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    • jens55undefined
      jens55
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      Going through your last set of pictures, it seems to me that the corners are lifting a bit. This would explain some of the sketchy bits in the first 10 to 20 layers in the corners.
      Obviously it doesn't explain anything about the higher up shite 😞

      WTH is up with the random zits ????

      If it wasn't such a big effort, I would suggest a nozzle cam and recording the entire print. It would certainly reveal the zits issue but I am not sure if it would be helpful with the other problems.

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      • deckingmanundefined
        deckingman @jens55
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        @jens55 said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

        Going through your last set of pictures, it seems to me that the corners are lifting a bit. This would explain some of the sketchy bits in the first 10 to 20 layers in the corners.
        Obviously it doesn't explain anything about the higher up shite 😞

        The corner lifting thing might have just been due to me knocking the parts off the build plate before they had cooled. I certainly didn't notice anything untoward happening during the print. The first layer looked fine as it was going down. Dunno....

        WTH is up with the random zits ????

        No idea. There are no random zits when it it's printing well - only when everything else to do with the print is going pear shaped (almost literally).

        If it wasn't such a big effort, I would suggest a nozzle cam and recording the entire print. It would certainly reveal the zits issue but I am not sure if it would be helpful with the other problems.

        Sods law would dictate that if I fitted a camera, I'd never see those random zits again. 🙂

        Besides, these days, with only my (diminishing) pension income, I don't have any spare cash to splash.

        Ian
        https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
        https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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        • gloomyandyundefined
          gloomyandy
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          Hmm interesting but very frustrating.

          I wonder if there is any correlation with bad prints and room temperature? It's been pretty cold here (in the UK) the last few days and I know my workshop space is much colder first thing and will get warmer as the day goes on. Does the temperature vary much where your printer is?

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          • Phaedruxundefined
            Phaedrux Moderator @gloomyandy
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            @gloomyandy said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

            Does the temperature vary much where your printer is?

            Maybe, but I think he has it fairly well enclosed, so I suspect should be quite stable.

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            • arhiundefined
              arhi @deckingman
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              @deckingman said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

              No idea. There are no random zits when it it's printing well - only when everything else to do with the print is going pear shaped (almost literally).

              My experience tells that every time you have a zit on a "decent printer" you had a hiccup ... either at least one of the motors "forgot" to turn or at least one of the motor drivers didn't receive the step pulse... in most cases, the whole firmware "freezes" for some milliseconds and zit happens. Maybe printing tight curves and cylinders would make the problem more prominent?

              not something easily observed without high fps video..

              Now, this issue with random behavior reminds me of a situation with RapMan some 10 years ago, right around mid-January printed started acting weird, crashing head into sides, trying to move at some weird speeds, and all kinds of crappy behaviors .. It started happening to a bunch of ppl at the same time without any changes... I finally measured some kilovolts on the nozzle and we solved the problem by attaching wet towels to the printer to increase humidity so that static electricity drops to acceptable levels... I don't think this has anything to do with your machine but since ideas are not pouring.. did you check if your nozzle is properly grounded?

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              • Phaedruxundefined
                Phaedrux Moderator
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                @deckingman were you able to capture a M122 (B1, etc) before and after the good and bad prints?

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                • deckingmanundefined
                  deckingman @Phaedrux
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                  @Phaedrux said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

                  @deckingman were you able to capture a M122 (B1, etc) before and after the good and bad prints?

                  Nope. Do you think would help? TBH, I have more than enough of these little cases (they are for a Dig-Uno ESPbased addressable LED controller) that I'm reluctant to waste any more filament (and time, and energy) unless I have a good reason to do so.

                  Ian
                  https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                  https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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                  • Phaedruxundefined
                    Phaedrux Moderator
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                    @deckingman I won't ask you to waste the filament on more testing, but if you do any more prints, yes, getting a diagnostic report before and after would potentially be helpful. Particularly if you try the 3.3 beta. Otherwise we're just looking at photos of good or bad prints and speculating.

                    Thanks for your efforts in troubleshooting. I don't think anyone should be dismissing any problem reports, regardless of how "niche" the printer may be. The Duet excels at reaching into as many niches as possible. A big part of the appeal is the versatility afterall.

