Upgrading my Tevo Tornado 3D Printer!
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
- Upgrading my Tevo Tornado 3D Printer!
I've had it a year and have not used it a lot. I ran into issues with my Tevo Tornado and was disappointed by the noisy control box and quality of the prints it was producing. I was getting a lot of Salmon Skin effect and had to do some tuning to solve some problems with layer shift on the Y axis. Then, the glass bed broke on me, so it has sat unused for several months. Now it's time to give it a major overhaul and get it printing again!
In this video I am going over what I have replaced in the electronics box, what's worked and what hasn't...and what's next!
Here's some useful links!
Ruiraptor's great stepper driver tutorial for the Tevo Tornado!
• Install & Setup - MKS ...
Thinigverse user Greg191134's "The Tank" Bondtech BMG + E3Dv6 print head for the CR-10/CR-10S (works on Tevo Tornado too)
www.thingiverse.com/thing:308...
Bondtech's UPGRADE KIT - DIRECT DRIVE SYSTEM FOR CREALITY3D CR10S
www.bondtech.se/en/product/di...
Parts I purchased...
Meanwell LRS-15--24 power supply for the Tevo Tornado
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Solid State Relay (SSR)
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LV8729 Stepper Driver
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TMC 2208 Stepper Driver
www.filastruder.com/collectio...
BL Touch
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MKS Gen L board from TH3D
www.th3dstudio.com/product/ge...
Don't forget our Web Forums!
www.3dprintingforum.us/
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This was a great video. I hadn’t even heard of a few of these and I call my Tevo a total custom.
Thx!
Huh after talking to a friend and reading reviews the tevo Tornado came up as the best bang for the Buck 3D printer I could find, 1st time 3D printing, watched some youtube videos to learn wth I was doing but mine has been flawless since I got it with some incredibly fine prints and No Salmon pattern that I could see. Looking forward to see what you do with yours to fix the problems.
Greetings from a fellow Mainer and fellow Tornado owner. I subscribed because of these 2 reasons. I’m anxious to see how your tornado prints with the upgrades. I would like to see you upgrade to the Hemera. I’m debating going this route too. Ive been plagued with extrusion problems on my Tevo. I tried a knock off Bondtech dual drive that seemed to help but still not perfect. Seems like I haven’t had a good quality print from it on a long time. Anyway, Look forward to the next Tevo vid!
I’ve been watching to see what’s out of Hemera CR-10/Tevo Tornado upgrades. I’ve seen some that are functional but don’t seem to include the part cooler and/or the BL Touch/ EZABL solutions. Still researching
I have a MKS board but the one I have has the drivers built into the board. I used it to replace the board for my Monoprice select Mini V1.
Looks like a fun project
Still chipping away!
My lerdge x rebuild has been on hold forever.. I should finish it! I hope you installed a 12v rheostat (under $15) and control the fan speed down to an acceptable level.
I haver the 2nd generation version called the 2018 gold edition. This version has some of the upgrade already included. Such as the gen L 1.0 board. I bought a TH3D power supply to replace the stock power supply. Th3D says it will help reduce the jerkiness do to excessive ripple in the stock power supply. I have a Q: can you take a picture of the on/off switch. I want to make sure I have the wires hooked up correctly. My switch is the 6 pole type. 3 poles, I think, come from the power cord. And 3 poles are part of the switch itself. I just want to make sure I have the wiring from the switch part to the power part of the switch itself. I really want to know if I have the power lead hooked up correctly. I can't find any info on the net. Thank You.
Hey Paul! Thank You for sharing all Your experiences with this printer :) Did You change mainboard since this video, and/or can You recomand any (or features it shiuld have)?
I paused because I have concerns about the AC bed and want my electronics friend to instead it. The SSR should be on a much bigger heat sink. I’ve searched what the correct heat sinks should be for an SSR like that and definitely not inside the control box.
I wonder why AC heat beds have not become standard on large machines but perhaps they are still more expensive than a big DC supply and heat bed.
Good question.
Great video!
I broke my bed as well on my tornado, and I am wondering where / how you ordered that new bed and stuck the heating pad back on. I would like to do the same to get my printer back up and running.
Thanks,
Jason
Hi Jason
I’m using a glass bed I managed to find from a vendor and this link hA the clips to use to mount it
tevotornado.shoutwiki.com/wiki/CuttingBoard_Bed_Fix
@@WhereNerdyisCool Thank you!
