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- | ====== Change Nozzle ====== | + | ====== |
- | There are several reasons, why you need to change or repace | + | There are several reasons why you need to change or replace |
- | Unscrew the old nozzle. If it stucks into the hotbed, heat it up. This way you can easily unscrew the nozzle. | + | Unscrew the old nozzle. If it is stuck in the heatblock, heat it up. This way you can easily unscrew the nozzle. |
- | Screw the new nozzle into the heatbed | + | Screw the new nozzle into the heatblock |
If you changed the nozzle Diameter, you need to change your slicer settings. | If you changed the nozzle Diameter, you need to change your slicer settings. | ||
+ | MK8 nozzles are compatible with the A8. | ||
====== Leaking filament ====== | ====== Leaking filament ====== | ||
- | A bad assembled hotend is the reason for leaking. To fix this screw the throat | + | A badly assembled hotend is the reason for leaking. |
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+ | To fix this, unscrew the nozzle and the throat and clean them. Screw the nozzle back in until there is a 1mm space between the nozzle and the heaterblock. Now screw the throat | ||
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+ | Usually at one end of the throat the PTFE Tube comes out slightly, this is the end that has to touch the nozzle | ||
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+ | If it still leaks, heat up the hotend and tighten the nozzle against the throat. | ||
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