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PASO 9 INFO Tubo PTFE hotend
VERY IMPORTANT INFO! READ CAREFULLY!!
There is a short PTFE tube inside the extruder's hotend. It plays a major role in the
MMU operation. This tube cools down a molten filament tip to form a narrow sharp
end on it, while the MMU does a material change.
The tube is considered a consumable as it wears down over time during the
regular use. Therefore, it
went over certain amount of material changes. We strongly recommend
replacing it now, since the extruder is partly disassembled already.
A new hotend PTFE tube has a 1.85mm internal diameter. If your printer is new
or very lightly used, you can skip the PTFE replacement in the upcoming steps
and proceed to " Adapter-printer parts preparation. "
The specimen on the right, however, was taken off a printer after approx.
20000 material changes, using a high-temperature abrasive filament that wore
down the tube's bore up to 2.4mm. This caused increased stringing and
malformed filament tips, leading to frequent MMU filament loading problems
on that machine. The worn PTFE tube needed replacement.
PASO 10 Splitting the extruder
Release both M3x40 screws at the front, just below the extruder motor. Don't
remove them completely. We will use them to hold the extruder parts together.
Carefully split the extruder apart by pulling the front out.
Create approx. a 1cm (0.5in) gap similar to the one seen in the picture.
9B. Mod extrusor MK3S+ (KIT)
should be replaced
Ensamblaje Original Prusa MMU3
once in a while, after the printer
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