Just cleared a fat blob that was jammed in there thanks to your video!! Back to printing 😩🙏 The thing about where to line up the tensioner nut was super helpful!!
2 years with several Sprite extruders. There is no stop, so trying to tighten the gears can run the nut off the screw as yours was..I have found the unscrewing it to the stop then turn it in half a turn works perfectly on PLA, PETG and TPU.
Additionally check your 2 hot end screws while your there....mine came loose after 5 days and gave me lots of problems....thanks for a great video. Very helpful
I've had this same issue on my V3 SE. It started randomly clicking after about 40hrs of total prints time. I found this exact issue when I opened up my extruder. Thanks for posting this video of how to fix it! 👍
This video was a good find. Purchased a new printer a day ago and right out of the box the sprite pro had inconsistent extrusion and was squeaking while printing. I was about to return the printer but after finding this video and dismantling the sprite I found that it had this problem right from the factory. It is working perfectly now and I have subscribed to your channel. Thank you.
Great video/tutorial ! I'm new into 3D printing since a week, I bought an Ender-3 also, and I'm happy to see that you and your colleugues take the effort and the time to make these videos to help other people, esspecialy the beginners. I have a technical background, but I learn a lot just by watching these videos. Thanks, and kind regards from The Netherlands !
Great Video, thanks for posting. I was having a clicking noise at random and not knowing what was causing it. After watching your video and following your very detailed steps I was able to find the problem. I had a lot of filament shavings inside the feeder and cleaned it out.
Thank you for this video! The e3v3se is my first printer. While troubleshooting print quality I’ve adjusted or taken apart most of it. I noticed my tension screw turning freely, but haven’t been able to find a diagram or instructions for this particular extruder and had been too anxious to just open it up. Gonna go crack that sucker open and fix having a screw loose 😄
I have a 20/20 eyesight and I plug the extruder in the wrong port. I don't have the BL-Touch and they are not one below the other, but still, stupid mistake. I was about to change some settings in marlin, glad I see your video first. Thank you so much!
I just got my first 3d printer recently (Ender V3 SE) had an issue with filament feed and this video helped me take it apart clean it, and put it back together so thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for all this info! I'm a newbie and jumped into this hobby with this printer, whoa boy what a mistake! And your have helped me fix all the issues I've been having.
My V3 SE also has the super annoying extruder clicking sound! BTW: Would LOVE to see a lot more videos about this extruder, the Ender 3 v3 SE, swapping nozzles, slicer settings, etc!
You are a legend. Thank you so very much for your tutorial. I spent 2 days trying to fix my ENDER 3V3 SE and I couldn’t regardless of how many tutorials I watched. Thanks to your short and effective video, I was able to get my machine running within 30 minutes and I’ve been smiling since ♥️ thank you so much
Had to come back to this video after several days of extruder click. Tom to the rescue again! Better instruction than the Creality video and no annoying music! That tension screw was a little difficult to pop out of there. Edit: Do you think it would be OK to put a dab of Super Lube on the bigger extruder gears. What I thought to be filament actually seems to be some semi-dried grease/oil.
The tension screws are kinda frequently badly assembled from the factory. On my Biqu H2 v2s extruder, the screw was in the spring BUT the entire top portion of It was outside the enclosure, meaning turning the screw just made it turn on itself, not compressing or decompressing the spring at all.
Thank you so much for this info! I have been trying to repair my Ender Pro and this definitely helped me! I didn’t want to have to take this whole thing apart again! Didn’t know about this simple fix! This screw was definitely loose! ❤
This is gold! I have the same printer since a few weeks and it is printing great! Now the clicking sound has started and the last two prints failed, it basically stopped extruding and I saw it making the printing motions in mid air without extruding filament. I gotta try your solution here! Thank you for showing this detailed explanation, your channel is a lifesaver!
Great video, will be attempting this tomorrow. As I was having issues and making some adjustments today. Also was trying to adjust the tension on the extruder and noticed that no matter which way I turned the screw, I didn't seem to get any resistance. So I'm totally expecting this print to fail about 8 hours in at around 1 or 2 in the morning... I might get lucky because I did make some other pretty drastic adjustments. But either way, I'll be taking apart the extruder tomorrow.
