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    That's a great question. We don't have a dual head machine to play with so I don't have an answer. However, my guess would be that as long as your temp setting is within the recommended drying temp of the material you're running it should not be an issue. You would also need an IFD for each thread of filament. Please realize that we have barely scratched the surface of where the IFD can possibly go. Ideas for product expansion are always in our minds and on the drawing board but right now the focus is on testing all types of filaments to find optimal temp settings. Customer feedback is another driving factor in the evolution of the IFD.
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    We're still endurance testing the longer 3mm dryer and have not run filament through it yet, so I don't know yet. We have been running 1.75 ASA and ABS at 80-100mps on our production parts. CF nylon parts at 60-80.1.75 test results are being posted on our FB page and will get them on the website ASAP.
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    The IFD does exactly what you've described. It heats the material to a drying temperature,then passes through a heat break and then through a cool side where the moisture is drawn out (by air movement via internal fan on the 175S and natural rise of heat on the 175R) as it continues through a heat sink cooling it back to stable temp. Yes, 3mm takes longer for heat to penetrate to its core which is why our 3mm dryer prototype is three times longer than the 1.75 dryer and is also more heavily insulated. Drag is also an issue which is why the entire process runs inside PTFE tubing to the printer.
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    Hi Joost, I'm disappointed that you did not put our conversation in the proper context. I thought it was very positive. You were inquiring about a 3mm filament dryer and I informed you that it was still in a prototype state and would not be released for at least a couple of months. We discussed how to adapt bowden tubing to your UM2+ to connect to the IFD. We exchanged pics of your setup and one of our test machines and came to the same conclusion on how to make it work for you. Alan Thordsen
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