I am using K2plus and when I turn off the power after printing, the heat bed tilts. Is this normal? When I make a new print, it adjusts at that point and prints fine.
Is it wrong to turn off the main power (red button) immediately after removing a print? However, I don’t know how else to turn off the power. Because I can’t find the option to turn off the power on the device screen.
Please let me know if you know anything about this.
This is the machine I use.
K2plus-B931
firmware version 1.1.2.10
It’s OK to turn it off with main switch, but I would not do it if you print in 30 minutes something else. because every switch cycle puts more stress on the system than 30 minutes idle time.
Anyhow, it just seem that the rods on right side seem not to slip that easily than the one on the other side.
Give them some cleaning (also look how to clean the Z-Spindle on the Wiki) and then some grease (I think they propose WD40 silicon spray).
Mine mostly goes down evenly when powered off, but occasionally does what yours did. Again, a light push down on the high side (or even up on the low side) gives it enough level to align the bearings on the guide rods, and it’ll fall on it’s own.
Also, if you need to power off the printer (again, I’ll echo other advice here, that you should leave it powered up if you’re going to print again within a day or so, as you don’t want to lose the bed mesh config) you can plug it into a TAPO wifi controlled plug. My printer is set up in the corner of my office and it’s really difficult to reach the power switch in the back. So I simply use my 'phone to access the TAPO app and power it up or down. One added benefit is that the TAPO plug monitors the power consumption of the printer, giving me instantaneous and historical usage stats :-).
Just a note we leave ours powered up (so it keeps the same dynamic IP address) but absolutely MUST press the “Turn Off Motors” button. Otherwise, the extruder sits there, at 100% power, and gets hot. This results in PETG bulging in the extruder. So after every print, press the Motors Off button.
I use also a Shelly Wifi plug which is even programmed to switch off printer after 20 minutes of power consumption smaller than 25W (idle mode after print finished). That way I can start a long print and go to bed afterwards…
Mine drops all the way to the bottom after power off but I don’t really power it off as apart from the last weekend its been printing something every day and often over night.
