defects after extruder maintenance

Support&troubleshooting Zortrax M200
#1

Hi, after something like 2950h of printing (or even more considering that on the first firmwares the clock was not present) i've decided to do some maintenance and buy a brand new hot end v2, thermocouple, heating cartidge and the perforated plate.

After calibrating the platform i run some prints but i'm finding some defects never seen before, seems like on the leading edge some material is missing, like there's some bubble.. What i did wrong? i wasn't experiencig this kind of issue with the old extruder and i continued to use the same spool of material (genuine z-abs)

thanks

#2

Hi, Racing_34. 

Which Z-SUITE version did you use for slicing?

Were you using Hotend v1 before installing the new one? 

You can send me the file for checking as well. 

#3

Will be curious to hear the results of this. Did you change versions of ZSuite at the same time as well?

#4

hi, i'm using z suite 2.6.0.0,but the gcode was the same i used before witout any issues..

I'm pretty sure that even the old hot end was the v2

#5

hi, i'm using z suite 2.6.0.0,but the gcode was the same i used before witout any issues..

I'm pretty sure that even the old hot end was the v2

Thank you for the information. 

In that case, I recommend that you check if all the cables are properly connected to the extruder PCB and make sure that the heater&thermocouple is properly installed in the hotend (just as in this manual: https://support.zortrax.com/thermocoupler-and-heater-replacement/). 

I suggest that you carry out the axes maintenance as well: https://support.zortrax.com/axes-maintenance-m200/. 

Let me know if these actions improve the situation. 

And by the way, consider upgrading your Z-SUITE to 2.6.1 version. We've improved the overall slicer performance and implemented some useful tools: https://support.zortrax.com/downloads/software/:)