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Elegoo Neptune Max 4: What should I attempt to fix it? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 3 months ago by soulsource@discuss.tchncs.de to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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Hi!

I'm hoping someone else has run into the same issue and can give me some hints what I might try to fix this.

My problem is that over time, the z-axis positioning of my relatively new Elegoo Neptune 4 Max seems to become slightly unstable. That is, after I level the bed and adjust the z-offset, everything looks fine. However, if I move up and down by a couple of centimeters for a few times, the z-offset is wrong again.

Due to this, I had to restart quite a few prints now, because wrong z-offset leads to a bad first layer.

Now I wonder what I should attempt first in order to fix this?

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[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Even if it feels tight, give the grub screws a tightening just for good measure, maybe some loctite if you have.

[–] soulsource@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I finally printed something again yesterday, and, as far as I can tell, the z-positioning was perfectly stable thanks to your suggestion.

Thanks a lot!

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Awesome, great to hear