If you're having extrusion problems like slipping or clicking I recommend first doing a cold pull with the nozzle at 90c temperature. Very often, the cause of extrusion problems is a clogged nozzle. If that doesn't work, you can try tightening the screw, but normally the printer should work just fine unscrewing the extruder tension screw to the stop then tighten it in half a turn. Of course it's also good to check that the tensioner spring and the cogs are in the correct place.
I had same clicking noises with retraction. I opened my case up, but the screw and everything looked to be where it was supposed to be. I think it was my cura profile which I have since had no issues with.
Thanks, I installed the E3D Revo upgrade to the Sprite extruder on my S1 Plus, after removing the heater block/hotend noticed some filament poking out and tried moving it up, but no, so absentmindedly pulled it down and out firmly then noticed a 1 inch PTFE tube on the filament. So wasn’t sure where it was from. I will check the heater block now and the upper part you show to whats what. Really looking forward to cold hand Revo nozzle changes! Laurie. NZ. 😊
The timing of this video couldn't be better. I had a print fail today which snowballed into me no longer being able to feed filament into the extruder or insert the cleaning rod all the way. Now I know what to expect when I take it apart later!
If anyone was having similar issues and opened their head to find the spring still in place, the bearing on my stepper motor wasn't pushed in all the way so one of the extruder gears was sitting offset causing the filament to start binding and making a clicking sound.
had a blocked extruder on the KE and the internals are very similar just the gears are the other side hidden under the level and black gear but this helped alot thank you very much
I opened my extruder just to check it up, and to my surprise the tension of the spring was very low. Then I adjusted as shown in the video and I noticed less noise from retractions and way less stringing!!!
Hello there. I just wanted to thank you for making this video. It is well explained, and it has helped me sort out that exact same issue. Cheers. (By the way, I'd love to see more videos about what upgrades can be put on this printer... Filament runout detector, better hotend, what nozzles work best etc... things like that. thanks again)
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors What caught my attention is that this screw seems to be too short. For medium tension you have to screw that nut to almost the end of that screw. If the spring looses some tension, chances are high that when try to higher that tension the nut will come loose again. I think that's what happened in the factory. They tried to adjust tension from high to low, and in that process the nut came loose. It's a shame this is a special screw with a collar, otherwise it was easy to replace for a longer one, that would have solved the problem completely. I have no idea where to search for a replacement that's longer than the original. Maybe someone here knows anything?
Just bought the current iteration of the Sprite and already having issues. Differences in the build are quite apparent. I was sold on the Sprite because they claim it is clog free. PTFE is not present in this version. I have sworn off the stuff. I had to break it down have a good look at why numerous attempts to load filament failed miserably. Really took the shine off the occasion. I was aiming to have a look at the dual gear drive and tensioner to see if it was operable. Just before that, the heater block and heat break were pulled and I observed a short length of PLA stuck in the passage. It had fractured during the infeed. Cause was determined to be a blocked nozzle,... right out of the box. Factory issue PIA. Never expected that. Swapped it for a steel alloy spare that they ship as a backup. I'm now rebuilding and have lost track of the screw designation momentarily. Hope it works, or the hole lot of it is going in the bin after I take a 5lb mallet to put it out of it's misery. Gladly rid myself of the headache.
did doing this fix the clicking nosie that it was making my is about 2 mouths old and its been doing it prints are fine it runs good just the clicking is telling me something is wrong
Great video. Without taking it all apart, can you tell if it's not installed correctly? Do you know if Creality corrected their installation process to ensure this doesn't happen? I just got a KE model and it's 9 months later than your video. Thanks
Thanks! My problem wasn't like yours, but your step-by-step guide of how to open the extruder assembly was very helpful! I almost throwing my printer out of the window, but you helped me save it... for now! I saw you posted some videos of the Bambu Labs A1. How are you liking it so far? The Ender 3 V3 SE is my first 3D printer and I really like it, but having to make so many adjustments and troubleshooting sections just to print stuff is wearing me down, and I've been thinking of moving to the Bambu side if it really is more user-friendly than Creality stuff. Thanks!
