I know there are a million posts about this but I’m still scratching my head on this. My extruder randomly stops extruding. I’m running repetier for DaVinci I’ve rewired the heater cartridge right back to the mother board. *fixed - heater decoupling issue* Cleaned and shimmed the idler wheel *occasionally still getting clicking noise regardless of level on bed* I clean the extruder tip before every print wire brush the outside tried just about everything there. I know the print head cartridge is cap but I don’t want to go through the rigging of setting up an e3d v6 conversion. Is ordering the replacement pla capable extruder cartridge assembly from studica.Com Worth the risk?
tk0084
April 7, 2016, 11:19am
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I actually have a spare print head for the duo that will print PLA. They’re $160 from xyz. I can go cheaper and it’s the xyz print head.
Have you "seasoned " the hotend? PLA is hard to extrude, use canola oil, wipe it on 2’ of filimant and feed it through hotend. Make sure the clamping force at your knurled wheel is not too loose or to tight, if it is to tight the filiment can be deformed into a shape that does not fit into the opening of the hotend. The clicking needs to stop!!!
The print quality difference between the E3D and xyz head are separated by light years, there is one, 844221, thingverse that is awsome, and one, 707530, that keeps almost everything stock.
Right now I’m just printing in abs. I’ve been getting an issue where it just stops extruding altogether. I’ve removed and filed the idler wheel, added a plastic shim to get it working again. Solved my clicking issue. But now it just randomly stops extruding. I did tighten the screw that holds the arm and acts as a pivot. I’ll try loosening it and see if that make a difference on the tension. Right now I’m busy cleaning out the head right now. I discovered a small guitar string fits into the nozzle and gives me enough length to push the crap all the way out of the head. Hopefully now that all that stuff is out things will work better. Everything was fine until I had a bunch of 36hr run time parts. I have the feeling it just wasn’t designed for actually making use of the entire build volume all at once.
Thanks for the offer. I just have an original 1.0. I’ve ordered one from studica.com they ship to Canada unlike xyz. I’ve also ordered a dual head prusa i3 with dual e3d v6’s they’re probably clones but should still be night and day above the DaVinci.
How much Z height is lost doing the e3d v6?
tk0084
April 7, 2016, 5:51pm
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I’ve never had an issue. I do use simplify3D instead of xyzware which gives you the chance to change heat. I’ve run my da vinci’s for days at a crack with only pauses to remove prints with no issues.
What filament are you using? I’ve found xyz natural PLA jams like crazy but black prints no problem. I’ve now moved to a resetter and using hatchbox PLA but I’m trying other brands as well.
I haven’t tried pla yet. I’m having too many issues with abs at the moment. I’m using filament from a company in Belleville, Ontario, Solidxyz.com . up until now I haven’t had an issue. Recently I’ve tried them all makerbot samples are giving me the same issue as well as colourfabb it’s not the filament. I store my filament in a sealed Rubbermaid tub with decassant packs. I’ve tried warming them in the oven before printing and every other trick I could think of. Aside from building a humidor to work in and eliminate the wild weather change effects Canadian weather brings lately I’m at my wits end.
I have close to 1500-2000 hours on the print head so I’m not surprised I’m getting issues with it given its original equipment and 2 yrs old now. It’s been a little power house other than for electrical wiring and now the print head issue. Best decision was putting repetier on it. I like it because it sits in my living room and I don’t have to worry about my kids little fingers poking in where they shouldn’t be for the most part.
tk0084
April 7, 2016, 6:27pm
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Mine aren’t 2 yrs old but they all have substantial hours. 1300 on one, 900 on another. The 3rd is waiting for a main board replacement but has around 500 hours. They all run the newer PLA upgrade print head and other than the occasional jam no issues. If they get clogged and I can’t clear it in the machine then I take the head apart and drill out the clogged plastic.
I swear there is an electronic switch inside the printer that says he’s fixing me better break something else. I found studica.ca sells replacement head and print table for the DaVinci line of printers. Yay they’re in mississauga = next day shipping. I ordered the new pla compatable print head - comes with new wiring. Solves two problems cobbled heater wire and melted printer extruder control wiring. Test print came out awesome best this little printer has done yet. Ran my part and doesn’t the print table Crack putting me out of the 3d print race again. Ordered a new table. Should be here tomorrow. Then I get to see what else shall go wrong.
So I got the new print head extruder unit and everything has been great up til now. Same issue. Heats up then Decouple. Or stops extruding during the print. I’ve seen with 1.0a there is a fix for the resistor Fuse to an online fuse but my pins are different as I have an original. Does anyone know where the little fuse/resistor is on the original board so I can fix my issue?
