1 Topic by Proteus

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Topic: E3D Heater block loosening

I've been using my E3D for a few months now on my SD2, and lately I've been having an issue. The heater block (and everything attached to it) loosens and turns freely on the heatsink. And yes, I did tighten it at 300C like I was supposed to (I just did it again yesterday, actually, and its off again.) It doesn't appear to have any effect on printing.

Should I be worried? Is there a way to fix this besides temporarily tightening it? Should I even care? Thanks.

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2 Reply by wardjr

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Re: E3D Heater block loosening

Is it possible that when tightening you aren't leaving a small gap between the nozzle and the heat block?  (Heat break is screwed in too far)
Yes you should care if you want it to keep working properly.

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Re: E3D Heater block loosening

Is the heat break rotating with the heater block or staying fixed with the heat sink?

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4 Reply by Proteus

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Re: E3D Heater block loosening

wardjr wrote:

Is it possible that when tightening you aren't leaving a small gap between the nozzle and the heat block?  (Heat break is screwed in too far)
Yes you should care if you want it to keep working properly.

Looks like that's what happened. Going to try to fix that tonight.

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Re: E3D Heater block loosening

I hope that's all it is.

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6 Reply by LdyMox

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Re: E3D Heater block loosening

This maybe one of my myrid of problems with the E3D, I'll have to check this.

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