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MATERIAL DOES NOT MELT PROPERLY

Posted by zenerdyod 
MATERIAL DOES NOT MELT PROPERLY
March 30, 2016 01:26PM
Hi. i set up my prusa i3 everything is working fine. i give 230 degrees to heat up PLA but i dont think it actually heats up to that level. the extrusion is not proper. what do i do?
thanks for reading.
Re: MATERIAL DOES NOT MELT PROPERLY
March 30, 2016 03:47PM
Hi,
We need more details so that we can help.

What do you mean by "the extrusion is not proper"? What actually happens? Photos would be useful.

Why do think it doesn't heat up to the right temperature? Have you measured the nozzle temperature with (e.g.) a multimeter?

Incidentally, 230C is way too hot for PLA... I print PLA at 190C.
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