Checking in with a heavily tinkered E3v2. And when I say "heavily tinkered", I mean "The Whole Magilla". If it was an AR-15, they'd likely call it a "Mall Ninja Tacticool Special". It's my "Just 'cause I like to fiddle with things" rig. I finally pulled the trigger on the Sprite kit for it today 'cause I've been thinking lately that the stock hot-end is in need of a full "All-the-way-including-a-brand-new-set-of-fans" level rebuild after 3 years of medium-heavy service. Then I thought "What the heck - I've been looking for an excuse to get a direct-drive extruder for a while", so now, I should have the "Sprite Pro Kit" in hand sometime Sunday. Before it gets here, I'm making the rounds of the assorted "Sprite upgrade"/Sprite Review"/"Sprite Installation"/"Sprite etc" vids, picking up what there is to be picked up. Thanks for the tips!
Love this, thank you! Have you looked at any Hot End Upgrades for the V3 SE? I have been wanting to try and upgrade the Hot End but have been too afraid to mess with it since it's my first Direct Drive printer (I have an Ender 3 Pro that I've swapped HE's on but never a Direct Drive printer) and I didn't wanna mess it up lmao.
Errr, just wondering, I have a sprite and I am having problems with the extruder gears slipping. Thank you for your video and I am not sure how the mech is supposed to work as both extruder gears are geared together therefore pushing on the lower lever with the spring will have limited affect on the pressure on the filament as the two opposing pulleys are connected together by their gears. Unless the pressure is brought about by distorting the axle of the 'moving' gear. At about 8.50 in your video you can clearly see the gearset at the back. If only one was driven and the pulleys not connected then this set up would work. They would also work if they were connected by a secondary idler gear. It appears to work as you would expect when it is dissembled and that is because if the motor is removed the bearing on the back of the main gear is removed and you sort of get a rotation of one gear around another, assembled nothing effective happens other than by twisting the the levered arm.
Can you do a video on bed leveling? I'm having issues with Z offset. Worked for a while but now I have to manually adjust Z offset to get the first layer down to the bed. Thanks - love your channel.
I searched for this video because I had a piece of filaments stuck and as I took off the extruder and as I was tightening the nut the spring bounced out and i was like where did that come from? So thanks for the video!
I had a 2nd shorter bowden tube in mine, the shorter of the two looked like it broke In two.. is there supposed to just be one ? I only saw you put one back in
My ender 3v3 se has been a nightmare one thing or another been an issue. Got it new about 4 months ago I've waited more for parts then it actually running. I got a used but good neptune 3 pro from elegoo not one issue besides adjusting the wheels and I messes with cura settings too much but it has been a champ and a beast. I think I'm done with creality don't get me started on my ender 3 pro I did every upgrade to it being even worse
I just opened up the extruder but the nut was on the screw. It was almost topped out. I adjusted the nut to where you show, it clicks equally loud. I noticed that the gear teeth are quite large, compared to other geared extruders. I am left assuming that the tolerance is too great and the clicking is due to the teeth slamming the opposed tooth during retraction and against, feeding. It is not stepper skipping. I can find no other possible cause.
I followed all your steps and it all looked good but after reassembling I get a CR Touch error when trying to level the bed or do anything else. Do you have any tips on what I can do? Would be great! Thanks again for all the great work! Greetings Oliver
I accidentally popped the colored 4 wires out for the motor piece and I can pop them back in... but I don't have an orange cable. I have black, red, green, and blue. What order do I need to put them back in to put this piece back together?
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors I want to print alot of things but I'm starting off small...like minis and slide swords, etc but I would like to print helmets and things like that and my kid's have fish tanks and lizard 🦎
Okay sorry for asking so many questions about 3d printing but I have a question about the SD card on the side of my ender3 v3 se, is that USB-c port can I use a USB -c cable that is connected to my laptop to the printer???
