Anet A6 V1.7 Board upgrade and Marlin Firmware

The main boards on my Anet A6 started melting, as all of them do, so I bought the upgraded V1.7 board. These came with dodgy firmware and did not work well at all. Fortunately I found Daniel @Crosslink3D who made a load of videos on the matter.
Anet Evolution
www.thingiverse.com/thing:210...
www.thingiverse.com/thing:206...
www.thingiverse.com/thing:376...
www.thingiverse.com/thing:206...
www.thingiverse.com/thing:234...
Check out his channel - he has a discord also.
All his info below
*** Videos referred to in this video:
Should you upgrade to Marlin 2.0?
• Marlin Firmware 2.0 - ... ​
How to install a bootloader on the Anet A8 using an Arduino UNO
• Anet A8 repair broken ... ​
How to install a bootloader on the Anet A8 using a programmer device
• Anet A8 Marlin Firmwar... ​
How to use Mesh Bed Leveling on the Anet A8
• Anet A8 manual mesh be... ​
My blogpost about memory usage of Marlin on 8Bit boards and how to fix size issues
www.crosslink.io/marlin-2-0-m...
*** Programmer devices for flashing a bootloader
USBAsp
geni.us/usbasp​
USBTinyISP
geni.us/usbtinyisp​
10 pin to 6 pin adapter
geni.us/10to6pinadapter​
*** Software links
Marlin firmware
github.com/MarlinFirmware/Mar...
Marlin Default Configuration Files
github.com/MarlinFirmware/Con...
Visual Studio Code
visualstudio.microsoft.com/​
THE PRINTERS I USE: kit.co/danielcrosslink/the-3d...
MY MERCH: crosslink.io/shop​
BECOME A PATRON: / crosslink​
CHAT ON DISCORD: / discord

[@anguskerr1872]

Hey, Graham, nice to see a fellow Saffer doing 3d printing YouTubing. I'm glad you found Marlin and were able to load it. The Anet firmware is kak - and it also does not have thermal runaway protection enabled - which is really important to prevent a fire from burning your house down. I had to install Marlin on my A6 when I upgraded to an automatic bed levelling sensor. Mine is still on the acrylic frame, although I have bolted it down to a wooden frame for rigidity. I am in the process of designing a Core XY printer running on a cube frame, and I had just got the electronics working with a similar graphical display and an Arduino Mega and Ramps 1.4 board. Then, bang, my Anet A6 board dies. I was too lazy to install the MOSFET upgrade, even though I had it. So it looks like my A6 will be running on a RAMPS board. I hope now you are familiar with the Marlin firmware process, that it is easy to adjust direction of motors, steps per mm and all of that and just bake another firmware - and you can use ANY board to drive the Anet - the components used are universal, just like any other printer.

[@johann3913]

1:36 Kyk of jy beter results het met die bearing. Ekt ondervind dat ENIGE vibrasie wat in die frame is, al is dit so min soos 'n fan wat effe off balance is, resonance veroorsaak wat artifacts op jou print surface veroorsaak. As jy logies daaroor dink het leadscrew net nodig om lift te veroorsaak. Die linear action van die axis en die squarness van daai action in ralation tot jou ander axis word deur die smooth rods en bearings op daai axis self gedra en bewerkstellig. Jou lead screw gee dus net die force en dit maak nie saak as hy effe off balance of wobly is nie. Lead screwes (tensy hy baie duur sleadscrews koop) is omtrent altyd ook baie efe warped in een rigting, wat ook 'n baie slagte wavey effect op die surface van die print veroorsaak. 'n Upgrade wat jou wel in daai opsig gaan help is anti backlash nuts of jou leadscrews. Great video though !! Keep them coming..

[@Sparky747-wd6rq]

Can you share the link to the Z-axis support that you created. I would like to incorporate that one in my cube project but cannot find it as a remake from the original evolution cube.

[@We-R-Racing]

www.thingiverse.com/thing:2229932

[@DodgemanSlease]

Atleast yours works. My e10, the screen stays blue and makes a screech sound. And no idea what it could be. I came across your video due to your mother board being the same as I’m using

[@leosalomao]

Anyone having problem while pausing print? My steppers are disabling and I cannot change filaments w/out losing the position on the print

[@BraamRiot]

Hi, my fuse between power supply and mainboard burned and i want to replace it, what fuse do i need or can i just run a direct wire between power and board without problems?

[@We-R-Racing]

Do not put a wire there. There is a reason it popped. That fuse is also for over power protection, which prevents the printer from catching fire. That fuse is a 10A unit

[@deniskefallinos39]

Can you share the link to the board you purchased?

[@We-R-Racing]

Bought from Bangood. I'll try to find the link

[@We-R-Racing]

www.banggood.com/Anet-Upgraded-E16-MainBoard-MotherBoard-Support-RepRap-Ramps1_4-A8-Main-Control-Board-DIY-for-3D-Printer-p-1595239.html?cur_warehouse=CN&rmmds=search

[@leosalomao]

Anyone having problem while pausing print? My steppers are disabling and I cannot change filaments w/out losing the position on the print