MakerBot Replicator 2X User Manual page 70

PRINTING ISSUES
REPLICATOR 2X SHAKES
Your Replicator 2X will shake during printing if you print at high speeds with
acceleration turned off. Attempting to print at high speeds with acceleration turned
off can harm your MakerBot Replicator 2X. To check and change the Acceleration
setting, go to the LCD menu on your Replicator MakerBot 2X and navigate to Info and
Settings > General Settings > Accelerate. You can turn acceleration off and on.
Acceleration is turned on by default. If you have acceleration turned off, you should
not print at speeds above 40 mm/s.
FILAMENT NOT LOADING
If you are having problems loading filament into one of the extruders, perform the
following steps:
Using the LCD panel, navigate to Utilities > Filament Options > Unload. This option
1.
heats the extruders.
2. Make a fresh cut at the end of the filament. It is important that the filament have no
bends in it. If there are bends, cut off the bent section of filament.
3. Insert the filament into the hole at the top of the extruder. Keep pushing it in until you
start to see plastic come out of the nozzle. You might have to apply some pressure.
4. When the filament is successfully loaded, set the extruder lever arm to the closed
position.
If filament doesn't emerge from the nozzle, try the following solutions:
• Remove the filament from the top of the extruder and check for a bend at the end of
the filament. If the filament is bent, it is possible that the filament is slipping under the
extruder bearing instead of entering the hot end.
• Remove the extruder fan and assembly using the instructions in the section
Disassembling an Extruder. This will allow you to watch the filament travel through
the extruder and determine where the filament is getting stuck. This will also allow
you to see if a piece of filament is stuck inside the extruder.
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