Sapphire Plus - Upgrade - Replacing the hotend

Replacing the hotend with an E3D

The provided hotend for the Sapphire Plus 3D printer is average. It's not correctly cooled, so it'll fit for PLA well, but it'll be less efficient for PETG. I haven't tried ABS with it. Also, the provided teflon tube has an hole that's too large for the filament...

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Sapphire Plus - Useful links

Useful links concerning Sapphire Plus printer

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Sapphire Plus - Assembly Tips (4/4)

Assembly tips for Sapphire Plus 3D Printer - Step 4

Step 6: Installing the belts

I made a mistake when installing the belt, since I haven't measured the provided belt beforehand (I expected to have a lot of margin so I cut the belt for the X motor with 10cm margin and was then short of 3 or 4 cm...
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Sapphire Plus - Assembly Tips (3/4)

Assembly tips for Sapphire Plus 3D Printer - Step 3

Step 4: Mounting the Z lead screws

Before mounting your Z lead screws, you should check their planearity. Mine wasn't planar so you need to get a new one if it happens for you. To inspect your screws, please roll them on a flat surface, like yo...
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Sapphire Plus - Assembly Tips (2/4)

Assembly tips for Sapphire Plus 3D Printer - Step 2

Step 2: Check voltage on the motor drivers VREF

When I received my printer, the current on the motor drivers wasn't set correctly (it was random, I was lucky they didn't burn on first power up).

TMC2208 PinoutA4988 Pinout

The TMC2208 drivers (see picture above) must...

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