river wasp
I hadn't gotten help in #✅｜help-quick-questions so i moved here.
Hi, i got a hotend/nozzle (I'm not sure 100%, just look at the photo) replacement, but there's a rod that sticks out which is also shorter than the tube that connected my old hot end to the extruder, will this be an issue or should i just assemble it without the tube and expect it to work?
hexed shaleBOT
I hadn't gotten help in <#924760685223768085> so i moved here.
Hi, i got a hote...
river wasp
This is the image
The nozzle and the white tube are seperate but they go in place when it's all assembled
river wasp
I always thought a bowden tube goes outside of the extruder, huh? 🤨
neon storm
just AI being AI
river wasp
My printer is Ender 3 v3 KE
neon storm
i dont think i can see an issue in this image? if you remove the ptfe tube from your old/current nozzle, are you saying the metal tube is shorter than the one on the new nozzle?
river wasp
There's technically 3 parts
The new nozzle has a rod that I don't know if i can take off
You can see that the green part (forgot to put a C) is shorter than A+B
I'm just not sure if that's a problem or not, it may fit in the extruder but i don't wanna clog my printer yet again
neon storm
whats the name of your new hotend? perhaps we can have a look at the manufacturer recommendations
river wasp
Unicorn
Oh there's a link for an installation guide that was covered up by a sticker
I'll go visit it
neon storm
good design hahah
neon storm
I wonder if i got the wrong hot end
doesnt seem like the case, creality's site lists the unicorn 'quick swap nozzle' as compatible with the K1C and yours
neon storm
good luck
river wasp
I'll keep the thread open for a while in case i have more questions
Then I'll close it
neon storm
itll automatically close in an hour but you can reopen it later if need be
river wasp
Maybe I'm paranoid, but is it supposed to have so much free room? I know it'll center itself when i screw it in but the extra space around it makes me anxious that filament will find its way there somehow
I've asked an AI and apparently that does cause issues
Damnn
@neon storm do you think this is a problem? The site i bought it from has no mention of heat sink diameters or anything and there's only 5 star reviews (about 50 of them). Idk if to go with it or look for a solution
neon storm
<@254096527553724418> do you think this is a problem? The site i bought it from ...
im 50/50 on it, but i have no experience with these
maybe just send it and see if it causes a problem? in the worst case youll have to clear a jam once and go back to looking for a solution, not like anything will break
river wasp
Ok, good to know it can't go any worse than it has up to this point
I'll close this thread then. If i have any issues later I'll make a new one
Thanks again!
neon storm
i hope it works first try
river wasp
Turns out there can't be a first try
But i already assembled the nozzle, so i can't even return it -_-
It would be much easier if there was more information about compatibility. It's not immediately clear. Even AI got it wrong and I'm assuming it's searched the internet for an answer
There is a gap between the extruder and the heat sink
Unless it's not an issue that there is a gap
But it feels like super risky
neon storm
"Even AI got it wrong" AI usually gets most things wrong with or without searching the internet, your only option when looking for knowledge and not clear cut basic answers is to keyword search and look for information organically
river wasp
Ok i figured something out, I'll try a test print