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| + | [title] Belt tension |
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| + | [* 1] Download and install the ***Pano Tuner*** application (developed by Kaleloft LLC) on your smartphone. [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.soundlim.panotuner&hl=en|Android Google Play link]. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-chromatic-tuner-pano-tuner/id449780743|Apple Store link]. |
| + | [* 1] Turn off the printer (if your hotend is ***higher than 50°C***, let the hotend cool down first until the ***hotend fan stops spinning***) |
| + | [* 1] Launch the Pano Tuner app and place your smartphone on the heated bed. Make sure there is no noise in the room that could disrupt the measure (like a ceiling fan). |
| + | [* 8] Move the extruder to the middle of the X axis. |
| + | [* 5] Pinch the lower belt to make it vibrate. Don't pinch too much as it might touch the carriage and produce a wrong frequency |
| + | [* 6] Adjust the belt tension until you have a value around ***90Hz***. Between each measurements, ***move the extruder*** to full left and right and then center it again. |
| + | [* 9] It is very important to move left and right the extruder between each measures to relax some tension in the belt. |
| + | [* 10] If your belt is new, you can repeat this procedure after few prints. A new belt will loosen on the first hour of use. |
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