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  1. eric tobin

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    ok, I got my new hot end first several prints were good, now I seem to be getting a kink in the filament at the top. At least that is what it looks like. forgot to season it, going to do that now I have a new tip. this is the first time I have had this problem. any help appreciated thanks
     
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    Pictures would help.
     
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    IMG_0082.JPG IMG_0082.JPG
     
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    A picture of where this is happening in the printer is what I meant :)

    If that is how it is coming off of the spool -> bad filament.
    If that is how it looks after you pull it back out of the hotend then probably heat creep.
     
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    that's is what it looks like at the top of the hot end.
     
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    it seems to the worst with the abs white clear, had some trouble with some pla, but the clear seems to be the worst
     
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    It is probably heat creep. The fan on the side of the extruder needs to be running full speed, all the time.
    Otherwise the filament will melt above the heat break and fail just like yours is.
     
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    got thank you mark, fan was off. gotta remember to check every time, someday I will learn this thing
     
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