I had to disassemble the hotend also at the begining since they are cheap clones of J-head MK-IV and also poorly assembled.
More about the clones :
http://airtripper.com/1236/j-head-mk-iv-hot-end-clone-design-quick-review/
![j-head-iv-clone-illustraion-2.jpg]( "j-head-iv-clone-illustraion-2.jpg")
But since I took the hotend apart and assembled it properly it works great.
Be careful with termistor wires , I broke them off and had to solder them back on. But it was a lesson not to bend them so much next time as they easily break off.
Here is the post from Solidoodle about cleaning out a clogged nozzle :
http://www.soliforum.com/topic/255/cleaning-out-a-clogged-nozzle-with-poking-it-with-a-wire-doesnt-work/
More about the clones :
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... has 4 cooling vents, a push-to-fit connector that could be nice for a bowden extruder, an over-sized nozzle, and the vents are not milled to the rounded contour of the core. (This will negatively affect cooling.) ....
http://airtripper.com/1236/j-head-mk-iv-hot-end-clone-design-quick-review/
But since I took the hotend apart and assembled it properly it works great.
Be careful with termistor wires , I broke them off and had to solder them back on. But it was a lesson not to bend them so much next time as they easily break off.
Here is the post from Solidoodle about cleaning out a clogged nozzle :
http://www.soliforum.com/topic/255/cleaning-out-a-clogged-nozzle-with-poking-it-with-a-wire-doesnt-work/
