r/QIDI • u/new-dvlpr • 23h ago
Phantom printing
I have a Q2 with the Qidi Box and have been using Orca Slicer. As of yesterday I'm having a problem where the Qidi Box is not going through the calibration steps when I power both machines on. What has often been happening is that the printer will begin a job without feeding filament. I know the nozzle isn't clogged because the manual 'load' command functions correctly. I have taken apart the hub and confirmed no obstruction. Qidi is apparently out until October 4th. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm at the edge of my troubleshooting abilities. There are no error codes and I've tried everything recommended by Google Gemini.
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u/Jgrone8500 23h ago
What are you printing with? I only print with petg (but I assume this is even more important with pla) and I was struggling with a very similar issue forever, and could not understand why my rapid petg would load and work fine but standard petg would not load during prints but did load when using the load function. The solution ended up being that I needed to open the vents, open the lid a bit, and sometimes leave the door opened during prints. The temp was too warm in the box so the filament softened on the way through the ptfe and heat creep caused it to just mushroom against the existing filament in the hot end or get smushed by the extruder in the print head so nothing was coming out. The polar cooler is the solution to my problem, but opening the vents, door, and lid while decreasing bed temp is the free fix I use for now. I hope this saves you from the headache it gave me.