Extruder Temp Control Enhancement Request
So noticed today when printing on the XL with only a single extruder/color, and I think I can control this manually each print, but I kicked off a print that is going to take 3 days to complete and noticed while the temps are lower, that each of the other 4 extruders are at 170 C, even though there is no filament loaded in them? I would think that the firmware should be able to detect when an extruder is not being used and/or does not have filament loaded and not waste the extra electricity heating up the extruder to be in standby mode when it will never be used?
Am I missing something here? (and while I'm here, an option to "Unload All" print heads and run the sequence to heat and unload all 5-extruders would be awesome).
TIA - EK
RE: Extruder Temp Control Enhancement Request
I have not noticed that on mine, though I always keep all 5 heads loaded with filament even if they are idle. I'm guessing you loaded a filament just before you printed.
There was a bug in earlier firmware where loading filament in a certain head would set all other heads to 170. I believe the latest 6.x versions are now fixed, but my general workaround has been to do a filament load, then go to the menu and select Control -> Temperature -> COOLDOWN.
That forces all temps to zero. It's an annoying bug though as you should not have to do that.
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