Topic: Pellets from feeder are stalling the auger.
Hello,
I tried to get filastruder working for month, but not really with success.
Someone can please help me?
I try to extrude PLA at 190°C.
Motor is set to 1,6 A.
But the auger ist standstill all the time.
I found out, that the pellets got stuck between the auger and the pipe, see attached photo.
Sometimes the Motor manage to cut the pellet into two peaces, then it continue to rotate after a few seconds.
Sometimes it has not enough power for this.
Currently I am using the "standard" feeder with a bottle.
Also tried vertical extrusion with this hopper: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:386796 with no change.
When I remove the feeder and the blocking pellet, extruding seems to work fine.
Feeding pellet by pellet with hand is also working...
The pipe has about 50°C at this point.
The auger is very sharp on this corner - is this normal?
Any ideas preventing this issue?