Hello, I relatively recently got my hands on an old M200. While buying material for it I bought a spool of Z-PLA which doesn’t seem to be supported by the printer of Z-suite base settings. Can I still use it with the M200 or did I essentially waste some money?
I tried one test run with it and the extruder got blocked, I’m unsure if this was just bad luck or an issue with the filament or the settings. I tried to run it on the PLA-pro preset.
Hello,
It is best to use the extruder for PLA in the V2 version with the classic Zortrax M200. In this configuration, Zortrax works much better with PLA.
The 2nd generation hotend for the classic version, i.e., models M200/M300, handles filaments like PLA and PETG better. In the attachments, I’m sending you instructions on how to determine which version of the hotend you have installed.
Hotend v1
Ohh thanks alot, it looks like my M200 came with the V2 already. So I assume it’s a settings thing. Are there differences in temparatures etc between Z-PLA and Z-PLA Pro?
I tried it to no avail. But it seemed like it was having issues feeding. You could see and hear the gear skipping. I haven’t had that issue with any other type of filament.
Please raise the temperature to around 240 degrees and repeatedly load the PLA filament a few times. This sometimes happens after printing with ABS or other high-temperature materials. Once you’ve done this, try printing according to the previous recommendations. After each failed attempt, you can increase the temperature by +5 degrees, up to a maximum of around 240. If this doesn’t help, it might be necessary to replace the hotend.