On today's episode of "Okay, but why is my expensive printer broken today?" I discovered that a piece of filament can snap inside the AMS right where all the bowden tubes meet, making the machine constantly try to unload filament.
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Every time I get these types of issues now I just think back to the cheap printers I once had and rebuilding / replacing parts every other print. And then I remember fixing an actual inkjet in the 90s where it turned out the issue was sultanas stuck in the rollers. It's all about progress.
Maybe its a humidity issue. When it gets to humid here my pla becomes brittle and unusable try some silicone humidity packs or a rv dehumidifieng cin (just a bucket with refillable silicone beads) there are more extreme measures but hopefully you don't have to build an enclosure
Nope, because this printer is awesome. It's just like any complicated machine, there are more points of potential issue. And of course I've had this for most half a year and used it a lot, so the more wear and tear it accumulates the more likely issues will crop up.
Speaking from experience, if you haven't solved this yet, do not try to push that little piece from your AMS into the nozzle to "flush it out". You will create a whole lot more work for yourself. 😅 It was hell to get out once pushed into the nozzle.
Yeah, that's only worked once - when it was actually IN the extruder. XD
Nah, just had to disassemble the AMS to get to the bowden tubes under it, which was annoying but not impossible - but consequently why it took me a while to figure out where the problem was.
Been there. I was lazy and impatient when I got my X1 and just threw the filament from my Ender spool straight in the AMS... filament snapped in 3 spots, so I got to disassemble my AMS like 20 minutes into my first print. 🤦♂️
the hobby is a million cases of problem solving. I have to take breaks because I chose to build one myself and wherever it breaks I get upset. I love the tinkering but not if I want to actually print something
Lest you think I'm complaining about my cool printer, I'm not - every time something like this happens, it gives me more knowledge of how to fix stuff in the future or give advice to others who have similar issues.
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Nah, just had to disassemble the AMS to get to the bowden tubes under it, which was annoying but not impossible - but consequently why it took me a while to figure out where the problem was.