Vertex Delta - go silent/standby after printing

Vertex 3D Printer Vertex - Printer software (repetier, slicer, ...)
1

Hi,

I am having trouble getting the machine to go into “standby” after finishing a print. It retracts the printhead and move it up top, then it sits with something still spinning until I shut it down using the power button. Ideally I would like it to go silent after printing, something I assumed the commands M107 and M84 would do.

I’m using Cura 3.6.0, and I have not modified the default g-code at all, so any tips are appreciated.

The end-of-print g-code:

; Vertex Delta end code
M107 ; Turn off fan
G91 ; Relative positioning
T0
G1 E-1 F1500; Reduce filament pressure
M104 T0 S0
G90 ; Absolute positioning
G92 E0 ; Reset extruder position
M300 S4000 P500
M300 S3000 P500
M300 S2000 P800
G28
M84 ; Turn steppers off

2

Yes M84 is a good idea to stop the whining of the steppers immediately. The main board fan (I replaced mine with a quieter noctua) will stop also after a few seconds. The hot-end-cooling fan however never turns off. The latter is directly connected to 15V of the Vertex Delta.

3

Yeah, the slightly bigger fan attached to the yellow part of the print head is the one that keep spinning constantly.

So there is nothing to do about that one?

4

At least not so easy. Soldering, wiring, some small mosfet and firmware change may be required.

5

Yeah I suppose you could that way, though I think I will just live with it for now. If I’m going to modify it my first priority would be to add a heated bed.

I’ll go with the slightly more analogue solution of just closing the door to the printer room for now :slight_smile:

Thanks for the help!