Screw, turned easily with no binding, felt normal.

10. Restarted Printer after removing both the Build Plate and Vat. Printed (Run print-mode.gcode) as I suppected that could have cause an issue, Attempted Z Axis move and same result, Load noise vibrating but no movement.

11. Took apart printer to troubleshoot, Tested Stepper Motor as Per AnyCubic instructions, both pins 1-3 and 4-6 test good. Tested connector cable for continuity, all connections test good.

P.S. Stepper Motor Lead Screw turns freely by hand with no indication of a bearing or internal motor failure issue.

See video for exact behavior.

Thank You.

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Does anyone know where i can find instructions on how to properly build this heater. Cant use my resin printer in outdoor shed now with it being so cold. More specifically how to wire it properly. Im no electrician lol

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So I have an idea I want to play with. I want to try out the castable resins to make a ring but when I search I don't get so much a tutorial or tools I need. I get videos of other people making jewelry with very little if any instructions. Does anyone have a link to what to do and what I need after the print?

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I would like to report a great experience with Anycubic recently!
Just over a week ago my main board in my Photon (classic) had signs of being dead. Having bought the printer in August I was out of the Amazon return deadline, so dreaded trying to get a warranty repair or replacement with a company in China.
But I was really pleasantly surprised.
Last week I contacted Anycubic via their official UK Amazon store and told them about the problem, and that I had followed the instructions in their YouTube faulty motherboard diagnosis video.
Initially, I did not think they had responded, as in my Amazon message page, I had not realised there was a "buyer/seller" tab, where within 24 hours they had responded to me. I found this last friday!
They had responded that the fastest way for me to get a replacement would be by buying a new main board from their Amazon store, and once it had shipped they would refund me...
I was slightly skeptical, but I ordered the board on the friday night and on Monday it arrived.
Tuesday I fitted it, and have been up and running with my printer again all week.
Many thanks to Anycubic, in particular their customer care lady Jessi, who was really helpful in resolving this, and even provided some links on Amazon with discount codes for buying their resins cheaper!
All in all, I am really impressed with them.
I just hope they can release the source code for the new Photon and stick to what they promised they would do with rebranding the photons with the new board as "Photon Updated", as I would really love this group and Photonsters to get along with Anycubic, it is one thing I really loved about the photon and the photon community... Anyway, just thought I would write a positive experience with Anycubic and give them some credit where it was due!

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