Okay so here’s the deal,
The printer was working awesome (for a V3…) until the extruder drive belt fell off. That would be all fine and dandy if the hood came off. But to the best efforts of everyone I know, it hasn’t. It’s sorta become the Sword In The Stone of our town. We’ve tried all ‘tips and tricks’ designed to get the hood off, holding in the release mechanism, giving the front a little tap, but it seems to be impossible to remove. All other forms of getting the hood off (like unscewing it) are also impossible because no matter where you position the hood, there is always one set of screws inaccessible to a mortal screwdriver, meaning that the hood is one stubborn thing. This problem has rendered the printer a VERY expensive paperweight, and I would like to fix this problem post haste. Attempts to contact Eaglemoss staff have lead to much frustration and no response to the issue, so I turn to you, 3D Hubs citizens, I need your help
Thank you in advance
Hi there. Came across your message trying to remove the V3 hood myself. It turns out the hood runners were put on the wrong way round. This makes a difference because the hood should be lockable in the upright position; if yours won’t you have the same problem. It should be easy to diagnose. If the little grey switches are towards the front (where the green button sits) then they are on right. If they are towards the rear spool, then you did what we did. I had to “gently” prize the hood off the runners, one at a time, by shoving a screwdriver between the runner and the frame when the hood is up as high as it can go, then jimmying it off. I did one at a time, with the hood firmly supported. Once off, the runners can be swapped. alternatively, you can remove the ones from the printer frame (no reuse of self tapping screws) and swap them over; this will work the same way, just require the grey buttons to be pressed the other way to lock and remove the hood. Far too late to be useful, I suspect, but for others looking in future…
