First Layer Won't Stick - ORD RoVa3D User Manual

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Problem
Bed won't heat When the printer is connected to and
above X (°C) powered on, and the 'Set' button is
pressed in Pronterface, the bed
temperature does not reach the
temperature set in Pronterface even
after 20 minutes.
Nozzle won't When the printer is connected to and
heat above X powered on, and the 'Set' hotend
(°C) temperature button is pressed in
Pronterface, the current hotend does
not reach the temperature set in
Pronterface even after 10min.
Oozing/Stringing Printed parts have an excessive
on print amount of strings all over them. The
parts look like they have 'hair' or like
they are covered in spider webs.
Extruder Filament strips on the extruder drive
Jammed gear, No filament is feeding into the
extruder. The filament spool doesn't
turn during printing.

5.1. First layer won't stick

There are several reasons why the first layer may not stick. Try these solutions one at a time:
Make sure you have some kind of covering on the print bed. Nothing sticks to anodized aluminum
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(that's what the bed is made from) even when it's hot. You must use Kapton / polyimide tape, or blue
painters tape, or abs juice, or BuildTak, or a glass plate.
The build surface must be clean unless you are printing on glass, BuildTak, or blue painters tape with
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Elmer's glue stick on it. To clean the plate use acetone with a clean lint free cloth or paper towel.
Adjust the temperature of the print bed in +5°C increments .
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Replace the polyimide (Kapton) tape.
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Slow the first layer down in Slic3r.
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Symptom
1. Room is too cold
2. Drafty room
3. Temperature set too
high
4. Faulty silicone heating
element
1. Faulty ceramic
heating element
1. Ooze prevention off
2. Ooze prevention
delta too low
3. Filament printing
temperature too high
4. Incorrect retraction
settings
1. Hotend jammed
2. Nozzle jammed
3. Print speed too high
4. Print speed too low
5. Filament print
temperature too low
6. Filament
overextrusion
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Cause
1. Ensure that the room is greater than
19°C
2. Remove the draft or use an enclosure
3. Ensure the temperature is below the
printers max temp
4.If the temp gets to within 1°C of the
target temperature, see manual section
'Auto PID'. If not, Contact Support.
1. If the temp gets to within 1°C of the
target temperature, see manual section
'Auto PID'. If not, Contact Support.
1. See manual section 'Ooze prevention'
2. Increase delta by 5°C
3. Lower filament printing temperature
by 10°C
4. Revert to default ORD Solutions
settings
1. See manual section 'Clearing a
Jammed Hotend'
2. See manual section 'Clearing a
Jammed Nozzle'
3. Lower print speed by 20mm/s
4. Increase print speed by 20mm/s
5. Increase filament print temperature by
10°C
6. See manual sections 'Measuring
filament diameter' and 'Extruder steps
per mm'.
Solution
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