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Review on πŸ”„ Enhanced Compression Upgraded Aluminum Extruder by Creality by Jake Davies

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great kit but be careful with those long bed springs

I just replaced that bad boy and so far this kit is working great on my Ender 3 Pro. But here are a few caveats: * The bed springs, even in their strongest position, are slightly longer than the springs that come with the Ender 3 Pro. To avoid scratching the print bed, you will either need to adjust many z-offset settings or turn up the reset switch on the side of your printer. Still, I was able to get the printer into a state where it tried to go below the zero switch when manually adjusting the Z position, resulting in an ugly notch on my print surface. It could also be an issue with stock springs, I don't know, but at least it's never happened to me. In any case, it's probably best to be careful not to manually set Z close to zero unless you're in the starting position (not directly over the build deck itself). * The extruder uses a larger bowden tube fitting than the fitting that came with the standard extruder. The replacement extruder barrel actually looks like it's the same size as the hot end barrel, which I think is pretty good. * The extruder does not come with a cable clamp (unlike a standard plastic extruder). However, you can easily attach the power cable to the extra screw of the protruding screw of the extruder spring holder.

Pros
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