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Topic: Clogged Extruder on Da Vinci JR?

So. I went to print as usual today, and I heard the gears slipping on my printer and no filament was extruding. I released the filament from the gears and pushed up, as when this usually happens its just because it couldn't grab on properly, and pushing the filament by hand past that ground down part usually fixes it, but the filament would not budge. I suppose this is a clogged extruder but it seems almost as if the hot end wasn't even hot. Any suggestions?

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Re: Clogged Extruder on Da Vinci JR?

Have you checked that your extruder was the correct temperature? If the thermistor is no longer working correctly then the extruder might not have been hot enough to extrude the filament.

However, if the extruder can heat up then I would recommend drawing a thin piece of wire backwards through the nozzle to clean any clogs. This has always worked for me in the past.

I hope this helps,
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