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- | 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 | + | To fix this, unscrew the nozzle and the throat and clean them. Screw the nozzle |
- | 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. |
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+ | If it still leaks, heat up the hotend and tighten | ||
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