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Dusk
 Dusk
(@dusk)
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Advice needed

Hello all,

I've had my printer for a few months now and had rechecked all my setting and firmware after stopping printing for a bit. Lately I've been having an issue where my printer has been doing this. I have rechecked the belt tension which seems to have fixed the first layer issue, but the other issue with the second and third layers I have no idea how to fix. Anyone have ideas?

Best Answer by Mike:

a possible solution:
tighten the extruder idler screws some turns more until you filament flow is constantly

Posted : 22/10/2018 9:52 pm
Dewey79
(@dewey79)
Honorable Member
Re: Advice needed

Has the printer been moved or upgraded since the last successful print? Looks like a Z height issue. You may have to re-calibrate and make sure your PINDA probe and Z height are fine tuned.
Did you accidentally change something in the settings or clear something?

I've got two MK3's and a CR-10 S5. On the S5 I have to reset my z height every time. On my MK3's once I set it they are rock solid unless I change something.

Posted : 22/10/2018 10:42 pm
Dusk
 Dusk
(@dusk)
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Topic starter answered:
Re: Advice needed

No haven't moved it or upgraded anything, apart from the firmware, since the last successful print. Do you think it's too high or too low? I've tried recalibrating my first layer and thought it was pretty solid as the first layer is consistent now.

Edit: did live z while trying the parts again. was definitely too low, raised it up some. which fixed that first layer problem, but it still seems to be having the issue with the second and third layers.

Posted : 22/10/2018 11:01 pm
surfgeorge
(@surfgeorge)
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Re: Advice needed

Follow this procedure:
assembly-and-first-prints-troubleshooti ... ml#p110869

Posted : 23/10/2018 9:39 am
Mike
 Mike
(@mike-8)
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Re: Advice needed

a possible solution:
tighten the extruder idler screws some turns more until you filament flow is constantly

Posted : 23/10/2018 12:54 pm
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