Workshop/Felix

Felix

A Donated Felix V1.5
Equipment Information
Status	Printing
Manufacturer	Felix Printers
Model	1.5
Hackspace Information
Induction Required	Yes
Induction Information	Here
Card RFID Enabled	No
Owner	Leeds Hackspace

The Hackspace owns a Felix 1.5 which was donated for member use.

The 3D printer functions, though its design is older in practice compared to more recent designs (for example a Prusa i3 Mk2).

The heatbed uses four resistors, and is aluminium, this was provided with kapton tape on the bed and tested to do an adequate print.

Felix 1.5 is no longer sold by the company which makes it, however a web archive of its product page can be found here:

http://web.archive.org/web/20130517200319/http://www.felixprinters.com/product-catalog/complete-kits/felix-1-5-complete.html

There is still a manual and firmware files available from their website:

http://www.felixprinters.com/downloads_felixprinters

Under '2. TEC Series' -> 'Felix 1.5'

http://www.felixprinters.com/downloads/?dir=2.%20Tec%20Series/1.%20FELIX%201.5

There are also reviews available online:

http://www.3dprintingera.com/review-of-felix-1-5/

The control board is your typical RAMPS 1.4 with an Arduino Mega 2560, it is also running a version of Marlin though not sure what version yet, or what configuration required. It's likely this could be upgraded to the latest version. The control board also has an LCD panel connected.

Current status

The Printer does currently print with some convincing, but has many issues.

The first key issue is that the printers heatbed lacks the ability to heat up in any reasonable time, due to the fact that it's "heatbed" is a thin sheet of aluminium, with some resistors attached for heating purposes.

The second key issue is that the printer's hotend will occasionaly jam.