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Review on πŸ–¨οΈ NOVA3D Monochrome Screen Printer Control by Andrew Enriquez

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great resized platform design, new UV sensor to look out for

This review is ongoing and I will update details as they become available. vat* they finally got rid of the patented plastic mold frame FEP and use the standard replacement metal FEP version. * Reliable DC connection (less weak) * Power supply and 24V switching * Much larger printing platform Cons: * Very slow splash screen (even slower than bene4) * Duct tape around the edge of the LCD screen (no fan when it's done to to hide LCD gaps) * no charcoal filter (most other brands adapted this feature for smell and air quality years ago) * still using an outdated operating system that has no folder support, no read and write via USB (one-way transfer to the machine) and no Possibility to adjust the exposure or anything in realtime with the controls. power cord) *Print bed is not magnetic (all printers should be like that these days) *Z-axis sensor is not available (so it's difficult to upgrade the magnetic platen), it's possible, but you need Advanced Z-axis trigger (what I did). Neutral points: * Lid doesn't fold back like bene4 mono (I understand why, but still miss it) * External Wi-Fi (I prefer internal or on the side) * Matrix system and or larger UV screen requires more exposure time in the resin cures, resulting in slightly slower prints, but they're about 2.8% slower, which isn't a big deal (5 minutes more for a 3 hour print). This is neutral as the size of the platform means you can create a few more models in the extra 5 minutes, which speaks to a ton more time. Suggested upgrades: * Options to heat or cool the machine or resin based on temperature (no one does that yet.) * Faster screen saver * UV strength adjustment via software, action duration adjustment * Emergency stop button * Activated carbon filtration * Folder support * Copy files between nova3d computers of the same. Model over Wi-Fi. Things to watch out for: Out of 15-20 attempts to print via bene4 mono with tested settings, I've had 100% failures. However, most failures were due to normal layer adhesion and failure to activate the resin. (Elegoo WW transparent blue tested). But I applied rigorous testing procedures, and after adjusting the settings for more exposure, I was able to get successful prints with no errors. Try to keep normal layers at 3.2s+ and BL at 19.9s+ with 3 or more layers. (This was my last test. Don't worry, these settings didn't result in elephant foot.

Pros
  • 3D printer
Cons
  • No instructions