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sergio.p
(@sergio-p)
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Filament broken after higher hours printing

Hi guys,

Well, my issue with my Prusa i3 MK2S is which after 2 hours printing suddenly the filament is broken without clear reason.
This is a bit frustrating because I can see how the extruder continues printing but without filament inside the extruder because it is broken and it is difficult to extract it from the extruder.

I have printed others gcodes with less time of printing and they looks right but the issues come when my printer consumes higher time printing with other gcodes.

I would like to know some info of interest for trying to solve this important problem as soon as possible. I do not sure but I think I am not the only one with same issue.

Thank you so much.

Posted : 22/06/2017 12:01 pm
troy.b
(@troy-b)
Active Member
Re: Filament broken after higher hours printing

Have a look at my recent problem, i listed towards the end of page one. I had issues with filament jamming due to my retraction settings.

Posted : 23/06/2017 4:15 am
Jarred
(@jarred)
Eminent Member
Re: Filament broken after higher hours printing

Does the filament break before it enters the extruder? I have had this problem before on older rolls of PLA. While it can be a pain, its not a factor of the printer, but rather the filament has gotten brittle. This happens more as the roll lessens, there is more of a natural bend to the filament as it is pulled from the roll.

Posted : 23/06/2017 7:32 am
sergio.p
(@sergio-p)
New Member
Topic starter answered:
Re: Filament broken after higher hours printing

Hi guys,

Yes my PLA filament is broken before it enter to extruder. So I think it could be a bad quality of PLA. So I will change it for other material or brand.
I hope it works correctly then.

Thanks guys.

Posted : 23/06/2017 12:05 pm
troy.b
(@troy-b)
Active Member
Re: Filament broken after higher hours printing

Opps. I meant to post this link:

http://shop.prusa3d.com/forum/original-prusa-i3-mk2-f23/filament-stuck-in-cold-end-all-the-way-up-to-top-o-t4829.html

Check out my problem about 4 post down and on, this may be what is happening to you as well.

Posted : 23/06/2017 1:18 pm
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