Has anyone tried the “upgraded E3D extruder” kit from china?
I am interested in this heatsink only…
That’s the first I’d seen that variation. It’s interesting but its cooling power seems pretty well reduced vs. the genuine original or even just using a single head on a Chimera heat sink. It’s not to say it won’t work but I see a lot of missed opportunities and reduced surface area for thermal transfer. And while I grant it might just be a sample for photography, the nozzle & heat break is clearly improperly installed. To me, that calls into question the quality of what can’t be seen.
Yeah, the heatsink could certainly be better, but it could also work I think.
I’ve wanted something like this for a while, but then it looks like @Shai_Schechter 's hotend which I have but haven’t had time to play with yet.
yup, this is mis representation, its missing the most important part of E3D’s secret sauce.
The question is; would this heatsink+original E3D parts work well?
Hah, that anodized heater block is going to permanently change color the first time it heats up. Also, the nozzle appears to be installed wrong in the picture.
Its close… If you watch @Thomas_Sanladerer interview with the guy’s from E3d it features a new heatsink (prototyping fase) witch resembels something like this… With a fan of course
The most important part (IMHO) of an E3d is the heat break (not heat sink)… the one in the photo is the one iv tested on Chinese knock offs over and over and its no where near as thin at the thermal pinch point as a true E3d,… without that you dont get the super short 2mm thermal transition zone you get on a proper E3D, so it wont act at all like what youd expect from an E3d.
If you swapped out the heatbreak with a true E3D heatbreak,… maybe assuming the Chinese bothered to machine the rest at the same quality E3d shoots for,… which form my testing,… likely not.
Yes, the whole point is to use original parts for the heatbrake etc.