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Page 2: ...ts for 3D printers starting from industrial pellets or plastics wastes The Felfil Evo Complete Kit includes all the components of the Felfil Evo project In order to obtain optimal extrusion resutls please follow the details of the complete project This guide is designed to allow you a good experience with Felfil Evo Complete Kit please read this manual in all its parts before connecting and operat...

Page 3: ...c parts of the device Remind to keep the equipment out of children s reach Use this device only to extrude plastic filament for 3D printing No other use has been tested Do not insert screws nuts or materials unsuitable for extrusion in the catchment area Do not insert your fingers in the feeding windows of the plasticizing screw located on the up per side of the pipe Do not insert water in the ext...

Page 4: ... Evo Complete Kit includes those components 1X Structural Support P1 1X Melting Chamber T5 1X Upper Case C2 1X Encoder E5 1X Teflon T7 1X Front Panel C6 1X Monitor E4 1X Rear Panel C7 1X Nozzle T1 1X Gearmotor E1 1X Extruding Screw T8 1X Lower Case C1 ...

Page 5: ...Manual 5 What s in the box 1X Main Switch E7 1X High Hopper S3 1X Knob E6 3X Cartridge Heater T4 1X Termocouple E9 1X Insulant T9 1X O ring T3 1X Power Supply A1 4X Feet C5 1X Felfilino E3 1X Low Hopper S2 1X Fan C1 ...

Page 6: ...Complete Kit Manual 6 What s in the box 1X Gearmotor Cap P2 ...

Page 7: ...Complete Kit Manual 7 Small Parts 4X TCE M5x85 3X DE M5 4X WA M5 5X DE M4 3X TBE M5x16 5X VCE M5x6 3X TCE M4x30 2X TBE M4x20 3X TCE M4x8 10X TBE M3x6 1X VCE M3x5 3X DIS FF M3 3X DIS MF M3 ...

Page 8: ...Complete Kit Manual 8 Components E6 C3 C5 C1 E8 E7 E4 E5 E3 P1 E1 S2 T6 T5 T4 T3 T2 T1 E2 S1 C2 C4 ...

Page 9: ...ex wrench Those are the tools you will need in order to assemble your Felfil Evo Tools are not included in the package 4 2 2 5 1 5 3 7 8 6 19 10 combination wrench gloves Please wear latex gloves while assembling when you see this symbol ...

Page 10: ... Kit Manual 10 Mounting 1 Tools Small Parts Insert the screw T8 and the engine cap P2 into the gearmotor hub E1 and close whit two grub screws make sure the screws rest on the flat of the shaft E1 T8 P2 2X 2 5 ...

Page 11: ...Complete Kit Manual 11 Tools Small Parts Screw the melting chamber T3 and the teflon insulator T7 to the structural support P1 Mounting 2 7 3 3X 3X P1 T7 T3 ...

Page 12: ...ools Small Parts Insert the extrusion screw T8 trought the structural support P1 and screw it to the gear motor E1 put the four washers in front between E1 and P1 Note insert only screws in the bottom holes Mounting 3 4 2X 2X ...

Page 13: ...ual 13 Tools Small Parts Insert the thermocouple E9 in its hole in Chamber T3 then block it with a M3 grub screw Mounting 4 1X 1 5 E9 T3 Please be careful when you close the grub screw You could damage the thermocouple ...

Page 14: ...Complete Kit Manual 14 Tools Small Parts Insert the O ring T2 in the guide and screw the nozzle T1 to melting chamber T3 Mounting 5 3 3X 1X T1 T2 T3 ...

Page 15: ...ing 6 Insert the three heater cartrige T4 into the melting chamber T3 and close them with grub screws T4 T3 3X 2 5 Please use glowes The material could be crippling Pay attention Ensure to fix the grub screws or the heater could exit from the holes ...

Page 16: ...Complete Kit Manual 16 Tools Small Parts Fix the fan E2 to the left lateral side C4 Mounting 7 E2 C4 4X 4X 3 7 ...

Page 17: ...lay E4 Insert 4X electric wires in the display E4 Attention if you cannot see anything on the LCD monitor or it has a very low contrast please regulate contrast by turning the screw on the back see the next page to identifi cate the screw Mounting 8 E4 E3 2 6 3X 3X 3X 4X ...

Page 18: ...Complete Kit Manual 18 Connections 1 Use this screw to regulate contrast GND VCC SDA SCL ...

Page 19: ...plete Kit Manual 19 Tools Small Parts Fix the encoder E5 on the right lateral side C3 using it s nut Push the knob E6 on the encoder E5 Insert 4X electric wires in the encoder E5 Mounting 9 10 4X C3 E5 E6 ...

Page 20: ...Complete Kit Manual 20 Tools Small Parts Screw up the previous block to the lateral side C3 Mounting 10 C3 2 3X ...

Page 21: ...Complete Kit Manual 21 Connections 2 GND VCC SW DT CLK ...