Do you like that build plate better than the stock one? I tried the glue thing but honestly a clean surface seemed to work better. Just got two V3 SE's. I plan on doing some 2-3 day prints and need to make sure the bottom layer holds. So far the stock surface seems good enough but an upgraded build plate seems like a great idea too.
Is there a schematic available for the Sprite Extruder? I had a slight clog this morning and a short piece of PTFE tube (compared to the one up top) came out from the hot end. Wondering if there are two separate pieces of tube or if mine snapped. I can only push each piece so far up/down instead of them going all the way through. Wondering if the tube narrows or if filament leaked out where the tube cracked.
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors Turns out there actually are two. The longer one in the top and a shorter one in the hot end above the nozzle. Took me hours to find the info but there were several people with the same question on Reddit. Some days OCD pays off.
Looks like a design issue, the bolt should have been made longer so the nut cannot unscrew off the end of it, maybe even having a threadless section at the end so it cant push it right off.
Yes, I do, and not sure why. The sprite extruder still doesn't quite match the surface quality of bowden feed when using smaller nozzles (.3 and .2) but for .4 it is extremely good on the V3 SE.
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors From what I understand, dual gear extruders can introduce their own set of inconsistencies that a simple single gear/idler doesn’t worry about. And the Bowden tube can , oddly enough, act as a buffer for unwanted patterns.
Still one of the best intros out there. same old creality QC.
Thanks! :D
I ordered the Ender 3 V3 SE and I feel much more confident about setting it up and getting started after watching your videos on the subject.
Exactly the step by step info I needed to get an errant piece of filament out of the extruder.
Just cleared a fat blob that was jammed in there thanks to your video!! Back to printing 😩🙏
The thing about where to line up the tensioner nut was super helpful!!
2 years with several Sprite extruders. There is no stop, so trying to tighten the gears can run the nut off the screw as yours was..I have found the unscrewing it to the stop then turn it in half a turn works perfectly on PLA, PETG and TPU.
Additionally check your 2 hot end screws while your there....mine came loose after 5 days and gave me lots of problems....thanks for a great video. Very helpful
I've had this same issue on my V3 SE. It started randomly clicking after about 40hrs of total prints time. I found this exact issue when I opened up my extruder. Thanks for posting this video of how to fix it! 👍
one of the best videos of sprite extruders it helped me to fix the problem i had for several months.
This video was a good find. Purchased a new printer a day ago and right out of the box the sprite pro had inconsistent extrusion and was squeaking while printing. I was about to return the printer but after finding this video and dismantling the sprite I found that it had this problem right from the factory. It is working perfectly now and I have subscribed to your channel. Thank you.
Glad it helped!
Coming from an Ender 3 pro, went to the Ender 3 v3 SE. Please, keep this videos coming, I gain so much knowledge from your videos. Appreciate it.
Great video/tutorial !
I'm new into 3D printing since a week, I bought an Ender-3 also, and I'm happy to see that you and your colleugues take the effort and the time to make these videos to help other people, esspecialy the beginners.
I have a technical background, but I learn a lot just by watching these videos.
Thanks, and kind regards from The Netherlands !
Great Video, thanks for posting. I was having a clicking noise at random and not knowing what was causing it. After watching your video and following your very detailed steps I was able to find the problem. I had a lot of filament shavings inside the feeder and cleaned it out.
Thank you for this video! The e3v3se is my first printer. While troubleshooting print quality I’ve adjusted or taken apart most of it. I noticed my tension screw turning freely, but haven’t been able to find a diagram or instructions for this particular extruder and had been too anxious to just open it up.
Gonna go crack that sucker open and fix having a screw loose 😄
I hope it helps :)
I have a 20/20 eyesight and I plug the extruder in the wrong port. I don't have the BL-Touch and they are not one below the other, but still, stupid mistake. I was about to change some settings in marlin, glad I see your video first. Thank you so much!
