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I have an Ender 3 Pro and my hot end was failing and leaking. I have purchased an E3D V6 hot end and will be installing it with a Klemco bracket. All the pictures I see show it mounted with 2 50 X 15 fans, one on each side. The V6 comes with a fan mounted on a shroud installed on the heat sink. I'm currently only printing with PLA. Is this adequate for PLA or should I be upgrading to the larger fans on each side?
STD-Dual-Fan-and-STD-strain (resized).jpgI have upgraded my Ender Pro with a new E3D V6 hotend since the original hotend started leaking. I've had a couple decent prints, but still seem to be having possibly an extruder issue. I had upgraded to the aluminum extruder early on and really didn't have any issues. My extruder now sometimes seems to be either not catching up with the hotend or is over supplying the hotend. It seems sometimes to "kick back" while extruding. Any thoughts? When I checked on the print that the two photos are of, the machine was still "printing" a bit above the surface, but not adhering and balling up. I am thinking this is more of an extruder issue?
20211025_222035 (resized).jpg20211025_222106 (resized).jpgQuoted from Nokoro:I wonder if the new hot end actually runs a bit cooler than your old one. If so, try upping the temperature in 5 degree steps to see if you get improvement.
I would also say try checking for clogs, but it’s a new nozzle isn’t it?
Brand new genuine hotend. I will try that. It can't hurt. I had no issues so to speak with the stock hotend until it started leaking. I may also need to change "parameters" with the new hot end. I am printing items on my card that were printing fine with the stock hotend. Thanks Mark
Quoted from RobF:Sure sounds like it's plugged up. What type of filament are your running and have been swapping types? Is the fan on the heat break running as expected? There are specific assembly instructions to make sure the nozzle seats correctly. Did you have any trouble there?
I don't believe it is plugged up. I'm running Hatchbox PLA which I've had very good luck with. The fan on the heat sink is working just fine. I did the proper set up with the hot end by heating prior to tightening, etc.
Quoted from dudah:Did you tune your PID? https://3dprintbeginner.com/hotend-and-heatbed-pid-tuning/
I will check out this guide for tuning. I know I did not update any software on my Ender after installation
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