You’re welcome
Hi there - Where did you get the adapter to install the the new board into the old case? I have looked on Thingiverse and cannot find the one your using - did the adapter work?
Thingiverse has been hard to navigate lately. I’ll see if I can find it. (It did work)
Are you going to make a video on everything you added and got things working?
Yes! I just received the second lead screw so this thing will be fully upgraded. I wish the bed was of a better design (not silicone heater glued to glass). It’s on my To Do list
We have both the Tornado and Nereus. Having some problems with both (mainly the hotend and extruder). So if I got the Bondtech upgrade kit for 1 (or both) what will be involved in switching it out. Will I jus simply need to rewire a plug on the Bondtech components? Thanks for any advice you can offer. I did the RuiRaptor upgrade for salmon skin on the Tornado way back when we got it. But I have not done any upgrades or changes to the Nereus.
The Tornado is a 24V system. The Bondtech SDS is 12V. I asked them to make me one that was 24V, a custom one. They did it for me. I need to check the firmware but I’ll be giving that a try soon!
That should read DDS
@@WhereNerdyisCool thank you for the info. if you happen to come across another solution for replacing the hot end and extruder for the tornado and the nerius, please feel free to share. I'm ready to get these upgraded and working very nicely again.
hi, how are u doing with your upgrades? is the device now working as intended? thanks
I’m working with Bondtech to adapt one of their Direct Drive Systems into it
ok, i correct my idea to invest anything more into this device after seeing your video. how much did u spend all together? all the best.
Still working on it. I paused and worked on my larger printers 🙂
Whats the Status of the Upgrades? I'm in similar boat and haven't touched my Tevo Tornado in over a year because of "Issues" Mine shipped with MKS Gen L board but now im thinking it was a fake. My bracketry is also Gold.. Did you re-attach the heated bed to the replacement glass Bed?
I did! Still debating what to do for hot end since the new E3D Hemera came out
@@WhereNerdyisCool Please do a follow up video with the tevo tornado and the modifications details and how the prints are coming out with a detailed parts list and firmware. Pm me if you need sponsorship on HotEnd or dual Z
What filament are you using? That green looks like the Anet green.
That’s Zyltech Silk Composite PLA. Use our Coupon Code in the description to save money!
I solved salmon skin by simply cranking up the driver Vref to max :) As a bonus, it is now very fast machine as well :)
Control box fans i fixed by hooking those fans in series, halving the voltage per fan.
You could also step down voltage for stock fans with buck converter, but much cheaper and easier to hook them up in series :)
Besides, Noctua fans are *way way way* over hyped. They are just fans, quiet fans. But they are not the only fans, nor necessarily the best ones for this application. Because they target quiet, they do not have the highest volume or pressure, something has to give always. You can make any fan as quiet as noctua.
Updating a cr10s myself
Did that a while ago too!
Warning - PERSONAL ATTACK - How dare you present a video with a yellow mop bucket in the background!
Wow, thinking about buying a second hand Tornado and this makes me think twice. Gotta say though, the one I am looking at is the new copper accent version where many of the issues you've had are hopefully resolved? Thanks for the informative video.
You made my day. Hilarious 😂
I’m not sure they really resolved anything asides a new color
@@WhereNerdyisCool I'll let you know. If I can talk the guy down a bit, I'll take a chance on it. He says it's brand new, never been printed on and collecting dust for the last 4 months. Gonna be interesting to hear that story, lol. $300 plus printer, you assemble it, yet you've never printed with it? He probably wanted the green one and just couldn't take the copper accents. Crap, just checked....ok, subscribed.
@@Explore-Gobal Ruiraptor has done some great videos on upgrading his Tornado with better drivers...I've been following his example
I bought my Tornado second hand, so far it's been all but useless lol
What issues have you been having? Considering buying one second hand myself.
@@nic53188 First the buildtac type stock bed was all wavy so i stripped back to the bare glass, nothing sticks to it at all. I will oneday invest in a borosillic bed or similar... but I'm too busy so far with my business and 6x Ender 3s
For all the money you put into this thing , you could have bought a much better printer in the first place and save all that extra work.
Well there’s always that! But at least it’s open source and you can ditch the cheap China junk and put in better quality components
@@WhereNerdyisCool The only problem with that is it's STILL made in China!
how to make a tevo tornado into a 700 dollar 3d printer buy replacing everything
Sadly ypu have to ditch the crap and replace it with reliable stuff