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Troubleshooting

10.3 Other Problems

Filament stuck when removing

Please visit 

www.wanhao3dprinter.com/Video/i3 video/wanhao i3 unboxing

 for a video on 

how to clear the nozzle with stuck filament.

Where can I buy more filament?

If you require more filament, visit our online store, 

id.aliexpress.com/store/120824V

 to purchase

various colours and types.

What brand of filament should I buy?

We recommend using only WANHAO branded filament. Lower quality generic filaments can

damage your 3D Printer and potentially void your warranty.

What types of filament can my 3D Printer Print?

The WANHAO 3D Printer accepts various types of filaments including PLA, ABS, PVA, HIPS
and specialty filaments such as wood, flexible, luminous and conductive. For our full range of
filaments visit 

id.aliexpress.com/store/120824

10. Useful Terms

ABS Filament

Commonly used plastic filament with good strength and industrial properties

Display

Provides the main interface for operating the 3D Printer

Firmware

Software that is programmed into the electronic board

GCODE

Code that is produced using the slicing process. Describes the movements and temperature

settings of your 3D printer

AFTER SALES SUPPORT

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Summary of Contents for I3 Plus

Page 1: ...Model Duplicator I3 Plus INSTRUCTION MANUAL 3D Printer I3 Plus visit www wanhao3dprinter com to view the latest version of this manual...

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Page 3: ...issues with this product or it s performance is not what you had expected please contact us at WANHAO before returning the item to the store It is likely that we can resolve any problems for you via...

Page 4: ...e benefits conferred by this warranty are in addition to all rights and remedies in respect of the product that the consumer has under the China laws In case you purchase from WANHAO distributor your...

Page 5: ...ion Contact with extruded material may cause burns Wait for printed objects to cool before removing them from the build platform Always take care when using the Scraper Never direct the Scraper toward...

Page 6: ...Good 3D Printing Practices 20 Installation 1 4 Unboxing and Assembly 1 5 Control Panel 1 5 1 Main Display 1 5 2 Menu Map 1 5 3 Default Configuration Setup 2 Levelling the Heated Print Bed 3 Filament 3...

Page 7: ...cing your 3D Printer 7 1 Replacing the Print Mat 7 2 Nozzle Cleaning 7 3 Routine Component Check 7 4 Storing Finishing 8 Finishing Techniques 8 1 Useful Tools Equipment 8 2 Removing Support Material 8...

Page 8: ...Stand 1 x Power Cable 1 x USB Cable 1 x 4GB SD Card 1 x Scraper 1 x PTFE Tube 1 x Hex Key Set 6 x Hex Bolts 2 x Cable Ties 1 x 10m PLA Filament 2 x Print Bed Mats 1 x Instruction Manual 1 x Getting S...

Page 9: ...S PVA HIPS Wood Flex Conductive Temperature Ambient Operating Temperature 15 C 30 C Operational Extruder Temperature 170 C 240 C Operational Print Bed Temperature 30 C 70 C Software Slicer Software Cu...

Page 10: ...lt Drive 3 Extruder Spring Lever 4 Extruder Cooling Fan 5 X Stop Micro Switch 6 Filament Cooling Fan 7 Extruder Driving Motor 8 Filament Spool Holder Assembly 9 Tower Frame AFTER SALES SUPPORT 86 571...

Page 11: ...5 6 7 8 1 Extruder cable 2 X Axis Stepper Motor 3 Extruder cable way 4 Extruder 5 Z Drive Screw 6 Z Rod 7 Z Stop Micro Switch 8 Z Axis Stepper Motor AFTER SALES SUPPORT 86 571 23290996 support wanhao...

Page 12: ...o Switch 2 Heated Print Bed 3 Printing Mat 4 Levelling Wing Nut Assembly 5 Print Bed Frame 6 Heating bed cable 7 Y Belt Drive 8 Y Rail AFTER SALES SUPPORT 86 571 23290996 support wanhao3dprinter com M...

Page 13: ...rview Touch Screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 LCD Display 2 Touching Screen 3 SD Port 4 Mini USB Port 5 Power Socket 6 Power Switch AFTER SALES SUPPORT 86 571 23290996 support wanhao3dprinter com Model Duplicator...

