3D Printer Maintenance

This article stems from a ticket where we had continuous trouble getting quality prints.

Parent AJISICT-16814

Sub AJISICT-16815

In a nutshell, several errors were occurring that resulted in botched prints:

• Overheating alert (Makes loud beeping sound, turn off printer immediately)

• Low Temp alert (Makes loud beeping sound, turn off printer immediately)

• Not sticking to the printing bed

• uneven prints

Maintenance

Basic maintenance includes:

• Cleaned the bed (Use a cloth)

• Re-alignment (Done via the printers commands)

• Re-adjusted the Z-offset (See below)

In order to better maintain the 3D printer we purchased a cleaning kit and air dusters

• Cleaning Kit

• Air Duster

When using the cleaning kit to clean out the tube and nozzle, follow this tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bZ_ETKBipQ

• Consider borrowing heat gloves from the science room as the nozzle can be very hot

• Consider borrowing the blue tool kit from 2F office (Bunkyo) as the tools for extra grip

When leveling the 3D printer and fixing the Z offset, follow one of these tutorials:

• Z Offset Adjustment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9USb_Drcz7g

• Manual Level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_URGJrhgTU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GHQRWcSokk Detailed video → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzIkCerorrk

Lastly, be aware of old PLA (filament) as it can break inside the feeder tube

Fireware

https://store.creality.com/blog/ender-3-v3-se-firmware-update

Manuals

• Ender 3 v3 SE

• Ender-3 V2 Neo

• Ender-3 V3 SE