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by sunret
Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:14 am
Forum: Geeetech A20M
Topic: A20M 3 weeks old and massive issues
Replies: 8
Views: 28119

Re: A20M 3 weeks old and massive issues

Seems like the "idler arm" is a problem area ... in fairness to Geeetech, the same thing happened on my Ender 3. There's been a lot of discussion on forum thread: "New A20M couple of problems" and some others as well. Here's a link to page 2 of that thread: http://www.geeetech.com/forum/viewtopic.ph...
by sunret
Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:30 am
Forum: Geeetech A20M
Topic: new A20M couple of problems
Replies: 11
Views: 13894

Re: new A20M couple of problems

Hi Jarda I used the second thingverse version that you suggested above (by KayIOA). I used the one labeled Geeetech_lever_FDM. I tried the one labeled "..._smallerTolerances", too; but I had less luck with that one. I printed in PLA (.4mm nozzle, .2mm layer height). If I was printing another one, I'...
by sunret
Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:20 pm
Forum: Geeetech A20M
Topic: new A20M couple of problems
Replies: 11
Views: 13894

Re: new A20M couple of problems

Thanks for that tip on plugging the bad extruder. I see you recommended printing the extruder levers and replacing the factory ones in a previous thread. But I didn't see ...

Do you have a favorite STL you could recommend for this part?

Thanks
by sunret
Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:11 am
Forum: Geeetech A20M
Topic: new A20M couple of problems
Replies: 11
Views: 13894

Re: new A20M couple of problems

I took the ill-behaving extruder apart; and in my case, I definitely have a crack on the lever arm. - Jay
by sunret
Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:59 am
Forum: Geeetech A20M
Topic: new A20M couple of problems
Replies: 11
Views: 13894

Re: new A20M couple of problems

Hi All, I'm having a similar problem (underextrusion on one of the filaments); and also after about 2 weeks of use. I've swapped filaments -- problem stays with the extruder, not the filament. I've swapped bowden tubes at the output of the extruders (so they go to different hot-end inputs) -- proble...