PINDA adjustment
Hello All,
I find myself having to use a -.95 z adjust to get a good adhesion to the print bed. I know I need to adjust the PINDA , but I just want to make sure I am thinking correctly. I should raise the PINDA some correct? All this lowering and raising is getting my brain to hurt 🙂
Thanks
Re: PINDA adjustment
Dude tell me about it... 😯
In the preflight check Josef says to line it up with the cable management holster
I did this and it worked. But I will say the nozzle absolutely touched the bed during calibration on the point in the far right back. I had to fuss with some things to fix it, now my first layer is too thick but I don't care. I am terrified of scratching the bed.
Re: PINDA adjustment
Aaron
Yes, you need to raise the probe - do that 1/6 th turn at a time, but don't forget to reset the live Z adjust before you move the probe...
You can get a good idea of when the probe is adjusted about right:
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Slide 3 layers of copier paper under the nozzle; if it's loose then raise Z, raise probe and repeat
It it's tight, raise Z, lower probe and repeat
It it slides with a light friction, then it's about correct. Live z adjust will be about -0.15mm
Peter
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Re: PINDA adjustment
Well I think I scratched my print bed in my attempt to correct this. 🙁 I am starting to wonder why I bought an assembled printer instead of the kit as much calibrating as I have had to do.
Re: PINDA adjustment
I am so sorry to hear that. I powered down my printer mid calibration twice because I was afraid it was going to touch. You just never know.
I wonder how hard it would be to mod the nozzle itself so that it can detect when it touches the bed. Make the whole thing an induction sensor?
Re: PINDA adjustment
Yes well this whole experience has been trying for me. The box was dropped by UPS so it came with the heat bed detached. I found a local print shop to print out the bracket on the bottom of the heat bed so I could reassemble it. Ran ok for a couple of days, but then I got a huge blob of PLA built up around the extruder. Disassembled it to clean it and noticed that the extruder fan was missing a blade so bought a new one. After cleaning it I fought to get the live z setup. Now I finally got the live z making good lines with the V2callibration. Yay. nope. Now after 4-5 layers the filament gets jammed and stops coming out of the extruder. I think there might still be some of the PLA stuck in it somewhere. So back to ordering parts. I ordered a new extruder kit so once that gets here I will have to disassemble it again. I bought it assembled to try and avoid all of this. 🙁