Topic: Troubleshooting a stall?
I have a stock KS kit... except
I never did get the washers to work, so I tried to use a roll pin (which shattered), so I replaced the pin with a bit from an allen wrench.
That worked fine (I got ramen for the first 50 feet but I didn't really care because that was the cleanout cycle.
Next day (after reheating for 30 mins), the pipe clocked itself almost 80 degrees, so I took the 2 flanges apart and rotated the unit.
After figuring out the ramen problem, I ran it for ~4 hrs yesterday, producing about 15 feet of filament.... but then end seemed to be slowing down to a halt...
This morning, it clocked 80 more degrees and only extruded a blob -- motor was stalled a lot and "lurched forward" about every 1/8th revolution or so.
I've removed the nozzle.... is there something I should be looking for / do as part of a cleanout?
How do I get the ABS out of the nozzle and the tube?
PS. How long is the insulation? It seems my son ran off with it when I wasn't looking, so I need to get another piece...