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bstiq
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X axis noise (after breaking a part during installation)

Hi guys,

Recently built my prusa mk3s - so far so good, around 1000+hrs of printing on it, excellent quality.

 

However, I've been getting some noise on the X axis - see this video:

It only occurs at "high" speeds, eg more than 60mm/s

 

There's 2 sounds - both coming from the extruder assembly. One sound I can't identify (the loudest), but the one behind sounds like the bearing balls scratching. When I bend the extruder assembly a little with my hand the ball bearings stop making noise.

 

During installation I broke a part, and was too lazy to fix it. Here's a picture: https://imgur.com/a/WH07NQM

I can't exactly remember but some part holding a nut broke cause I couldn't figure out how to tighten it properly, so I only inserted one of the two bolts.

This means the extruder assembly is slightly bent (see above imgur link).

 

Until now I haven't considered this a problem (I've worked with way more janky machines, ender 3 modded to hell...), and the printer has been working like a dream - super high quality prints, fast as well.

 

However, let me know if anyone had this issue - and if it could be bad long-term for the printer.

The noise is no bother,

 

 

Cheers

 

Posted : 08/09/2020 12:47 pm
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