Page 14: ...ght side insert the white connector marked C into the motor connector of the Extruder Tower marked C 6 On the left side insert the black connector marked D into the black connector of the Extruder Tow...

Page 15: ...int Bed Rotate the wing nut to raise the Heated Print Bed The distance between the Extruder and bed should be 0 1mm or roughly the thickness of an A4 sheet of paper The paper should have very slight f...

Page 16: ...he filament in place with one hand press Tool move E Axis Navigate to and select Extruder Extr Position Gently push down on the filament while click You will feel the filament being pulled into the Ex...

Page 17: ...fore returning to the home position and commencing the print 8 Once your printer has completed printing the file the nozzle and Heated Print Bed will commence cooling down Once cooled turn off your 3D...

Page 18: ...sites such as Thingiverse com Pinshape com and YouMagine com are a good place to start but there are many more available Alternatively you can create your own 3D Design using 3D Modelling Software Pro...

Page 19: ...layer Here is an example of how size infill and resolution can effect printing time Dimensions Infill Resolution Print Time Filament Used 62 5 x 25 75 x 67 75mm 70 x 70 x 140mm 20 0 2mm 2mm 53min 39mi...

Page 20: ...xtruder Print Bed Temperatures are set for correct filament type Always check all cords are connected Always check Extruder distance is 0 1mm from Print Mat Always check Print Bed is level During Prin...

Page 21: ...align the bolt holes on each side Using the Hex Wrench insert and tighten the two external bolts Place printer on its side then insert and tighten the two internal bolts 3 Ctarefully cut the cable tie...

Page 22: ...ntred on the stand Insert two bolts and tighten with the hex wrench until secure 9 Ensure the power switch is in the OFF position then insert the Power Supply Cable into the back of the Control Box In...

Page 23: ...rint Bed to 90 C and active PLA Sets Extruder to 215 C and Heated Print Bed to 60 C and active BED Current C Set C E T Current C Set C Move Cool Down To stop heating and cooling the extruder Home All...

Page 24: ...has initiated card can be mounted using this setting Unmount Card Safely unmount the MicroSD Card Delete File Select a file to be deleted from the MicroSD Card Debugging Echo Off Echo GCODE steps to c...

Page 25: ...Inactive 0s Acceleration Print X 1000 Print Y 1000 Print Z 100 Move X Move Y Move Z Jerk 20 0 Z Jerk 0 3 Feedrate Max X 200 Max Y 200 Max Z 2 Home X 40 Home Y 40 Home Z 2 Extruder Steps mm 96 0 Start...

Page 26: ...Home All 8 Navigate to and select Press Tool Home All Your 3D printer will now try to align to the home position on the front left corner of the Heated Print Bed 9 Once aligned turn off the 3D printe...

Page 27: ...220 C Heat Bed Temp 60 C 90 C 50 C 60 C Official Name Polyactic Acid Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Polyvinylv Alcohol High Impact Polystyrene Printing Level Basic Advanced Advanced Advanced Advantag...

Page 28: ...the temperatures are within a few degrees of the target you are ready to insert the filament NOTE Preheat PLA ABS will still be shown even after temperatures have been reached 5 Carefully insert the i...

Page 29: ...l down before exiting the nozzle inlet If the filament gets stuck please see the troubleshooting section 3 4 Storage Both PLA and ABS filaments are sensitive to moisture If stored in a humid environme...

Page 30: ...ed 1 Wait until the Extruder and Heated Print Bed have cooled down to room temperature This will allow the plastic to contract making it easier to remove 2 Using the Scraper carefully wedge under one...

Page 31: ...nse It s available on MacOS X and Windows 6 1 Installing Cura 1 Install the file located on your included MicroSD card or download Cura from http www wanhao3dprinter com Down load Software Duplicator...

Page 32: ...onto the platform Cura will automatically move the additional files to fit NOTE Files in grey are outside of the print area and need to be moved or scaled to fit 6 4 Viewing and Positioning your 3D Mo...

Page 33: ...eset The Reset button will return your model to the original orientation as defined by the CAD program used to create the model Scale The Scale button displays the model dimensions along with the abil...

