7.0 Appendix
Table 2:
Below summarizes possible purge scenarios, their respective temperature settings, and what type of purge they require.
Old Material
to be
Purged
New
Material to
be Primed
Purge Type
Nozzle
State
Nozzle
Removal
Temperatur
e [C]
Preheat
Temperatur
e [C]
Purge
Temperatur
e [C]
Notes
1
Low
Temperatur
e Material
(eg. PLA)
High
Temperatur
e Material
(eg. ABS)
Disco
Purge
Off
Low
temperature
material
preheat
temperature
minus 25C.
Temperatur
e can vary
depending
on material
type and
grade.
Special
exception to
ABS where
the removal
temperature
is the same
as the
preheat
temperature
.
Low
temperature
material
extrusion
temperature
minus
~10C.
Temperatur
e can vary
depending
on material
type and
grade
Low
temperature
maximum
extrusion
temperature
specified in
manufacture
r's MSDS
document.
Cross
reference
materials
extrusion
temperature
s when
purging
dissimilar
materials. If
the
minimum
extrusion
temperature
for the high
temperature
material is
higher than
the
maximum
extrusion
temperature
of the low
temperature
material
then you will
risk burning
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