Plan C | Tevo Tornado Gripes and Some Ideas @Plan-C | Uploaded September 2018 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Just got around to assembling a Tevo Tornado. Thought I would share some of the issues I found. There are a few shockers. In summary:
Unsafe, unearthed bed cables which are dangerous at be and control box ends.
Exposed mains voltage to control box connectors.
Fuse and switch on neutral.
No thermal fuse in heatbed
Inappropriate fuse in control box.
Frame out of square.
Missing bolts. All bolts loose.
Single z screw meant unsupported side of X carriage had dropped 5mm.
Warped bed.
Thermistor screw loose.
Layer shifting due to bad vref.
Fake FTDI chip causes problems with firmware updates and Octoprint.
After a week of failed prints, frustration and wiping it's arse-nozzle, all I can say is basically, unsafe and painful to use.
Be careful.
Just got around to assembling a Tevo Tornado. Thought I would share some of the issues I found. There are a few shockers. In summary:
Unsafe, unearthed bed cables which are dangerous at be and control box ends.
Exposed mains voltage to control box connectors.
Fuse and switch on neutral.
No thermal fuse in heatbed
Inappropriate fuse in control box.
Frame out of square.
Missing bolts. All bolts loose.
Single z screw meant unsupported side of X carriage had dropped 5mm.
Warped bed.
Thermistor screw loose.
Layer shifting due to bad vref.
Fake FTDI chip causes problems with firmware updates and Octoprint.
After a week of failed prints, frustration and wiping it's arse-nozzle, all I can say is basically, unsafe and painful to use.
Be careful.
