Elegoo Carbon Centuri

[MattF]

Let us know how you get on, when you do.

 

[MattF]

Well, I've taken the plunge.



I've installed the OpenCentauri firmware on one of the units, to try. Currently printing a benchy scaled up to 125%, to test it.

 

[My Old Landy]

Well, I've taken the plunge.

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I've installed the OpenCentauri firmware on one of the units, to try. Currently printing a benchy scaled up to 125%, to test it.

Was the process easy?

 

[MattF]

Was the process easy?

It was. Run a little executable on the pc in order to enable developer mode on the printer, pop an update folder with the update.swu file in it on a usb stick, pop that in the printer & update the firmware from the touchscreen.

The boot logo, you can ssh into the printer, after update, & select from one of several. There's also some updated start/end gcode to go in the slicer, if one chooses. Minor changes, but I've used their code.

 

[MattF]

The benchy, PLA, came out nice.



I'll let you guess which it is in the line-up.

 

[MattF]

Another reason I decided to try this firmware is that with Elegoo pulling out on the planned AMS front, with these machines, this firmware is most likely the one to support one in future. I'm guessing the BTT Vivid may be a potential candidate.

 

[MattF]

Any update regarding your Centauri?

 

[My Old Landy]

Any update regarding your Centauri?

No, I have decided to replace it with another P1S combo. The non ams from Elegoo has rather annoyed me.

 

[MattF]

Would it not make sense to request a replacement extruder from them, so that you can have a working spare/backup printer?

 

[My Old Landy]

Would it not make sense to request a replacement extruder from them, so that you can have a working spare/backup printer?

Probably but it has paid for itself and I just want to run Bambu stuff.