Only thing I hate about the E3V3Plus

Ender-3 V3 Printers Creality Ender-3 V3 Plus
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So I have 4 and they are the backbone of my little print farm. BUT, there is 1 thing I really, really hate…

The way the extruder “drops into” the top of the print head. It’s always a struggle to get out and even harder to get back in. I end up pretty much taking apart the entire print head and still struggle to get it to “drop down” like Creality shows in their videos - it just NEVER EVER drops straight in. Right now, one is totally stuck half way in after I cleared a jam - it won’t come back out, won’t go back down, even after removing the pcb boards both front and back :frowning:

Creality, PLEASE don’t do this style print head again :stuck_out_tongue:

Okay, Rant out of my system - until I go back into my other print farm room and try to get it down again :frowning:

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I’m wondering why it’s so hard to pull out. I have the Plus and never had that issue. Sorry. Are you talking about the extruder motor itself..?

I did notice in their video they had to try and drop it in twice to get it aligned right.. :face_with_monocle:

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Extruder and motor. I can never get the thing out or back in. Maybe its a lack of physical strength, but I’m always afraid to push/pull too hard. I’ve been trying to get it back in for more than 30 minutes now. Gave up for a while.

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I finally got it but I swear it’s going to make me curse one of these days (and I don’t do that normally!).

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It should only take a light push. Are they all that way…?

What are you printing that keeps jamming…?

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Haven’t had a jam in ages, but it happens now and then and happened yesterday. Definitely doesn’t take a light push for me. Tried to post a video, but it’s too big and it won’t let me.

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If you record it on Utube and put the link here it should work…

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Tried angling it, removed all the screws in the frame pcb boards so it’s all loose - just would NOT come out or go down. Have this same issue every time I have to remove the e3v3plus extruder. None of my other printers have this issue, its just the way too tight tollerances they have on the print head frame - there is not enough room to get the extruder in/out properly.