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- Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:35 pm
- Forum: Troubleshooting and Bug Reports
- Topic: Unused extruder "leaky" on dual extrusion prints
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Re: Unused extruder "leaky" on dual extrusion prints
I'll try and get one tonight. Got to replace one of my hotends owing to an overheat condition caused by my idiocy!
- Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:52 pm
- Forum: Troubleshooting and Bug Reports
- Topic: Unused extruder "leaky" on dual extrusion prints
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Re: Unused extruder "leaky" on dual extrusion prints
I've tried with a 2-outline shield, 10mm from the model, vertical. If I increase the tool change retraction any more, the filament cools and forms a "teardrop" and won't go back in to the hot zone. The thing is, there's absolutely no stringing or zitting on the model and no *visible* strin...
- Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:55 pm
- Forum: Troubleshooting and Bug Reports
- Topic: Unused extruder "leaky" on dual extrusion prints
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Unused extruder "leaky" on dual extrusion prints
Hi everyone, When printing the first 5 or 6 layers of a dual extruder model, the idle extruders are leaking slightly and leaving a "ghost" print to the left and right of the actual print. I'm not sure if this is just a functional limitation of my rig, or if there's something more I can do ...