I just got my first 3d printer recently (Ender V3 SE) had an issue with filament feed and this video helped me take it apart clean it, and put it back together so thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for all this info! I'm a newbie and jumped into this hobby with this printer, whoa boy what a mistake! And your have helped me fix all the issues I've been having.
My V3 SE also has the super annoying extruder clicking sound! BTW: Would LOVE to see a lot more videos about this extruder, the Ender 3 v3 SE, swapping nozzles, slicer settings, etc!
did you ever fix this?
@@Mr360alan nope, still can't figure it out
Ok yea my is only 2 months old and just started doing it . If I can finger out what is wrong I'll post a video on how to fix it.
Update of my issue I fix my problem but putting my spool back in the stock place and it stopped I belive it was putting stress on the extruder.
You are a legend. Thank you so very much for your tutorial. I spent 2 days trying to fix my ENDER 3V3 SE and I couldn’t regardless of how many tutorials I watched. Thanks to your short and effective video, I was able to get my machine running within 30 minutes and I’ve been smiling since ♥️ thank you so much
I'm glad it helped you :)
Yes thank you! You're one of the few that posted a detailed explanation. Or any explanation for that matter.
Had to come back to this video after several days of extruder click. Tom to the rescue again! Better instruction than the Creality video and no annoying music!
That tension screw was a little difficult to pop out of there.
Edit: Do you think it would be OK to put a dab of Super Lube on the bigger extruder gears. What I thought to be filament actually seems to be some semi-dried grease/oil.
You make very clear tutorials that are really useful. Thanks for sharing.
I love you. Was searching for like 2hrs to fix this thing
The tension screws are kinda frequently badly assembled from the factory. On my Biqu H2 v2s extruder, the screw was in the spring BUT the entire top portion of It was outside the enclosure, meaning turning the screw just made it turn on itself, not compressing or decompressing the spring at all.
Thank you so much for this info! I have been trying to repair my Ender Pro and this definitely helped me! I didn’t want to have to take this whole thing apart again! Didn’t know about this simple fix! This screw was definitely loose! ❤
This is gold! I have the same printer since a few weeks and it is printing great! Now the clicking sound has started and the last two prints failed, it basically stopped extruding and I saw it making the printing motions in mid air without extruding filament. I gotta try your solution here! Thank you for showing this detailed explanation, your channel is a lifesaver!
Thanks for the video Tom, the tension screw on my Ender 3 s1 was similarly off the rail and your video was exactly what I needed.
Great video, will be attempting this tomorrow. As I was having issues and making some adjustments today. Also was trying to adjust the tension on the extruder and noticed that no matter which way I turned the screw, I didn't seem to get any resistance. So I'm totally expecting this print to fail about 8 hours in at around 1 or 2 in the morning... I might get lucky because I did make some other pretty drastic adjustments. But either way, I'll be taking apart the extruder tomorrow.
Always nice to see another helpful video with the newly recommended printers!
If you're having extrusion problems like slipping or clicking I recommend first doing a cold pull with the nozzle at 90c temperature. Very often, the cause of extrusion problems is a clogged nozzle. If that doesn't work, you can try tightening the screw, but normally the printer should work just fine unscrewing the extruder tension screw to the stop then tighten it in half a turn. Of course it's also good to check that the tensioner spring and the cogs are in the correct place.
Great visuals, made the problem and solution very clear, thanks.
I had same clicking noises with retraction. I opened my case up, but the screw and everything looked to be where it was supposed to be. I think it was my cura profile which I have since had no issues with.
My V3 SE comes in today and after watching this and a couple other of your videos I'm confident that I can set it up perfectly, thanks
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have been troubleshooting my Ender 3 V3 KE and this helped a lot.
Thanks, I installed the E3D Revo upgrade to the Sprite extruder on my S1 Plus, after removing the heater block/hotend noticed some filament poking out and tried moving it up, but no, so absentmindedly pulled it down and out firmly then noticed a 1 inch PTFE tube on the filament. So wasn’t sure where it was from. I will check the heater block now and the upper part you show to whats what. Really looking forward to cold hand Revo nozzle changes! Laurie. NZ. 😊
The timing of this video couldn't be better. I had a print fail today which snowballed into me no longer being able to feed filament into the extruder or insert the cleaning rod all the way. Now I know what to expect when I take it apart later!
