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Pretty sure I just bricked my Mk4 during the mk4s upgrade (self.3dprinting)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by ArtVandelay to c/3dprinting

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Long story short, I am not mechanically inclined. I want my shit to just work. Somehow I decided I would order the MK4S upgrade kit for the prusa MK4 that I have. It took me about 12 hours but I did the upgrade and turned it on only to find it wouldn't boot with a power panic error message.

I tracked it down to a cable that got disconnected during all the upgrading, and when I went to push it back onto the board it bent the pins. When I tried to straighten them out the pens broke off and now I have a $2,000 paperweight on my desk.

EDIT: Ok, i am now rested and calmed down, and no i will not be buying an X1C from ~~the CCP~~ Bambu. Support was indeed super cool, and i'd need to spend another 120 for a new xbuddy since mistakes like this are not under warranty. However, my dad is a lifelong hardware electronics pro, and he seemed to indicate this should be no sweat to fix, so we shall commit mad science before i just buy another one.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'd recommend stepping away from the printer for a few hours to get over the "everything is fucked forever" feeling. I've been there and I can absolutely relate. I once dropped a heavy metal thing on the screen of a brand new $1600 TV I had just unboxed and destroyed it. I was absolutely devastated for hours. Once I took the time to emotionally regulate, I was able to find a way to unfuck the situation. I strongly believe you'll be able to fix this issue and happily use your printer. Worst case is that you buy a replacement part. Prusa sells every single part of their printers individually, and I'm sure you'd be able to buy a new board for a reasonable price.

[–] ArtVandelay 1 points 1 day ago

Hey thanks for the advice, and you were right. regardless my my clumsiness, today's announcement ensures i am never going to get a Bambu. https://blog.bambulab.com/firmware-update-introducing-new-authorization-control-system-2/