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Extruder to far from print bed

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  1. ballhogjoni

    ballhogjoni Member

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    I've gone through the z calibration twice and it was -8.2 and -9.0. When I go to do one of the default test prints the extruder is about 2-3mm from the print bed. It doesn't push the filament onto the bed like its supposed to. How do I fix this?
     
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  2. mark tomlinson

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    When done with the Z offset wizard did you do the fine-tuning wizard?
     
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  3. ballhogjoni

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    No it didn't show that in the quick start guide.
     
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    You probably need to do both :)

    Give that a whirl and see if it helps.

    It was not there originally, but got added in a more recent RoboOS update.
     
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  5. ballhogjoni

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    I turned it on this morning and now the screen is unresponsive.
     
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    If it really is hung up and not working you need to call tech support and get them involved.
    That could be bad hardware.

    Try resetting it a couple of times and give it plenty of time to boot as well.
     
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    Just a heads up .. I just went through this whole process (I'm late to the conversation too) BUT, I found my bed was tightened all the way down so it was throwing off my Z offset.. I loosened the screws to the bed so it raised all the way up. I then went into my bed leveling configuration and did all of that. THEN went back to my Z offset and tuned that... all is well now..
     
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