S1 Pro--Top layers not printing correctly

Ender Series Creality Ender-3 S
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I am a 6th grade teacher and each year my class designs a Greek Day Olympic Medal that I print and give to the winners of the games that we create for the day. I have been having a problem with my S1 Pro not printing the top layers correctly, or perhaps they just are sticking well enough…I’m not sure what the issue is.

I’ve included a picture. The silver medal is printed with my S1 Pro, showing the issue. The print goes well until the top part where there are holes or the letter just flakes off.

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The gold one was printed with my Ender 3 V2, which prints fine. It is the exact same file on both cards, just printed on 2 different printers. I used Cura slicer with the preset options for the S1 Pro.

With so many things to adjust, I have no idea (nor can find any) of where to begin adjusting. Has anyone had this issue and know a fix for it?

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Hello jprather and welcome,

The only thought I can offer, is that the silver filament looks damp and needs to be dried.

Hope others can contribute other suggestions.

Cheers.

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Thanks for the thought. I tried the same silver spool on the Ender V2 and they printed just as well as the gold ones. Seems to definitely be something with the S1 Pro printer that is causing it.