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11-23-2014, 07:04 PM #8
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When I checked the large gear in the manner you suggested, I found that it can move a few degrees either way without the hobbed bolt rotating. Pretty clear that I did not tighten the jam nut tightly enough in the back. I can get rid of the play by holding the head of the hobbed bolt and turning the gear. I am going to run that way for a bit and see if it will stay snug. But I am making plans to disassemble
Thanks for the insight.
Jim
EDIT - nope, running temporarily not going to work. When reversed, the gear loosens again immediately. This also explains why the problem just showed up in a print rather than only in calibration. The particular object I was printing needed a bunch of retractions. So I am guessing that the bolt became very loose during the print, resulting in an almost complete loss of extrusion.
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