Ender 3 S1 F4 blobs and stuttering with OctoPrint

[printersaysno]

Hello community,

i finally solved an issue with my Ender 3 S1 (F4 Chip) and OctoPrint.
I was not able to find a solution here, but i found one and want to write it down here in case someone else having the same problem.

Left side was before the fix, right after

I tried updating the firmware, other cables, an other RPi, nothing worked.

Disabling the 5v+Pin fixed the problem:

Put tape on the 5V pin - Why and how

First of all this whole tutorial isn't a mandatory mod - you just need it if you run into issues (weird things are happening and you've already ruled out the more common suspects) or if the always running fan and illuminated display (even when the printer is turned off) disturbes you. I'm starting with the why part: If you connect a 3D printer via USB to your Raspberry Pi it can lead to all sorts of power related issues. Most of the time those issues occur only if you turn on your pi before …

[Ewald_Ikemann]

Put tape on the 5V pin - Why and how

First of all this whole tutorial isn't a mandatory mod - you just need it if you run into issues (weird things are happening and you've already ruled out the more common suspects) or if the always running fan and illuminated display (even when the printer is turned off) disturbes you. I'm starting with the why part: If you connect a 3D printer via USB to your Raspberry Pi it can lead to all sorts of power related issues. Most of the time those issues occur only if you turn on your pi before …

Did this for the proper solution marker.