                    The Duet3 and Canbus and the SBC are all very new to the ecosystem and all provide challenges and inconveniences to the early adopters, but we're trying to improve things and achieve the reliability users expect. Unfortunately it wasn't a seamless out of the gate experience, and unfortunately it's taking time to get right. But issues are being found and addressed and limitations are being removed. And that wouldn't be possible without people like you pushing the envelope, finding the gaps, reporting the problems, and working through it so things can be improved.

                    We do appreciate the time and effort you've put in then and now.

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                    • deckingmanundefined
                      deckingman @gloomyandy
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                      @gloomyandy said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

                      Hmm interesting but very frustrating.

                      I wonder if there is any correlation with bad prints and room temperature? It's been pretty cold here (in the UK) the last few days and I know my workshop space is much colder first thing and will get warmer as the day goes on. Does the temperature vary much where your printer is?

                      Ahh, now it's funny you should say that. The printer sits inside dust proof booth inside my garage. The garage is integral to the house, and is fitted with an insulated panel door (one of the best investments I ever made). there is also a small radiator connected to the house heating system and a freezer which helps to keep the place warm.

                      As it happens, as part of my ongoing home automation project (well I have to pass the time in lockdown somehow), I've made and fitted an ESP based garage door controller. As the ESP device had a few spare pins, I fitted a DHT22 sensor in the box as well, because why not?

                      So, I happen to have a record of the garage temperature (and humidity) over the last 24 hours. Now the sensor is up high, close to the garage door motor so it reads about 4 or 5 degrees higher than at "printer height".

                      But here is a snip from the ambient conditions tab of the Home Assistant dashboard on my PC.

                      Ambient.PNG

                      The garage temperature and humidity are the purple lines. Min temp was 20.2, max was 26.7 but you can knock 4 or 5 degrees off that for the reasons given above. On the other hand, the printer sits inside a dust proof "booth" (about the size of double wardrobe) so the ambient inside there is little higher. Humidity is fairly constant (min 30, max 36).

                      So I can categorically say (and prove) that there were no wild excursions of ambient temperature or humidity.

                      I'll bet you didn't expect that sort of answer did you? 🙂

                      I'll also wager that some smart ar*s is going to say "what about barometric pressure" 🙂

                      Ian
                      https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                      https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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                      • droftartsundefined
                        droftarts administrators @deckingman
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                        @deckingman what about barometric... oh, never mind.

                        Ian

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                        • deckingmanundefined
                          deckingman @Phaedrux
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                          @Phaedrux said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

                          ............... I don't think anyone should be dismissing any problem reports, regardless of how "niche" the printer may be. The Duet excels at reaching into as many niches as possible. A big part of the appeal is the versatility afterall.

                          There are a number of people who should take note of that comment above - from the Duet team. Too often have other users pointed the finger at me and implied or outwardly stated that it's all my fault for having a complex machine. You know who you are..................

                          ............... We do appreciate the time and effort you've put in then and now.

                          It hasn't felt like it over the last 12 months. But I'm not a vindictive person. We could crack these issue together, but I can't do it alone.

                          Ian
                          https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                          https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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                          • gloomyandyundefined
                            gloomyandy
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                            @deckingman I think your garage is warmer than my house most of the time!

                            I think that all of the bad prints you have had so far have been the "first print" for the day. Is that correct? Probably too small a sample set to draw conclusions but interesting.

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                            • akstrfnundefined
                              akstrfn @deckingman
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                              @deckingman said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

                              @gloomyandy said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

                              Hmm interesting but very frustrating.

                              I wonder if there is any correlation with bad prints and room temperature? It's been pretty cold here (in the UK) the last few days and I know my workshop space is much colder first thing and will get warmer as the day goes on. Does the temperature vary much where your printer is?

                              Ahh, now it's funny you should say that. The printer sits inside dust proof booth inside my garage. The garage is integral to the house, and is fitted with an insulated panel door (one of the best investments I ever made). there is also a small radiator connected to the house heating system and a freezer which helps to keep the place warm.

