Troubleshooting: Printing and Other Common Problems

Cleaning and Replacing a Nozzle - Using Old Firmware
  Cleaning and Replacing a Nozzle Sometimes junk and other stuff gets trapped in the very tip of your nozzle. This can block off portions of...
Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 2:35 PM
Trouble Reading External SD Card
Trouble Reading External SD Card When a user loads a file to the SD card for printing, sometimes the file will not show up on the SD card w...
Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 10:36 PM
Calibration Failure - First Layer Problems
Calibration Failure In some rare situations the calibration routine may fail without any warning. The calibration process should go do...
Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 4:04 PM
Hot End Not Heating Up
  If the NOVA Hot End is not Heating Up: 1. On the Navigation Panel, verify that the hot end is reading at room temperature approxi...
Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 10:38 PM
Fixing a Jammed Print head - Using Old Firmware
Every once in a while the filament will jam in the print head, this can be caused by a few different things (like moisture in the filament), but is always...
Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 11:09 AM
Hot end pushing into the bed (Altair V1 & V2)? - Check your FSR bed sensors.
  If the Hot end of your printer ever pushes into the bed hard the very first thing you should do is check the bed’s FSR’s. The Altair uses these for i...
Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 5:22 PM