GAP wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 12:00 pm
philipy wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:58 am
GAP wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:30 am
so I have new lead on a better supplier.
I've been using " eSun PLA+ " for the last few months and have no problems at all with that. Currently on my 5th reel in 4 different colours. I get it from Amazon here but I'm sure it must be available in Oz.
eSun PLA+ is definitely available down here, the stuff I have at the moment is "Tecor" brand PLA+ made by Sunlu and their quality control has been questioned in a number of reviews I have read and all the reported issues were what I have happening with my ender3 v2, funnily enough the Ender3 V3 is OK with it. If it keeps going OK, I'll use up that old stuff in the V3 and get eSun for the V2.
I finally got my Creality Ender3 V2 working as it was, after replacing the drive belt, the nozzle, silicone nozzle cover and replaced the levelling springs with silicone block and followed the bed levelling instructions I have.
I then set about exhausting my stock of Tecor PLA+ and switched to eSun filament (bought2 rolls one for each my Creality Ender3's V2 & V3 and it has turned out to be a disaster I cannot get it to stick to the print beds and it forms blobs along the print lines.
I was doing a production run of hopper bodies for my coal hopper wagon using the Tecor which worked fine, nothing I have tried (increase hot end & bedplate temp, using a brim for better adhesion, cleaning the beds with IPA) will get the eSun to work.
I have printed 5 of the 10 hopper bodies required with the Tecor without an issue on both printers so I will revert back and use the eSun another day.
Maybe the 30+C temps and high humidity is to blame but it shouldn't because both are new out of the box and used immediately.
Any ideas gratefully appreciated.