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Originally Posted by driesman
Hi - anyone having cartridge trouble with the Ekocycle? We've been doing 3D printing for a couple of years on an UP! Mini. Some fuss and care, but easily repaired; the extruder and head can be maintained and declogged pretty readily.
The Ekocycle is more integrated (extruder and drive cogs are part of cartridge) and both cartridges are clogged. They won't extrude, just click-click-click. I have an email into 3D systems, but I am tempted to take one apart. Anyone have a similar issue w/ suggestions? Thanks
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We had the same problem with our "natural" colored cartridge. Ekocycle customer support was prompt in their response and quite helpful by directing us to take the cartridge apart and describing how to solve the problem. They even told us they would be willing to replace the cartridge if it broke in the process since they told us to open it up.
The general idea of what we were supposed to do is to take the outside (when mounted on the printer) of the cartridge off to expose the filament. They then said to take the cartridge and push it firmly through the nozzle, until it comes clear, since the motor wasn't strong enough to extrude it. This was done during the cartridge installation cycle while the nozzle was heated. It solved our problem promptly.