Glad I found ur channel. I need all the help I can get with my v3 se
If anyone was having similar issues and opened their head to find the spring still in place, the bearing on my stepper motor wasn't pushed in all the way so one of the extruder gears was sitting offset causing the filament to start binding and making a clicking sound.
Thanks for the video. My issue was ABS in the feeder gears.
had a blocked extruder on the KE and the internals are very similar just the gears are the other side hidden under the level and black gear but this helped alot thank you very much
I opened my extruder just to check it up, and to my surprise the tension of the spring was very low. Then I adjusted as shown in the video and I noticed less noise from retractions and way less stringing!!!
Excellent pace and level of explanation - thanks.
Hello there. I just wanted to thank you for making this video. It is well explained, and it has helped me sort out that exact same issue. Cheers. (By the way, I'd love to see more videos about what upgrades can be put on this printer... Filament runout detector, better hotend, what nozzles work best etc... things like that. thanks again)
I'm glad it helped you (and more vids are coming!) :)
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors What caught my attention is that this screw seems to be too short. For medium tension you have to screw that nut to almost the end of that screw. If the spring looses some tension, chances are high that when try to higher that tension the nut will come loose again. I think that's what happened in the factory. They tried to adjust tension from high to low, and in that process the nut came loose.
It's a shame this is a special screw with a collar, otherwise it was easy to replace for a longer one, that would have solved the problem completely. I have no idea where to search for a replacement that's longer than the original. Maybe someone here knows anything?
ty the 1st 4mins answered my question how do i increase tension ?
This one is a big help for me and my CR-M4
Thanks! Are you a random Gene Cramer or my buddy Gene Cramer?
Not a random Gene. Your #1 fan Gene
Clear and nice tutorial as always. Thanks!
Thanks!
I just wanted to say
... I love u. U saved my day.
Glad it helped! :)
Just bought the current iteration of the Sprite and already having issues.
Differences in the build are quite apparent.
I was sold on the Sprite because they claim it is clog free. PTFE is not present in this version. I have sworn off the stuff.
I had to break it down have a good look at why numerous attempts to load filament failed miserably.
Really took the shine off the occasion.
I was aiming to have a look at the dual gear drive and tensioner to see if it was operable. Just before that,
the heater block and heat break were pulled and I observed a short length of PLA stuck in the passage. It had fractured during the infeed.
Cause was determined to be a blocked nozzle,... right out of the box. Factory issue PIA. Never expected that.
Swapped it for a steel alloy spare that they ship as a backup.
I'm now rebuilding and have lost track of the screw designation momentarily. Hope it works, or the hole lot of it is going in the bin after I take a 5lb mallet to put it out of it's misery. Gladly rid myself of the headache.
Man I had the same issue as shown in the video, thanks for guidance! Love your videos, i hope you make more content about this printer
This is such a good channel. Thanks!
Thank you :)
Excellent video. Love the attention to detail
did doing this fix the clicking nosie that it was making my is about 2 mouths old and its been doing it prints are fine it runs good just the clicking is telling me something is wrong
Great video. Without taking it all apart, can you tell if it's not installed correctly? Do you know if Creality corrected their installation process to ensure this doesn't happen? I just got a KE model and it's 9 months later than your video. Thanks
Thanks for this info. Definitely think this is linked to some of my problems 🤘🏼🍻
Thanks! My problem wasn't like yours, but your step-by-step guide of how to open the extruder assembly was very helpful! I almost throwing my printer out of the window, but you helped me save it... for now!
I saw you posted some videos of the Bambu Labs A1. How are you liking it so far? The Ender 3 V3 SE is my first 3D printer and I really like it, but having to make so many adjustments and troubleshooting sections just to print stuff is wearing me down, and I've been thinking of moving to the Bambu side if it really is more user-friendly than Creality stuff. Thanks!
