A fan does not spin or is noisy
8 usi3d guides for “A fan does not spin or is noisy”, each with the likely causes, how to check which one is yours and the step-by-step fix, with each manufacturer's official sources.
One applies to any FDM printer and 7 are for Anycubic, Bambu Lab, Creality, Elegoo and Sovol printers.
Each guide summarises the official documentation and says whether usi3d has already verified it on a machine.
Any FDM printer (1 guide)
- A fan isn't spinning: the hotend heatsink fan or the part cooling fan
The hotend heatsink fan or the part cooling fan doesn't spin, stops now and then, or the printer shows a fan error.
Anycubic (2 guides)
- Kobra S1 or Kobra 3: a print head fan does not spin or is noisy (error 11950 on the S1)
On the Kobra S1 or Kobra 3 a print head fan, the part cooling fan (which cools the model) or the hotend fan, does not spin, runs unevenly or is noisy.
- Kobra S1 or Kobra 3: error 10411 (mainboard TMC driver overheating; mainboard fan)
The Kobra S1, Kobra 3 or Kobra 3 V2 stops printing with «CODE: 10411 TMC or extruder overheat.
Bambu Lab (1 guide)
- Fan error: hotend fan running slow (0300-0300-…) or part cooling fan stopped (0300-0400-0002-0001)
The printer warns that the hotend (heatsink) fan is slow or stopped, for example 0300-0300-0002-0002, or that the part cooling fan is slow or not spinning…
Creality (1 guide)
- Ender 3 V3 SE: noise or stuttering on the X or Y axis, from a motor or from a fan
The Ender 3 V3 SE makes an odd noise when the X or Y axis moves, a motor makes noise while printing, an axis stutters at one spot (sometimes with a noise) or a fan does…
Elegoo (2 guides)
- Centauri Carbon 2: fan errors 701, 702, 703, 705 or 706
The Centauri Carbon 2 reports a faulty fan: 701 (mainboard fan), 702 (hotend heat break fan), 703 (part cooling fan), 705 (auxiliary fan) or 706 (chamber fan).
- Centauri Carbon 2: unusual noise or vibration when printing, moving or homing
The Centauri Carbon 2 makes an abnormal noise or vibrates while printing, during idle moves or while homing.
Sovol (1 guide)
- SV08: the screen shows «Error 8» (or 21 or 3): how to find the cause from the Mainsail message
The SV08 shows an error number on the knob screen (Error 8, sometimes 21 or 3) at power on or during a print.
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