This fix is absolutley essential - it prevents filament leaks between the bowden tube and nozzle which can cause major clogs and inconsistent extrusion (the bane of every ender owner’s existance).
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Ulrich@feddit.org 7 months ago
Do the “hot end fix”. This only takes a few minutes but will save you so many headaches…
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 7 months ago
IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 7 months ago
What does that actually do?
I’ve not had any issues without it on my E3v3
Ulrich@feddit.org 7 months ago
It’s just a washer that goes inside the hotend and prevents the PTFE tubing from moving back and forth inside it, and prevents leakage inside the hotend.
IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 7 months ago
Ah, okay. Mine’s direct drive so probably doesn’t need that.
Ulrich@feddit.org 7 months ago
Probably not :)
discomatic@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
I haven’t printed anything yet. Just did the hotend replacement and my bed is apparently overheating now. Wheeee.