                              As it happens, as part of my ongoing home automation project (well I have to pass the time in lockdown somehow), I've made and fitted an ESP based garage door controller. As the ESP device had a few spare pins, I fitted a DHT22 sensor in the box as well, because why not?

                              So, I happen to have a record of the garage temperature (and humidity) over the last 24 hours. Now the sensor is up high, close to the garage door motor so it reads about 4 or 5 degrees higher than at "printer height".

                              But here is a snip from the ambient conditions tab of the Home Assistant dashboard on my PC.

                              Ambient.PNG

                              The garage temperature and humidity are the purple lines. Min temp was 20.2, max was 26.7 but you can knock 4 or 5 degrees off that for the reasons given above. On the other hand, the printer sits inside a dust proof "booth" (about the size of double wardrobe) so the ambient inside there is little higher. Humidity is fairly constant (min 30, max 36).

                              So I can categorically say (and prove) that there were no wild excursions of ambient temperature or humidity.

                              I'll bet you didn't expect that sort of answer did you? 🙂

                              I'll also wager that some smart ar*s is going to say "what about barometric pressure" 🙂

                              What about cosmic ray radiation 😛

                              I always find it hilarious when frequent forum members ask you to check some basic thing knowing well how crazy you are with your machine.

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                              • deckingmanundefined
                                deckingman @gloomyandy
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                                @gloomyandy said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

                                @deckingman I think your garage is warmer than my house most of the time!

                                Probably. That's what comes from many holidays on various Greek Islands and having a daughter who lives in Australia. One gets used to the heat. You should try my lounge when the wood burner has been going for an hour two!

                                I think that all of the bad prints you have had so far have been the "first print" for the day. Is that correct? Probably too small a sample set to draw conclusions but interesting.

                                That is actually true. Can't get my head around what that might be significant. I suspect it's purely coincidental. Of maybe the printer is like me - can't get going in the mornings until at least the third coffee......

                                Ian
                                https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                                https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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                                • Phaedruxundefined
                                  Phaedrux Moderator @akstrfn
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                                  @akstrfn said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

                                  I always find it hilarious when frequent forum members ask you to check some basic thing knowing well how crazy you are with your machine.

                                  Cmon now. He's wise and skillful, but not omnipotent. Even the best among us have been caught out by the simple things. Thorough troubleshooting shouldn't be taken as a slight.

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                                  • akstrfnundefined
                                    akstrfn @Phaedrux
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                                    @Phaedrux said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

                                    @akstrfn said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

                                    I always find it hilarious when frequent forum members ask you to check some basic thing knowing well how crazy you are with your machine.

                                    Cmon now. He's wise and skillful, but not omnipotent. Even the best among us have been caught out by the simple things. Thorough troubleshooting shouldn't be taken as a slight.

                                    It is true that sometimes simple solutions hide in plain sight but he is debugging tricky firmware issue for a while so it is very unlikely that he didn't check obvious stuff. Additionally even after he debugs the temperature stuff he gets bunch of posts to debug temperature stuff. Reading some posts that he got over time I can understand why is he so frustrated.

                                    @deckingman sometimes electronics works better when it heats up a bit, you know like good ol' machines 😉 (this is btw not a joke)

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                                    • deckingmanundefined
                                      deckingman @akstrfn
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                                      @akstrfn said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

                                      What about cosmic ray radiation 😛

                                      Ahh, yes - I had thought about that. I forgot to mention that, taking Nasa's lead, I've lined the garage walls and ceiling with Hydrogenated boron nitride nanotubes. The basic principle being that the best way to stop an energetic particle is to run into something that is a similar size.

                                      Do think I should line the floor as well?

                                      Ian
                                      https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                                      https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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                                      • akstrfnundefined
                                        akstrfn @deckingman
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                                        @deckingman said in Poor print quality with RRF3 - especially 3.2.2.:

                                        Do think I should line the floor as well?

                                        Not sure how you missed the floor, space is after all flat. 🍺

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                                          • deckingmanundefined
                                            deckingman @JoergS5
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                                            @JoergS5 I refer to my reply to another user above, timed at 17:41

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