stratmaster458 Wrote:
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> Also when I send an extrude 5mm command it moves
> up in the Z direction like 6 inches before
> actuating the extruder, what is this?
Extrusion is a movement command (G0, G1), if you did not home your printer first (G28) it tries to home to get an idea about head position.
As for as checking head temperatrue: The easiest is to use an infrared thermometer. It is not precise but it gives you an idea whether temperature is as high as expected. And if it is not then you probably do not have selected the correct temperature sensing element in Configuration.h.
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> Also when I send an extrude 5mm command it moves
> up in the Z direction like 6 inches before
> actuating the extruder, what is this?
Extrusion is a movement command (G0, G1), if you did not home your printer first (G28) it tries to home to get an idea about head position.
As for as checking head temperatrue: The easiest is to use an infrared thermometer. It is not precise but it gives you an idea whether temperature is as high as expected. And if it is not then you probably do not have selected the correct temperature sensing element in Configuration.h.