The Bambu Lab A1/A1 Mini is my favorite printer, and I am slowly replacing my Enders with them.
Thank you!!!! What size nut is in that extruder? Mine dropped somewhere, could you measure it for me?
Checking in with a heavily tinkered E3v2. And when I say "heavily tinkered", I mean "The Whole Magilla". If it was an AR-15, they'd likely call it a "Mall Ninja Tacticool Special". It's my "Just 'cause I like to fiddle with things" rig. I finally pulled the trigger on the Sprite kit for it today 'cause I've been thinking lately that the stock hot-end is in need of a full "All-the-way-including-a-brand-new-set-of-fans" level rebuild after 3 years of medium-heavy service. Then I thought "What the heck - I've been looking for an excuse to get a direct-drive extruder for a while", so now, I should have the "Sprite Pro Kit" in hand sometime Sunday. Before it gets here, I'm making the rounds of the assorted "Sprite upgrade"/Sprite Review"/"Sprite Installation"/"Sprite etc" vids, picking up what there is to be picked up. Thanks for the tips!
Thank you so very much for your tutorial.💯💯
Love this, thank you! Have you looked at any Hot End Upgrades for the V3 SE? I have been wanting to try and upgrade the Hot End but have been too afraid to mess with it since it's my first Direct Drive printer (I have an Ender 3 Pro that I've swapped HE's on but never a Direct Drive printer) and I didn't wanna mess it up lmao.
There's no need to upgrade the hotend for printing PLA.
Thanks for the video it Herpes a lot!
Errr, just wondering, I have a sprite and I am having problems with the extruder gears slipping. Thank you for your video and I am not sure how the mech is supposed to work as both extruder gears are geared together therefore pushing on the lower lever with the spring will have limited affect on the pressure on the filament as the two opposing pulleys are connected together by their gears. Unless the pressure is brought about by distorting the axle of the 'moving' gear. At about 8.50 in your video you can clearly see the gearset at the back. If only one was driven and the pulleys not connected then this set up would work. They would also work if they were connected by a secondary idler gear. It appears to work as you would expect when it is dissembled and that is because if the motor is removed the bearing on the back of the main gear is removed and you sort of get a rotation of one gear around another, assembled nothing effective happens other than by twisting the the levered arm.
Thanks, I have this extruder on 2 of my 3d printers.
Just Awesome.... mine. was exactly as yours.... IDENTICAL!!!
As always helpful videos. Thank you.
Hot melt glue can be released by swabbing some rubbing alcohol around the glob.
Can you do a video on bed leveling? I'm having issues with Z offset. Worked for a while but now I have to manually adjust Z offset to get the first layer down to the bed. Thanks - love your channel.
I have one that discusses Z offset on the Ender-3 V2 Neo that should help you :)
I searched for this video because I had a piece of filaments stuck and as I took off the extruder and as I was tightening the nut the spring bounced out and i was like where did that come from? So thanks for the video!
I had a 2nd shorter bowden tube in mine, the shorter of the two looked like it broke In two.. is there supposed to just be one ? I only saw you put one back in
Is there a way to calibrate how much tensión should the filament have?
My ender 3v3 se has been a nightmare one thing or another been an issue. Got it new about 4 months ago I've waited more for parts then it actually running. I got a used but good neptune 3 pro from elegoo not one issue besides adjusting the wheels and I messes with cura settings too much but it has been a champ and a beast. I think I'm done with creality don't get me started on my ender 3 pro I did every upgrade to it being even worse
Thanks Tom. A helpful video.
Informative and helpful thank you!
Thank you! I finally cleared that block
Hello,
Super job!!! - Thanks!!
Just did all the YT stuff for you.
Best Regards,
Jack
Thanks Jack! :)
I just opened up the extruder but the nut was on the screw. It was almost topped out. I adjusted the nut to where you show, it clicks equally loud. I noticed that the gear teeth are quite large, compared to other geared extruders. I am left assuming that the tolerance is too great and the clicking is due to the teeth slamming the opposed tooth during retraction and against, feeding.
It is not stepper skipping. I can find no other possible cause.
