I’m still emailing the technical staff about the problem with the extra fan and nozzle from issue 91. I too found it fouled the clip on the build plate and could catch. Also it was over cooling the print head so it never quite reached temperature. I’ve butchered the nozzle by cutting about 3mm from the nose, and altering the cut outs for the screws so that it sits flatter to the assembly. Lastly I have taped over 50% of the nozzle to restrict the cooling effect. None of that should be necessary though, and the latest emails suggest reversing the “silver brackets” and that there is a mismatch between the software temperature setting and the heater. They suggested turning up the software setting but that is odd as if the head doesn’t reach whatever is set then the printer won’t commence. My first print was a disaster and I had to clear a blocked print nozzle. The calibration setting is a real headache. I can’t understand how the V3 can have been around for this long yet there aren’t proper solutions. Oh, and the Mac software won’t open, it just crashes. Good job I have Windows too. Stephen
They will help, however I would also go into manual mode and check that all axis move smoothly. I have found that my z axix is all over the place, and on closer inspection the weight of the x axis is causing the z axis to twist.
Has anyone got an update on what’s happening with the software on Windows 10 iv emailed them multiple times and just get an automated response thanks in advance
Has anyone got an update on what’s happening with the software on Windows 10 iv emailed them multiple times and just get an automated response thanks in advance
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Ive been emailing them for months and still don’t have a resolution to my problem. They have replaced various parts but nothing has corrected the fault. Mine prints the initial layer ok but every layer on top of that is offset to the left. All I end up with is a mess of plastic with nothing formed.
Antony
Has anyone ever managed to get this thing working? After over a year of trying just about everything I can think of it still refuses to do its job. Every time I attempt to print from it the print moves to the left. So instead of the item being built one layer on top of each other - each succeeding layer is slightly to the left.
Ive had replacement parts - updated software - checked every connection and every motor/band - nothing has helped. As far as I’m concerned its just a very expensive pile of junk.
I also started with the print bed not heating up. All I had to do was re-apply the firmware and then it started heating up correctly. I also removed the extra cooling fan and it’s cover as it was stopping the print head from heating up enough.