Re: Clicking printhead - filament stuck?
God glad I found this... looks like design flaw to me. Too bad support is not allowed to acknowledge this issue....
* PLA is mostly affected
* triggered by repeated retractions on small parts like legs
* pulling out filament fixes it
* gear alignment and idler screws have zero effect
This is so bloody unique issue I can't believe I had to suffer since March when I got my printer.
Also got my Mk3 in late March.
Part of the problem is that the "clicking extruder" is a symptom that can have many causes. In my case -- and it sounds like perhaps yours -- there is no mechanical issue, and slicer settings can resolve the problem. In others, people have tried a myriad of solutions and found hardware fixes such as the PTFE tube lock. In yet others, the use of an enclosure or onset of hot summer months results in excessive ambient temperatures that cause transient heat problems.
and miscellaneous other tech projects
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Re: Clicking printhead - filament stuck?
Hello, I was facing this issue too and I believe I have found the culprit and the way how to fix it.
I just found this thread after having this problem the last week (thanks google, not thanks to this forum where stuff like this is surprisingly hard to find). I basically did the same thing and it started to work properly; I'm still worried that it might not be the PFTE though, but more hollow than that below the PFTE tube. Bad milling?
My filament seems to be consistently jammed on one side when it happened, about 2-3mm.