Need tech support with Pinda/spinda
I was having trouble with getting clean prints using the pinda. Results would very, mostly because height detection would get out of calibration. I have spent many hours during printing adjusting the z calibration from the live tune mode to achieve a good print. I’ve gotten tons of great prints. I’ve thrown out tons of globs of filament. I’ve had one issue when the top end of the extruded came apart and pushed filament all over the room.
So, under recommendation I upgraded to the spinda. Install went smooth. Used the printed calibration tool to adjust height. Ran the “first layer” calibration and dialed in the negative z. Ran my first print and the extruder cut straight into the bed. As soon as I saw that the calibration was lost I killed the power.
I reran the first layer calibration and pulled the z way back, -2.0. Probe went well. Layout cut into the bed.
so... what am I missing here? Clearly I need need a new print bed but not before I can ensure this won’t happen again.
thanks in advance for the help.
RE: Need tech support with Pinda/spinda
I used this guide “How to replace a M.I.N.D.A. sensor (MINI)”. After completing the adjustment height. I went to calibration, live adjustment set it to zero. This will set the nozzle back to the fault the height of the pinda adjustment. Then I ran selftest turn sure everything was working correctly and the nozzle wasn’t ramming into the printer bed. After that was complete I ran a mesh test just for a sanity check then ran First Layer test and dialed in used the damaged sheet first before installing a new one. I hope it works for you.
RE: Need tech support with Pinda/spinda
I was having trouble with getting clean prints using the pinda. Results would very, mostly because height detection would get out of calibration. I have spent many hours during printing adjusting the z calibration from the live tune mode to achieve a good print. I’ve gotten tons of great prints. I’ve thrown out tons of globs of filament. I’ve had one issue when the top end of the extruded came apart and pushed filament all over the room.
So, under recommendation I upgraded to the spinda. Install went smooth. Used the printed calibration tool to adjust height. Ran the “first layer” calibration and dialed in the negative z. Ran my first print and the extruder cut straight into the bed. As soon as I saw that the calibration was lost I killed the power.
I reran the first layer calibration and pulled the z way back, -2.0. Probe went well. Layout cut into the bed.so... what am I missing here? Clearly I need need a new print bed but not before I can ensure this won’t happen again.
thanks in advance for the help.
I would check the height of the SPINDA again. When you approach the print bed with the nozzle, there should be a distance of about 1.5mm between the SPINDA tip and the print bed. The SPINDA must be well fixed after the height adjustment. I would then perform a factory reset and restart the self-test.
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RE: Need tech support with Pinda/spinda
I would check make sure the Nozzle is adjusted right with the heat sink. “How to replace a hotend PTFE tube (MINI/MINI+)”. This is the most common reason why you don’t get good prints. Once I replaced the hot end PTFE Tube and readjusted the nozzle and probe. It corrected a lot of the printing problems. It’s sounds like your getting heat creep! The PTFE Tube needs to be flush against Nozzle otherwise it will leak And you’ll get Blob’s and an even prints. Check this video out also