CR-10S5 Firmware

jens55

Just as an additional data point: I also use a Volcano system and I have no problems now. It was frustrating to set up initially but it's working nicely now. Too much retraction was an issue with me but the one thing that stumped me for the longest time was the fact that I had the heatbreak too far out of the heatsink (Chimera setup). The necked down section of the heatbreak must be located within about 2 mm of the heatsink bottom otherwise the heat travels up too far in the heatbreak and can cause clogs where the capricorn tube meets the heat break.
The Chimera setup has no threads on the heatbreak section that goes into the heatsink and with the heater and thermistor in the cramped space above the heat block, I just ended up having everything just a tad too far out of the heatsink. It was a real pain to figure this out because sometimes everything worked, sometimes it would clog on retraction, sometimes it would clog when the filament was pushed through too slow - it was a nightmare.
Heat paste on the heatbreak section that is in the heatsink is also highly advisable.

Gost101

In addition, I did a test print once going back to the original hotend. It was very slow and would stop after every move and leave a little blob. I cannot speed it up through the g.code files, or the web interface. I will post a video shortly of what is happening.

Gost101

Here is the video link: Print Video

Phaedrux

Can you post your current config.g and a sample sliced gcode file?

alansrobotlab

Hey @Gost101, I can't think of anything that would clog a volcano, but here are the things that I'd check (in case you haven't already)

kinked tube, obstruction in filament path
vastly oversized filament
burr or debris in the nozzle
insufficient stepper current or other mechanical cold end issue

I was seeing an irregular print surface on one side, I pulled the nozzle off, used a propane torch to clean it out, and a 5/64" drill bit by hand to check the barrel for burrs and other obstructions.

Gost101

I have already switched over to the included nozzle and have had much better prints, and it doesn't clog. But it has a lot of stringing and prints very slow. Regardless of retraction distance and speed, plus z hop, I cannot stop stringing. It takes a normal bench on from cura at 15% infill with triangles internal support. I'm negating to mention the height and width, plus a couple of other factors because I forget what they were and my laptop is being repaired by razer. A couple of hours long print takes 12 hours to actually print.

JamesM

Looking at your config from your post, some of your values are rather low... This is what I have on my Ender 3 which should be similar for you. I think you need to up your speed, accel and jerk(instantaneous speed) on your extruder.

M350 X16 Y16 Z16 E16 I1 ; Configure microstepping with interpolation
M92 X80.00 Y80.00 Z400.00 E408.30 ; Set steps per mm
M566 X500.00 Y500.00 Z30.00 E1500.00 ; Set maximum instantaneous speed changes (mm/min)
M203 X10800.00 Y9000.00 Z300.00 E3000.00 ; Set maximum speeds (mm/min)
M201 X1000.00 Y1000.00 Z500.00 E3000.00 ; Set accelerations (mm/s^2)
M906 X950.00 Y950.00 Z850.00 E900.00 I30 ; Set motor currents (mA) and motor idle factor in per cent
M84 S30 ; Set idle timeout

Gost101

@JamesM said in CR-10S5 Firmware: It still prints very slow.
In addition the nozzle will not retract in the helps of stopping blobs.

Veti

if you are using cura please post the start g code

Gost101

@Veti Do you mean the config code?

Gost101

@Veti I dont have any start code.

Veti

@Gost101

post the start of a g code where the print has been slow

Gost101

;FLAVOR:RepRap
;TIME:13024
;Filament used: 5.97829m
;Layer height: 0.12
;MINX:209.345
;MINY:227.132
;MINZ:0.144
;MAXX:279.794
;MAXY:272.866
;MAXZ:48.914
;Generated with Cura_SteamEngine 4.4.1
T0
M190 S50
M104 S210
M109 S210
M82 ;absolute extrusion mode
M201 X500.00 Y500.00 Z100.00 E5000.00 ;Setup machine max acceleration
M203 X500.00 Y500.00 Z10.00 E50.00 ;Setup machine max feedrate
M204 P500.00 R1000.00 T500.00 ;Setup Print/Retract/Travel acceleration
M205 X8.00 Y8.00 Z0.40 E5.00 ;Setup Jerk
M220 S100 ;Reset Feedrate
M221 S100 ;Reset Flowrate

G28 ;Home

G92 E0 ;Reset Extruder
G1 Z2.0 F3000 ;Move Z Axis up
G1 X10.1 Y20 Z0.28 F5000.0 ;Move to start position
G1 X10.1 Y200.0 Z0.28 F1500.0 E15 ;Draw the first line
G1 X10.4 Y200.0 Z0.28 F5000.0 ;Move to side a little
G1 X10.4 Y20 Z0.28 F1500.0 E30 ;Draw the second line
G92 E0 ;Reset Extruder
G1 Z2.0 F3000 ;Move Z Axis up

M83 ;relative extrusion mode
;LAYER_COUNT:400
;LAYER:-6

Gost101

Regardless of infill, wall thickness and layer height it prints extremely slow.

Veti

@Gost101 said in CR-10S5 Firmware:

M201 X500.00 Y500.00 Z100.00 E5000.00 ;Setup machine max acceleration
M203 X500.00 Y500.00 Z10.00 E50.00 ;Setup machine max feedrate
M204 P500.00 R1000.00 T500.00 ;Setup Print/Retract/Travel acceleration
M205 X8.00 Y8.00 Z0.40 E5.00 ;Setup Jerk

those lines must be in the start g code of your slicer. thats why the print is slow.
remove them

Gost101

@Veti said in CR-10S5 Firmware:It seems to be moving faster but how do I compensate for the extrusion factor? Lines are becoming to small and separating multiple times in one movement.

Veti

@Gost101 said in CR-10S5 Firmware:

Lines are becoming to small and separating multiple times in one movement.

is your thermistor set up correctly? are your e steps set up correctly?

Gost101

@Veti Yes they are, just got back to my benchy test print ive been gone for almost 6 hours and cura said that it was a 3 hour print. Turns out the printer is not fast still. What should do?

Gost101

Veti

did you restart the printer after you made those changes? anytime you are printing an old file you will revert the settings and need to reboot.