@Gregg_Dennison wow…that sounds weird since I seem to need at least 219c for plastic to extrude. They may have something in place to adjust the temp based on filament movement speed though. Try 200c?
215C is max for Solidoodle, and 210 is effective max to allow for fluctuations. I print at 200-210 depending on the filament, usually about 205. They have an acrylic extruder (that breaks) and PEEK barrel, that may be the reason for the lower temp.
At 215C it shuts down and stops printing.
They say the actual extruder temp is about 30C above the read temp.
Then why dont they fix their calibration?
Asking Solidoodle would be the best, I am just the messenger.
According to the solidoodle forums about a week ago, the newer solidoodles are shipped with a firmware fix so they actually corrected the problem…somewhat. If it’s a new printer (mine is) then run your solidoodle at 215 with the bed at a max of 105. Also, if your prints look crazy wavy (looks like really bad z wobble) it’s actually moire caused by the extruder motor skipping steps. I can give you a link to the super simple fix if you need it.
Sure what ya got. I haven’t been on there for a while so i have missed that.
Here’s the moire fix, just a trim pot adjustment:
http://www.soliforum.com/post/43786/#p43786
And this is Solidoodle support directly saying what temps can be:
http://www.soliforum.com/topic/4793/so-which-is-it-210c-or-215c/
Thanks for reminding me I should keep up on this more and the links.
That’s great info. Since I just got my printer less than 3 weeks ago, I guess I have a newer motherboard. I will try a 215 temp and 105 bed temp and see how that goes. Hopefully my prints won’t be so brittle in the thin parts.
Thanks!
Good luck!