Page 22: ...rts Insert the switch E7 in the squared holes of C2 lower case Insert the four feet C5 into the holes of C2 Insert the power supply connector E8 into its hole of C2 then screw it using it s nut and spring washer Mounting 11 19 C2 E7 E8 C5 ...

Page 23: ...Complete Kit Manual 23 Tools Small Parts Fix the previous block at the lower case C2 using the screws X3 Mounting 12 4 8 3X 3X C2 ...

Page 24: ...Complete Kit Manual 24 Tools Small Parts Insert the Low Hopper S2 in P1 from its side Fix the screw X2 to the gearmotor Whit this operation you will block the P1 S2 and E1 parts Mounting 13 2X 2X 4 S2 ...

Page 25: ...Complete Kit Manual 25 Tools Small Parts Insert the insoulant T9 around the melting chamber T3 Insert the Upper Hopper S1 on S2 guides Mounting 14 S1 T9 Please use glowes The material could be crippling ...

Page 26: ...Complete Kit Manual 26 Connections 3 Pay attention Do not invert the power cables order or you will burn the electronic PCB ...

Page 27: ...Complete Kit Manual 27 Tools Small Parts C3 C2 Insert the lateral side C3 in the specific guide of the lover case C1 Mounting 15 ...

Page 28: ...nnections 5 TK TK GND 12V Pay attention Do not invert the gearmotor cables order or the screw will turn anticlock wise Pay attention Do not invert the thermocouple cables order or the temperature will be always displayed on 0 C ...

Page 29: ...Complete Kit Manual 29 Tools Small Parts Insert the lateral side C4 in the specific guide of the lover case C1 Mounting 16 C4 C2 ...

Page 30: ...Complete Kit Manual 30 Connections 5 ...

Page 31: ...Complete Kit Manual 31 Tools Small Parts Mounting 17 Close the extruder with the upper case C1 and fix it to the lower case C2 2 4X C1 ...

Page 32: ...Complete Kit Manual 32 Tools Small Parts Connect the power supply Mounting Finished ...

Page 33: ...rude on the floor The height of extrusion is called drop and tipically is about 80cm Moreover with some materials it will be useful to reduce or to increase the drop in order to obtain more constant diameter of the filament typically PLA need this treatment So if your filament is quite inconstant or get stretched too much try to reduce or increase this value drop ...

Page 34: ...ing on Plug the AC power cord into an electrical outlet The Felfil Evo will display welcome text on the LCD panel This is the beginning of the script that will guide you through the extrusion Set the power switch to the I position ...

Page 35: ...Interface In the first step you can set the temperature turning the knob Then press the knob to confirm Felfil Evo is heating wait untill it reaches the setted temperature Now you can set the screw rpm Press the knob to confim E6 ...

Page 36: ... gearmotor in Amperes Felfil Evo automatically cut off the power when the absorption is over 1 8A Set Temperature indicates the temperature the PID is heading for Engine speed indicates the set engine rpm you can set this value from 0 to 9 6 rpm is a quite safe and efficient value This is the user interface when Felfil Evo is running The LCD contains all information about the extruding Keep presse...

Page 37: ...er to avoid failure for engine and mechanics Usually this is due to a too low temperature in the melting chamber or a too high speed of extrusion However when the block occurs please set the temperature to 200 C and wait about 20 minutes to be sure that the material in the chamber is properly melted Press the knob and you will be able to restart the process from set tempereture ...

Page 38: ...ets that were in the hopper if filament still looks dirty after this step extrude more pellets to further clean the system Please pay attention If the nozzle is not correctly tightened plastic may exit producing smell If you recognise smell of burning plastic immediately stop extrusion open Felfil Evo and check that everything is ok If the cartridge heater seems to be ruined please substitute with...

Page 39: ...essing temperatures Notice that the processing tem perature may not be the same as the melt temperature Temperatures will vary based on humidity ambient temperature and chemical composition of the polymers NOTE The temperature ranges in the chart are approximate It will require some trial and error to determine the right processing temperatures Keep notes of actual temperature settings with differ...

Page 40: ...X RX DTR VCC SDA SCL SW DT CLK LCD SERIAL PROGRAMMER POWER IN HEATER HEATER MOTOR FAN O P E N S O U R C E F I L A M E N T E X T R U D E R B R A I N TC K HEATER GND GND CST VCC VCC TX RX DTR SCL SDA GND VCC DT SW GND 100mm 50mm 12V GND 12V 12V 12V 12V GND GND GND TC K TC K GND 12V CLK ...

Page 41: ...Complete Kit Manual 41 Gearmotor Specs ...

Page 42: ...ase be sure to download always the latest version of this manual from felfil com Manual revision 1 0 Last revision date 24 october 2017 Marking Felfil Evo is a product complying with the 2014 30 EU Directive and the Harmonized Stan dard EN 61326 1 2013 On its case is reported the serial number of the product EBxxxx along with CE and RAEE marks ...

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