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BlondCE
(@blondce)
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Worked great, until it didn't

Printed several things, no issues.  Bendy, iphone case, frog etc.  Was messing around with TU, and now nothing adheres well.  Will get lucky made every 10th print or so. 

Recalibrated multiple times, washed plate with hot soapy water, cleaned out everything, etc. 

Tried a very flat print, and it seemed to warp. Tried the on-card Test pattern. seems fine except for one area. 

 

Any more ideas?

Posted : 27/01/2021 9:45 pm
jsw
 jsw
(@jsw)
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RE: Worked great, until it didn't

To me, this looks like it may be Z calibration related.

Have you done one of those specialized Z calibration prints?

Those will typically dial in the Z calibration much better than the internal routine.  The prints (one typical one shown below) are available from the usual suspect 3d print sites.

Posted : 28/01/2021 1:07 am
BlondCE
(@blondce)
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Worked great, until it didn't

interestingly enough, it might have been something as simple as cleaning the plate. We had been using 50% IPA, and BF picked up some 91% IPA.  Now it is back to working fine.  Maybe the 50% was leaving behind some sort of residue???

Fingers crossed that it is back to working!

Posted : 28/01/2021 3:49 pm
Dan Rogers
(@dan-rogers)
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RE: Worked great, until it didn't

Glad you found a way.  50% IPA is 50% something that is not IPA - so it's leaving whatever behind.  I got lucky and scored some 99% IPA.

Posted : 28/01/2021 10:11 pm
Peter M
(@peter-m)
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RE: Worked great, until it didn't

Clean with dish soap, it makes it better clean.(every few prints).

Yes you can use in between a few times alcohol, but use  a lot of alcohol, if you want it to clean.

Posted : 29/01/2021 9:21 pm
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