@Tomb of 3D Printed Horrors yould you please make a Video about how to change the Fan on the Extruder and wich one to buy!?
I already have a video on how to replace fans: ua-cam.com/video/myK2B6NC-OQ/v-deo.html
I followed all your steps and it all looked good but after reassembling I get a CR Touch error when trying to level the bed or do anything else. Do you have any tips on what I can do? Would be great! Thanks again for all the great work! Greetings Oliver
Same thing happened to me. I think it could be loose wiring after taking off the hot glue. May need to push in the wires and re-hot glue it.
I accidentally popped the colored 4 wires out for the motor piece and I can pop them back in... but I don't have an orange cable. I have black, red, green, and blue. What order do I need to put them back in to put this piece back together?
Thanks mil! Very helpful!
Nice video thanks, I have lost the spring while opening it... it has jumped somewhere in another dimension...extruder KO
normally clockwise turn makes screw go in deeper into nut, here its opposite ?
Wow this vid promise to be awesome for my new printer!
Thanks for the great info 👍
my kit came with a bearing also, but I can't see where it goes, any idea?
Very helpful video.
Thanks for a useful video.
I had this issue…but my extruder is not advancing, even with proper tension. Any ideas?
Thank you for the information 🙏 great videos. What are the good 3d printers
My favorite two are the Ender-3 V3 SE, and the Ender-2 Pro if you are wanting to print minis.
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I want to print alot of things but I'm starting off small...like minis and slide swords, etc but I would like to print helmets and things like that and my kid's have fish tanks and lizard 🦎
@@peterstoltz3296 I can't reply advise on that, this channel is about printing tabletop game terrain and minis. Sorry.
Okay sorry for asking so many questions about 3d printing but I have a question about the SD card on the side of my ender3 v3 se, is that USB-c port can I use a USB -c cable that is connected to my laptop to the printer???
@@peterstoltz3296 no, print via the SD
Ugh....the glue ripped apart the plug attaching to the extruder. What size are the ends?
Great video
Great video!
Thank you so much 🙏👍
Do you like that build plate better than the stock one? I tried the glue thing but honestly a clean surface seemed to work better. Just got two V3 SE's.
I plan on doing some 2-3 day prints and need to make sure the bottom layer holds. So far the stock surface seems good enough but an upgraded build plate seems like a great idea too.
Yes, I really like the textured PEI spring-steel plates a lot. I was thinking of doing a video on them soon. :)
Great tip!
Ender 3 v3 SE guide sprite extruder retraction clicking noise I wonder if this helps this video show up when searching for this stuff in google
Is there a schematic available for the Sprite Extruder? I had a slight clog this morning and a short piece of PTFE tube (compared to the one up top) came out from the hot end. Wondering if there are two separate pieces of tube or if mine snapped. I can only push each piece so far up/down instead of them going all the way through. Wondering if the tube narrows or if filament leaked out where the tube cracked.
There should only be one piece of tube.
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors Turns out there actually are two. The longer one in the top and a shorter one in the hot end above the nozzle. Took me hours to find the info but there were several people with the same question on Reddit. Some days OCD pays off.
@@wprjr.3D good to know, thanks!
Thank you for the help
Looks like a design issue, the bolt should have been made longer so the nut cannot unscrew off the end of it, maybe even having a threadless section at the end so it cant push it right off.
Saludos, alguien podría decirme las medidas del resorte del extrusor ya que compre uno por Aliexpress y me llego sin el tornillo ni el resorte
Great info, thanks.
Thank you for the video
Thanks for the breakdown.
Do you find this Ender3v3 Sprite is performing better than the Sprite on the S1?
If so, why would that be?
Yes, I do, and not sure why. The sprite extruder still doesn't quite match the surface quality of bowden feed when using smaller nozzles (.3 and .2) but for .4 it is extremely good on the V3 SE.
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From what I understand, dual gear extruders can introduce their own set of inconsistencies that a simple single gear/idler doesn’t worry about. And the Bowden tube can , oddly enough, act as a buffer for unwanted patterns.