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hazy swan Jul 27, 2023, 3:15 PM

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It is clicking but it is printing and I’ve calibrated my e steps what can I do to fix this

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hazy swan Jul 27, 2023, 3:16 PM

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jaunty schooner Jul 27, 2023, 3:43 PM

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try adjusting the bed level

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and try adjusting the retraction settings too

quiet marsh Jul 27, 2023, 3:59 PM

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hazy swan

what Mikey said, and maybe try to see if the nozzle is clogged and up the temperature (depending on how high it already is ofcourse).

hazy swan Jul 27, 2023, 4:01 PM

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The temp is 200 currently

jaunty schooner Jul 27, 2023, 4:02 PM

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Check if the nozzle is clogged

hazy swan Jul 27, 2023, 4:02 PM

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I have releveled the bed a couple times I’m not sure what sorta settings to change

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How do I check to see if it is clogged

jaunty schooner Jul 27, 2023, 4:03 PM

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just search it up in youtube

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example : "How to clean a clog in 3d printer"

hazy swan Jul 27, 2023, 4:16 PM

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Okay will do that thank you

velvet jungle Jul 27, 2023, 11:15 PM

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Typically that’s either temps being, nozzle too close to the bed, or a clog

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Cleaning out a clog

Fire up the nozzle to 230.
Take off the bowden tube.
Take off the nozzle.
Take off the coupler.
Take a piece of bowden tube and feed it through to scrape the inside of the hot end.
Put the nozzle on.
Then push filament through it and make sure it comes out straight.
Then put everything back together.
Make sure the bowden is cut straight and clean too.

leaden badger Jul 29, 2023, 12:25 PM

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Okay I'm having a very similar issue I've been through all of these steps it pushes out filaments fine when not doing an actual print but starts clicking when it's a pint

quiet marsh Jul 29, 2023, 12:42 PM

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leaden badger Okay I'm having a very similar issue I've been through all of these steps it pus...

What filament and at what temperature are you printing?

leaden badger Jul 29, 2023, 12:49 PM

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its SUNLU PLA+ grey im printing art 210 and a speed of 50mm/s ive changed the most of the parts one at a time to see if it was any one part nope

leaden badger Jul 29, 2023, 6:34 PM

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If I can figure out how to stop it I'll let ya know

jaunty schooner Jul 30, 2023, 3:54 AM

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its mostly your bed level yo

regal crystal Jul 30, 2023, 8:00 AM

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either your bed is too close or you are overextruding

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calibrate your printer @leaden badger

leaden badger Jul 30, 2023, 11:19 AM

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That's the issue it had been it had gotten that far into the print then started doing that

regal crystal Jul 30, 2023, 11:46 AM

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leaden badger That's the issue it had been it had gotten that far into the print then started ...

you are likely overextruding, calibrate e-steps and flow % if you ahve not done so

leaden badger Jul 30, 2023, 12:44 PM

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E steps was done had to go from the stock 93 to 143

regal crystal Jul 30, 2023, 1:58 PM

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leaden badger E steps was done had to go from the stock 93 to 143

thats way too high, redo it

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that explains your overextrusion

leaden badger Jul 30, 2023, 4:09 PM

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I thought so to so I ran it and it for 100mm and it moved 100mm

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Just thinking this has only happened since I got this new batch of nozles gonna order a new set see if that helps

quiet marsh Jul 30, 2023, 5:30 PM

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how did you measure? did you measure 150 then after it did 100 there whas 50 left?

leaden badger Jul 30, 2023, 5:54 PM

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i mesuerd out at 100 and 150 and it came 35mm short of 100

leaden badger Jul 31, 2023, 6:34 AM

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@hazy swan what filimet are you using?

hazy swan Jul 31, 2023, 8:27 AM

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Anycubic silver pla

leaden badger Jul 31, 2023, 8:55 AM

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okay probably not the issue them someone else is also have a feed issue and were using the same filament as me but your using a different one

quiet marsh Jul 31, 2023, 12:08 PM

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If you have a spare micro sd card you could try that for the heck of it.

leaden badger Jul 31, 2023, 12:36 PM

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Unfortunately I don't have one to hand

mortal sundial Jul 31, 2023, 1:25 PM

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fwiw when I was having some issues with my printer and I updated the extruder to a dual gear I had to bump my esteps way up, looks like maybe I got the same extruder you have

leaden badger Jul 31, 2023, 1:48 PM

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Yeah it just over 100 on the single gear and jumped up on the dule but I've had the Duke for a while now so I dout it's the duel gear that's the problem

leaden badger Jul 31, 2023, 2:18 PM

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@modest night if anything in here helps

leaden badger Jul 31, 2023, 2:43 PM

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I'm truly at a loss I've changed to a new nozle that just arrived, new bowding gears cleaned, made sure there not crushing the filament, bed leveled and on an old code that ran fine a week ago

leaden badger Jul 31, 2023, 4:56 PM

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So stripping it down for the 4th time and going over every part of your using a dual gear check the gears themselves I'm now ordering a new set

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velvet jungle Jul 31, 2023, 4:56 PM

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Is there a specific reason you’re using a dual gear extruder?

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I know others have had issues with them

leaden badger Jul 31, 2023, 5:01 PM

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First problem I e had with it I had issues with the retraction on the bowding and single gear so it's running a direct dual gear

void plinth Aug 2, 2023, 10:23 PM

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Mine did the same thing try adjusting the tension on your extruder it may be to tight

leaden badger Aug 2, 2023, 10:26 PM

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Not a bad shout changing my gears on the duel gear has worked for mine I forgot about it being to tight

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