Melted the plastic collet in heatsink, what's the best way to replace
My PTFE tube got plugged, so I pulled it out, but couldn't unclog. So, like an idiot, I heated up my hotend (which was disassembled and not being cooled by the fan) with PTFE inserted, to see if can push the filament through. This proceeded to melt the plastic collet on the heatsink that holds the PTFE tube. Is there a way to replace this collet without buying a new heatsink? If not, then where can I get just the heatsink with collet without buying the the entire hotend? I couldn't find it in the Prusa spare parts list - just the full hotend which costs $80. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks, -Mike.
RE: Melted the plastic collet in heatsink, what's the best way to replace
You need an E3D BOWDEN COLLET 1.75MM
Amazon might be faster depending on where you live.
RE: Melted the plastic collet in heatsink, what's the best way to replace
I will note Printed Solid is about half the price of Amazon.
Hard to beat Amazon two day shipping though. Might be worth it.
RE: Melted the plastic collet in heatsink, what's the best way to replace
Thanks guys. Ordered the collet from Amazon and it should be here tomorrow.