SD4 extruder upgrade: E3D V6 (Page 2 of 5)

It is PLA on 210 C. Today I disassembled it, and saw this.

I took it out, cleaned it, after that I was unable to pull the filament through the hotend. It stuck at the threaded part of the hotend

Remove the Thermistor and heater from the block and hit it with a butane torch for a few seconds. That will soften the filament enough to pull out...for the most part.

If you want to do a full cleaning, heat it and clear it as above, then apply heat and loosen the heatbreak and nozzle from the heating block. You can use a bare straightened coat hanger for the heatbreak and block, and a guitar string for the nozzle.

Thanks! This solved the problem. Luckily I had a spare E3D so I just changed them. With the new settings it works fine, but needs some calibration. I'll do it next week before my exams. So glad that it works

What PID settings work best with the v6?

Autotune resulted in P38.67 I4.34 D86.17.

I've paid ~$45 for each, I don't think it is a clone. Bought it from a fellow 3D printer owner

Well, that guy ripped you off.

100% a clone, I am certain. Genuine E3Dv6 has a slot in the heater block (though having the slot doesn't guarantee it is genuine).

It may still be a gen e3D, just not a V6. 

The V5 did not have a slotted heater block, and the block was not as elongated, was closer to a cube.  The pictures are fuzzy, and the OP may need to provide better photos, but from the looks of it, the heater block is similar to the V5.

A small strip of felt on the inside of the duct.

The new hot end is working great.  I did some test prints last night to verify Vref on the new board, and PID settings on the hot end.  The E3Dv6 heats up very quickly, and holds a rock-steady temperature. 

I mounted the E3Dv6 in the existing SD4 metal mount (as suggested in another thread), and it worked extremely well.  I didn't have to print any new parts.

I'm running a stock Solidoodle printrboard (with firmware update, of course), and a stock SD4 power supply without problem.  I had obtained a higher-amperage power supply, but my bed wouldn't heat up properly.  Troubleshooting with a DVM revealed the power supply suffered a voltage drop under load.  The stock power supply provides steady voltage with both bed and hot end at temperature.  (sometimes my electronics degree comes in handy!)

The only remaining issue is that I have to re-think my nozzle cooling fan, because the E3Dv6 heatsink fan is in the way.  I'm thinking of a unified mount/duct arrangement that will clip onto the E3Dv6 heatsink.  One 30mm fan to cool the heatsink, and another 30mm fan that's ducted to the nozzle.  I've already ordered another fan from Filastruder.

BTW Elmoret, great Filastruder site, fast shipping, great product!  Thanks!

I used a grinder and file to reduce the diameter of the top lip of the heatsink to match the area just below it.  Worked like a champ; I re-used all the existing parts.

Hello,

Is anyone here who could show the extruder settings in Repetier? I am trying to find the best ones, but I am unable to do it.