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--- reprap:anet:a8:nozzle [2017/01/07 12:56] – [Leaking filament] hangnail
+++ reprap:anet:a8:nozzle [2019/01/03 07:55] – [Leaking filament] cj_elec_tech
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 If you changed the nozzle Diameter, you need to change your slicer settings.
-MK8 nozzles are compatible wit the A8
+MK8 nozzles are compatible with the A8.
 ====== Leaking filament ======
-A bad assembled hotend is the reason for leaking.
+A badly assembled hotend is the reason for leaking.
-To fix this unscrew the nozzle and the throat (and clean it). Screw the nozzle until there is 1mm space between the nozzle and the heaterblock. Now screw the throat against the nozzle. Make sure that you don't place the throat upside down. Usually at one end of the throat the PTFE Tube comes out slightly, this is the end that has to touch the nozzle. On the other end the tube is not aligned with the throat and has a 40° angle to guide the Filament into the tube, this is the end that goes into the extruder.
+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 in until it's hard against the nozzle - make sure that you don't place the throat upside down!
-If it still leaks heat up the hotend and screw the nozzle against the throat.
+Usually at one end of the throat the PTFE Tube comes out slightly, this is the end that has to touch the nozzle inside the heaterblock. On the other end, the tube is not aligned with the throat and has a 40° chamfer to guide the Filament into the tube - this is the end that sticks out of the extruder.
+If it still leaks, heat up the hotend and tighten the nozzle against the throat.
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