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I think on the stock firmware there is a about printer section in the menus. this may well give the firmware version

Even the latest firmware has the same issue as far as I am aware. I have not seen anything that says its been fixed. That video was from May this year and the last update on their firmware was 2018 according to their github

Not exactly. They have enabled thermal protection but not set it up correctly and some features have not been enabled. The basic setup is there but not effective. Most places recommend that the firmware is updated for this reason. If you have a version of the ender 3 that has a bootloader then its a simple case of compiling a new firmware and uploading it. If you have a version without a bootloader like my new ender 3 Pro then you have to use an arduino or flasher to burn a bootloader first so you can then update the firmware

The source code for the marlin firmware that they are using has not been updated since Last year. https://github.com/Creality3DPrinting/Ender-3/blob/master/Ender-3 Firmware (Marlin)/Ender-3 (includes power failure resume- English)/Marlin/Configuration.h

The stock ender 3 has a low temperature setup that works but nothing that prevents thermal runaway if for some reason the thermistor stops working during heatup. Flashing the firmware to either the updated "Vanilla" Marlin firmware which creality base theirs off or others that can be compiled and installed sort this issue out

It really started to get on my nerves after about the first 30 minutes. The printer is located right beside me when I am at my desk. I also could not believe how loud it was at 3AM in the morning. Marlin is the firmware which many 3D printers including the Ender 3 run on. Once thing to note regarding the ender 3 in its stock form is that they do not enable thermal runaway protection in their firmware. One of the first things I did when I got mine before upgrading the board was to load a bootloader and modified firmware onto the board to enable a few things including thermal runaway protection.

A BLTouch is an auto-leveling device. it will compensate to a degree for a slightly uneven bed by taking measurements at various points and then using those measurements along with a Z-Offset to correct for it. You can also use visualisation tools using things like Octoprint to visualise how level the bed is. I have Octoprint running on a rpi so I can send prints over the network to it and also directly from cura. The SKR Board is a 32bit replacement board for the Ender3 (The standard board only has an 8bit processor). Amongst other things it has upgraded TMC2209 stepper motor drivers. The difference in sound alone is enough to make the upgrade, the loudest part of the printer now is the fan. It also negates the need for TLSmoothers and dampers. The board Runs Marlin 2.x as well so there are a number of additional features.

Hi everyone After finally getting my 3D printer built and "Tweaked" over the last few weeks I am now at a stage where I am happy with the prints and was wondering if there are any interesting projects that around. I am in the process of printing out a solar finder ready for tomorrow and designing an electronic focuser housing for a mak 102. Would be interested to hear what everyone else has come up with. The printer is an Ender 3 Pro with BLTouch and a replacement SKR Mini E3 v1.2 Board.

Part 2 of the series explaining how to install and configure a PC controlled astro imaging system has now been uploaded. This episode goes through the process of installing and configuring Open PHD2 Guiding, APT and plate solving software. PC controlled astro imaging system installation and configuration - Part 2

No problem. If I can help people out and setting up this type of thing easier and less of a daunting task then its worth while Yes I fully agree, when I started I had the same issue. I am keeping my eye on the situation regarding the Raspberry Pi 4 at present. I need something that I can do planetary imaging on as well so a Pi3 with a USB3 planetary camera was a no go. If they get to the point where its usable then there may be a whole new set of videos started.

Hi everyone, thought I would share this in case its of any use to anyone on here I have recently started a youtube channel. I have uploaded the first part of a series showing how to install and configure a pc based astro imaging system. Part 1 covers the installation and basic configuration of ascom, eqmod, stellarium scope and stellarium. PC controlled astro imaging system installation and configuration - Part 1 Part 2 will be recorded over the coming week and will cover installing and configuring APT, Plate solving, PHD2. Parts 3 and 4 will be coming soon showing how to customise and use stellarium and APT Mark

Hi Alex Thanks again for the continued hard work. I have had a few issues with the latest version as follows. When attempting to import comets using the import elements dialog, I get a strange issue once I try and click "Get orbital elements". I select Comets and select the bookmark but when I click the button to import them and bring up the next dialog nothing happens. This works fine in the previous version however. The other issue that I have had this evening when doing a fresh install on a windows 10 pro system is that I get a strange SSL issue when trying to download the additional star catalog updates. I am unsure at this stage as to if this is an issue with the fact that it was being done from within a virtual machine as I am the process of recording a tutorial. Any help on these would be great Mark

Done, thats for the spotting the oversight

Hi everyone I was not really sure where to put this but I thought this would be as good a place as any. Over the last few months I have spoken to various people about starting a youtube channel. Originally I had used this last year to stream a few live planetary videos but nothing more. Tomorrow evening is going to be the pilot stream for the channel. The idea behind the channel and shows is a combination of things. I am hoping to do interviews, presentations, show and tell as well as live events where possible. One other thing that I would like to get going on the channel is a group session not unlike the astro-imaging channel in the US. My thinking behind the channel and shows is something along the lines of a video based astronomy society where travel distances etc... are not an issue. Any thoughts, Ideas, feedback would be great. If anyone would be interested in taking part please drop me a message Everyone is welcome to watch the stream and take part via the youtube chat. Tomorrow's event will be taking place at 8PM BST on youtube with events after that taking place at either 8PM or 11PM depending if I am working. Dyfiastro Pilot Stream Thanks everyone in advance and I hope some of you will join me. Having never really been in front of a camera before this is going to be a little nerve racking I think

Very nice capture.

Its not bad at all, 90% of the street lights now go out after about 11PM in borth as well. I live just north in Ynyslas, the only downside is the "Dyfi Microclimate" and the blooming wind.

Good look and likewise, I will keep an eye out for yours.

Ha fair enough. I am hoping to get a few more sessions on this one without the moon.

Looking great Rob, looking forward to taking a trip up once finished. Did not know you was a member on here as well, small world.

Managed to get out last night to test some equipment changes out and fine tune a few things. I took the opportunity to grab my first attempt at this target but the moon lit sky was not ideal. Thanks in advance

Hi everyone Managed to get out again last night and try out a few changes. I still need to pull the scope off at some point and do a strip down, flock and re-collimate but I am hoping I work out most of the major issues. I do not normally image when the moon is up but it was a good chance to get out and test things out.

This was the first time I had used the camera. I was using 180s exposures for this shot

I always thought it was however looking at other diagrams show it as 55mm using the T2 threads and 57.5mm using the M48 threads. If it is indeed 55mm that will make life a lot easier trying to get the OAG par-focal as well, currently the guide camera is stripped down to the bare sensor to allow enough adjustment.

The OAG is around 15mm, the sensor flange distance is 20.2 which leaves around 22.3 to make up the 57.5mm spacing requirement for using the M48 threads from what I understand. This I have set to a close as possible (within .5mm I would say) I am going to have to double check again however

Hi everyone First image from the new observatory and replacement telescope setup. Still a little work needed in regards to equipment spacing etc... but was really good to get everything up and working. looking at the image I think I need to reduce the spacing between the mpcc and ccd if anyone can help confirming this that would be great M33 - Triangulum Galaxy Total imaging time = 48 minutes Skywatcher HEQ5, Skywatcher 130PDS, QHY8L, OVL OAG+QHY5II-M.