[Ultimaker S3]

1.5 years old, original box

with:

- two extra glass plates

- extra small printcore AA0.25

- 3x PVA 375
- 3x tough PLA wit
- 2x PETG zwart
- 1x PETG wit

 

reason to sell: my project needed a resin printer. Of course this one is just ok. 
 

location: The Netherlands 

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3 hours ago, gr5 said:

I'm not sure.  I've seen that pattern a lot - it's usually caused by heat.  It goes away as you get farther from the heated bed.  But why doesn't the lid do it?  Well it does.  It's just not as obvious.  But for many materials you need the heated bed above the softening temp of the material being printed (not sure if I ever printed ASA) so that it won't warp off the print bed.  I'm not sure if I remember right but I think UM recommends print sheets for ASA?  Or am I confusing with some other material.  If you use print sheets you can probably lower the bed temp by 10 or 20C to see if that pattern goes away.

 

I guess I would print a small test cube.  Smaller models don't have as serious problems warping/lifting off the bed.  Maybe 10mm cube.  Print with existing settings and then lower print bed by 10C and try again and then lower another 10C and try again.  That pattern should go away if it is heat related.

 

Do your side fans work okay at 50% (that's your cura fan setting)?  Maybe they don't work when lowered to 50%?  On my printer the fans are still at 100% power when you set them to 50% so I'm not sure what the person who designed this profile was thinking.  On my printers you have to go down to 10% before the RPMs start slowing but your print needs more fan if anything.  not less fan.

 

GregValiant and gr5 many thx for the answers!

 

As proposed by gr5 I just changed support placement, put ventilation on 100% and lowered the bed temp to 70 degrees. Within 2 hours the calibration cube should be finished with these settings (based on the first one, but with these changes).

 

Thinking of heat: I use a cover to maintain heat and reduce particulate matter:

 

 

 

Maybe that wasn't a wise decision, although I thought it would also benefit because of stability in temperature.

 

And gr5: you mentioned the deformation of the lid, it was also deformed in the same way:

 

 

Up is the lid, little bit warping(?) at the upper left and the same smaller aspect of the cube.

 

Will post the result of the next print in a couple of hours 🙂

 

cal.3mf

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Ok, sorry! Here it is :)

project.3mf

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Hi,

 

While printing a cube (Petg Ultimaker with my S3) the first 3 a 4 mm’s differ from the last ones. (Left model). Somekind of step is made, although it’s not designed. 
 

Could this be due to the printing of the lid at the right (comparable height), the model looks almost like modified by heat. 
 

I am a beginner. 
 

 

 

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At the end the machine was taken back and i got a new one... All problems are over now!

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Hi,

 

i’m new at 3D printing; this is my third print 🙈. 
 

i noticed some strange pits and extensions, while printing in fine 0,1mm with some adjustments to speed (max 35) acceleration (max 2000), print jerk (25) and outer before inner walls (these changes were made because of some suggestions in a YT movie, to print more precise)

 

printer S3, tough pla and pva. 
 

And maybe its just normal, because of the circumstances (next to openings which are supported by pva)

 

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39 minutes ago, AppNinja said:

I have the "digital snow", during startup, on my two week old S3 as well, so maybe it is normal?

I guess it is then. But it can’t harm to discuss it i guess... The printer prints perfectly, it only gives me a bad feeling (like buying a scratched car). Thx for the reply!

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16 hours ago, Smithy said:

If it is a new printer I would contact your reseller. The digital snow is not normal, I don't have it on my S3.

 

Regarding the NFC issue, have you connected it in the correct socket on the back?

 

The firmware update is normal I think, you can always "update" again if you want, but just via the menu, not as printer task with the yellow exclamation mark.

Thanks for the reply! I will discuss it with him! 
 

yes its the correct port, strange.. And the firmware update issue is solved now for me :)) 

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Hi,

 

yesterday i received my new S3, but encountered some strange problems/“features” haha. I already sent Ultimaker a messenger app, but didn’t received a reply so far.. 

 

firstly the nfc spool encounters a problem. The printer doesn’t recognize the spools, i have to register them as third party spools. But can print at least.. Of course i checked the wires. 
 

secondly: even after updating firmware, the update function constantly remembers to update. Is that a known issue? (Not as a printtask but as an option in the menu)

 

and thirdly: when i startup the machine, sometimes some digital snow (matrix movie like haha) appears at the screen. Is this normal? Its gone after startup. 

 

maybe an Ultimaker employee can help 😃

 

but! Most important: it prints! :)