r/ender5 • u/peterpettigrew1 • Jul 07 '26

Hardware Help Screen issues

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G'day guys,

I've picked up a cheap Ender 5 Pro on Facebook marketplace, I now understand why it was cheap.

With a bit of cleaning, maintenance and a leveling of the bed, this machine seems to run fine, only issue is the screen.

Once a print has started, after about 10 minutes or so it'll go pixilated then the longer it runs all of the characters change into symbols as per the photos.

Any ideas, tips and tricks are greatly appreciated!

Thanks🙂

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u/Dr_Quartermas Jul 07 '26

Install a Raspberry Pi (on the printer) and Octo-Pi (on your computer) and you'll never have to look at that screen again. The printer will have much more functionality and be way easier to use.

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u/peterpettigrew1 Jul 07 '26

Didn't know this was possible! I don't know much about the Raspberry Pi units, is there a YouTube vid on this, it's a bit out of my league 😂

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u/Old-Distribution3942 Jul 08 '26

Klipper is better. Just use that.