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printers:parts:hotends:e3dv6 [2018/08/11 06:31] – created, will expand later wizzledonkerprinters:parts:hotends:e3dv6 [2020/12/21 08:06] (current) – [E3D V6 Extruder] simon.pilepich_gmail.com
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-====== E3D V6 Extruder ======+====== E3D V6 ======
  
-Installing the E3D V6, Whether it's a clone or the original hotend from E3D, is a massive upgrade to the Anet A8. The main way it seems to affect the printer (apart from the benefits of the extruder itself) is it decreases the amount of impulse force being applied to the printer frame, by way of decreasing the mass of the X carriage. This has the overall effect of reducing load on the X and Z motors, in addition to reducing the wobbling and inaccuracies caused by the impulse forces applied to the frame when the print head rapidly changes direction.+{{:printers:parts:hotends:5d7077f3b330ae13091e0217-large.jpg?400|}}
  
 +The V6 hot-end is a is modular hot-end designed and marketed by E3D (https://e3d-online.com/) that has been cloned and modified extensively and is available from other manufacturers.
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 +The V6 uses a 22.3mm diameter aluminium heatsink. The complete hot-end include a removable heat break, heater block, heater element, temperature sensor and nozzle. The hot-end is versatile hot-end allowing a wide variety of filaments to be used by switching out individual components to suit. It is available in direct drive and Bowden configurations.
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 +===Pros===
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 +Installing the E3D V6 can be a suitable upgrade to many printers as it's lightweight can reduce the load on X/Y carriage mechanisms.
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 +The ubiquity of the hot-end makes sourcing compatible parts cheap and well supported by the community. (https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=e3d+v6)
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 +===Cons===
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 +Poorly manufactured clones can sometimes include components with poorly machined tolerances or materials with less efficient thermal or mechanical properties. 
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 +When retrofitting to existing printers with different styles of printers the overall height may affect printable area if due consideration is not taken as the V6 is considerably longer than some other designs.
 ===== Quick note on the E3D Extruder types ===== ===== Quick note on the E3D Extruder types =====
  
 There's a number of clone E3D extruders out there, and they can all give excellent results. There are, however, a few things that you need to keep in mind. While the main benefit of improving load on the X carriage still exists, the clone hotends are often shipped with a PTFE tube continuing right into the hotend. While this is fine (it's how a lot of hotends work), it does mean that temperatures above 260 degrees Celsius may cause the PTFE tube to break down, releasing neurotoxins (this is also the reason why they recommend not to leave Teflon coated frying pans on the stove unattended for too long). So make sure you don't crank it too hot! In addition, the insulation between the metal junction position on the hotend is increased, meaning the benefit for the V6 is reduced. A genuine E3D hotend will have the PTFE tube stop before it enters the 'hot' part of the hotend, so that the hotend is truly all-metal. If you want a cheap alternative that's a proper E3D hotend, you can replace the throat, block, nozzle and electronics with genuine E3D parts. There's a number of clone E3D extruders out there, and they can all give excellent results. There are, however, a few things that you need to keep in mind. While the main benefit of improving load on the X carriage still exists, the clone hotends are often shipped with a PTFE tube continuing right into the hotend. While this is fine (it's how a lot of hotends work), it does mean that temperatures above 260 degrees Celsius may cause the PTFE tube to break down, releasing neurotoxins (this is also the reason why they recommend not to leave Teflon coated frying pans on the stove unattended for too long). So make sure you don't crank it too hot! In addition, the insulation between the metal junction position on the hotend is increased, meaning the benefit for the V6 is reduced. A genuine E3D hotend will have the PTFE tube stop before it enters the 'hot' part of the hotend, so that the hotend is truly all-metal. If you want a cheap alternative that's a proper E3D hotend, you can replace the throat, block, nozzle and electronics with genuine E3D parts.
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 +{{:printers:parts:hotends:half_hb_with_filament_4web-1000x1000.jpg?200|A genuine E3D hotend. Notice the PTFE stops before the heat break and doesn't go through}}
  
 ===== Installing the E3D V6 ===== ===== Installing the E3D V6 =====
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