MAKERGEAR M3-SE, User Manual

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What’s the Function?
Simple explanations of M3-SE Features
40x10 mm Fan (24 V) cools filament drive and RAMBo board.
40x15 mm Fan (24 V) cools printed layers (as needed).
6-Position Power Connector brings low voltage DC power to M3-SE.
Extruder Wire Mount locates and clamps connectors for extruder.
Filament Drive pulls filament into extruder.
Filament Guide guides filament from spool to filament guide tube.
Filament Guide Tube guides filament from filament guide to filament
drive.
Glass Build Plate (with polyimide film) serves as the print surface.
Heated Build Platform (HBP) controls glass build plate temperature.
M3-SE Serial Number is a unique identifier for each printer.
Print Head deposits printing material and cools print.
RAMBo Housing shields and cools RAMBo processor board.
Raspberry Pi Housing shields the Raspberry Pi communications module.
Reset Button resets the control electronics and shuts down the printer.
Spool Holder secures the filament spool during printing.
Touch Probe helps level the bed and ensure first layer adhesion.
USB Port allows communication between external computer and RAM-
Bo.*
V4 Hot End melts filament and controls extruded diameter of filament.
X-Axis Belt keeps extruder in-sync with X-motor.
X-Axis Limit Switch sets “home” position for X-axis motion.
X-Axis Rail guides extruder during side-to-side movement.
Y-Axis Belt keeps heated build platform in sync with Y-motor.
Y-Axis Limit Switch sets “home” position for Y-axis motion.
Y-Axis Rail guides heated build platform during front-to-back move-
ment.
Z-Axis Fine Adjust Knob is for last-minute changes to the distance
between nozzle and glass build plate.
Z-Axis Leadscrew rotates to move HBP up and down.
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