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A low-cost 3D printer clone of the Prusa i3 using aluminium profiles (20 x 20 mm and 20 x 40 mm) with a heated bed. A Bowden style extruder is lifted on a portal style printer with dual Z-axis stepper motors. To date the series consists of the -10 (V2), the -10 MAX, the -10S, the -10S PRO (V2), the -10 S4, the -10 S5 and the -10 MINI.

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Noise Reduction

I am looking for methods to reduce the amount of noise produced by my CR-10. I have the printer in my downstairs study and if I'm doing a long print job, you can hear it upstairs in my son's bedroom and I don't want it keep him awake. I've seen…
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Filament isn't going into the Bowden tube, instead it goes "into the room"

The pictures explain my problem. I have already tried to reduce the retraction but that showed no effect. Thank you for your help. The effect is a total stop of the print (no material is extruded). Creality CR 10 Cura 3.4.1 I recently added this…
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Nozzle heats up past the setpoint and increases

I made a few successful prints since I got my CR-10 two weeks ago and I didn't run into any major trouble. The printer is new. Today I set it to "preheat" mode while I was preparing the SD card with the settings being 210°C for the nozzle and 60°C…
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Question about retraction distance and stringing/print quality with PETG

I've tried printing the Basic Stringing Test on my CR-10S using PETG (250 °C nozzle, 80 °C bed) with different retraction distances leaving all the rest unchanged. In the image below you can see 0 mm, 5 mm and 10 mm retractions (in order…
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Creality CR-10S Pro 3D printer heated bed turns off after first few layers: normal?

When I run prints on my Creality CR-10S Pro 3D printer (using Ultimaker Cura as slicer), I set the heated bed to around 70 °C for PETG. after the first few layers, the heated bed set point changes to 0 °C. Is it normal for a 3D printer to turn the…
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Filament extrusion always stops at some point during print

I own a Creality CR-10 (using Ultimaker Cura for slicing) and I am experiencing terrible printing problems. My problem: I am not able to print anything that takes several hours to print. For parts printed in 30 minutes or so, my printer usually…
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Bed too close to nozzle?

I've been having some bed adhesion problems that I have been trying to solve by leveling the bed. I think that it's pretty level now but when I start a print the lines seem pretty flat. Is this true? I used a feeler gauge to have a 0.2 mm gap…
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Setup Creality CR-10 in Cura

Can anyone help me find/confirm the information needed to setup the CR-10 in the Cura Software I have following settings from research: Printer Settings x = 300 mm y = 300 mm z = 400 mm Build Plate = Rectangular Machine Center is Zero =…
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Nozzle insulation gone, can the printer be damaged?

During a print a lot of plastic ended up ripping the nozzle's yellow insulation strap. Can printing without this insulation around the fusion chamber damage the printer? If there is no chance of damaging the printer, how likely is it that the…
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Creality CR-10 Clogs and Underextrusion - Filament at fault?

I've been printing successfully on my CR-10 for the past year now. I've had issues now and then but have been able to look around the internet and solve them. I've been using some Flashforge white PLA with great results. Example: Last week I got a…
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Under-extrusion after a certain amount of successful layers?

My CR-10 is starting prints, BUT then makes weird spiral pattern, layers go up vertically with large gaps. Hollow infill. I don’t know if it’s: - My Slicing skills - original files - the printer itself Long explanation. Questions at the end.…
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Which capacitor to change on CR-10S S500 motherboard?

I have a CR-10S 500 and want to change a capacitor on it to improve and solve temperature issues. This capacitor that needs to be changed should be labeled as "C4" as mentioned on this post but it's not present on my motherboard. The goal is to…
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What are the specifications of the dual voltage controller of the Ender 3/CR-10?

Following on from What level of voltage does the Creality Ender-3 run at? Dave's answer states that both 12 V and 24 V can be used on the controller board. It also goes on to say that the controller board is used in both configurations in two…
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Low Filament Sensor for Creality CR-10?

I have been playing with my CR-10 for about a month now and I was wondering if there is a low filament sensor available for the CR10. I found this listing on Amazon, Creality 3D Printer CR-10 S4 with Filament Monitor Dual Z Rod Screws…
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CR-10 MAX - Marlin Firmware settings help

I’m trying to build firmware for the CR-10 MAX. The git has no config example for this machine. And this is the first time for me to look into the settings. I’m using the firmware from Tiny Machines. I’ve done the following upgrades: Hero Me 5 fan…
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