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E1 extrusion issue
Last Updated: November 14, 2025Issues faced by the printer: 1. Ext 1 over extruding. Extruding twice what it is supposed to extrude. Cause of Issue 1. Marlin 1.1.9 was uploaded for the board with Jumper config for TMC 2209 (non-UART) 2. On the board jumper setting was for UART The jumper configuration was wrong. The correct jumper configuration for...
Layer Shifting caused by pulley slipping down
Last Updated: November 14, 2025Motor Pulley is mounted on the Motor shaft with the help of a grub screw. The pulley acts as a bridge for transferring the motor’s rotary motion to the belts. The motor pulley comes under high stress and sometimes may get displaced. The displacement of the pulley will cause layer shifting in some cases. How...
Layer shifting/ Print quality drop due to damaged belt.
Last Updated: November 14, 2025Belts are the main driving elements of our 3D printers. The belts used in our printers are robust and withstand all the forces exerted on them during printing. But sometimes they get damaged. Since belts are the main workhorses of the machine, even a minor issue with a belt will cause errors in printing. Periodic...
SOP of the printer
Last Updated: November 14, 2025Please follow this SOP for the best performance and the life of your printer.
Replacing Nozzle PTFE
Last Updated: November 14, 2025Nozzle PTFE is an important component of the Nozzle. Even though it’s a tiny piece of plastic tube, it plays a major role in your print quality. The nozzle PTFE has the following functions: 1. Avoids leakage of molten filament material. 2. The PTFE tubes’ internal cavity has an extremely smooth surface, which reduces the...
Changing Material/ filament.
Last Updated: November 14, 2025Fracktal Printers support a wide variety of materials. This article will guide you through the procedure to change the filament. To change the filament, we need to unload the existing filament first. Note: While changing filament, always select the filament with the higher melting point in filament change settings. Ex: If you have used ABS...
Filament sensor not working.
Last Updated: November 14, 2025Fracktal machines are equipped with filament sensors that automatically pause the print as soon as the filament runs out. You can load the filament once the machine stops and continue with the print. If your machines does not pauses as soon as it runs out of filament, most likely the filament sensor is not working....
How to make complete use of your accessories box.
Last Updated: November 14, 2025The accessories box contains these Accessories. Power cable: Please connect the power cable to the power socket in your printer and connect it to the 3-pin power socket. PTFE Tube: The PTFE tube is used to avoid the tangling of filament and the rubbing of filament against other surfaces. The PTFE tube allows for smooth...