Page 34: ...rial is recommended Refer to page 38 for information on how to add support material to your model Ghost Ghost view mode makes the model translucent to allow you to see what is behind it Xray Xray is v...

Page 35: ...model finish is not of concern Most commonly used for quick iteration of designs found in rapid prototyping Material Selection Choose your desired filament The WANHAO 3D Printer includes a 10 metre s...

Page 36: ...commend using our tested profiles that are available at www wanhao3dprinter com You will want to choose the profile that matches your filament and quality needs Once downloaded you can load the file i...

Page 37: ...xpressed as a percentage 0 will give a completely hollow print while 100 will give you a completely solid object We recommend 20 to 40 fill density as it is functional for most prints SPEED AND TEMPER...

Page 38: ...ng the plate This can create adhesion issues causing your part to pop off at some point during the print To fix this use either Brim or Raft Raft is better used when a model has small contact points w...

Page 39: ...NE Nozzle Size mm This defines your nozzle size The slicing engine uses this value combined with your other settings to determine how quickly to feed filament into your Extruder The WANHAO 3D Printer...

Page 40: ...n material This will help adhesion between the two different colours or types of filament This setting is not applicable to the WANHAO 3D Printer it is only for printers with dual Extruders SPEED Trav...

Page 41: ...e infill We recommend keeping this speed setting between your infill speed and your outer shell speed COOL Minimal Layer Time This will determine a minimum amount of time your printer will spend layin...

Page 42: ...eds and print speeds Fine tuning these for specific STL files can produce cleaner prints Pause at Z Height Pause your print at a specified height You can also specify where to move the print head and...

Page 43: ...far during travel moves it will not retract Enable Combing This option prevents your print head from travelling over holes in the X Y plane when printing This will slightly increase print time but wil...

Page 44: ...uder cooling fan will operate during the print Your fan will not start until it has reached 25 or higher for speed settings If your print speeds are slowed down due to minimal layer time the fan will...

Page 45: ...e support material and will use more filament Distance X Y mm This will determine how far away from your object in the X Y plane that the support material is being placed Distance Z mm This will deter...

Page 46: ...determines the distance around the outside of your object that the raft is created This can be helpful for ensuring no warping occurs in the lower layers Line Spacing mm This will determine the spacin...

Page 47: ...g internal holes intact This can accidentally fill in intentional internal holes Combine Everything Type B This will ignore all internal holes of the model and only focus on the external holes This is...

Page 48: ...Keep the Scraper level as it can damage the Print Mat TIP Warming the bed slightly may make removal easier You can also use masking tape in lieu of a Print Mat Blue painters tape is recommended 7 2 N...

Page 49: ...of your printer The rods can be lubricated with oil or grease We recommend using bearing grease and to apply generously to both the X Axis and Y Axis rods Nuts and Bolts Loose nuts and bolts could aff...

Page 50: ...ier for the best compatibility for your intended purpose 8 2 Removing Support Material Even after support material is removed by hand residual material will remain 1 Ensure that safety goggles and a m...

Page 51: ...d until the desired smoothness is achieved 8 5 Surface Coating Finally to make your models more presentable follow these steps 1 Ensure that safety goggles and a mask are worn for protection 2 Ensure...

Page 52: ...ng your Micro SD Card and reloading the GCODE file NOTE Reformatting will delete all files on your MicroSD card Not extruding when starting to print Ensure that the nozzle temperature has been set to...

Page 53: ...stepper motor is disabled Clear anything that is blocking the path Check that the motor is turning using position menu If motor turns but belt does not you will need to tighten the gear motor gear nu...

Page 54: ...nty What types of filament can my 3D Printer Print The WANHAO 3D Printer accepts various types of filaments including PLA ABS PVA HIPS and specialty filaments such as wood flexible luminous and conduc...

Page 55: ...vironmental impact Slicing Process that turns a 3D Design into a code that can be used by 3D Printers Spool Filaments of PLA and ABS are wrapped creating a spool Stepper Motor DC motors that move in d...

Page 56: ...dix References Some of the 3D Models used in this manual and other included materials were sourced from the below AFTER SALES SUPPORT 86 571 23290996 support wanhao3dprinter com Model Duplicator I3 Pl...

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