Renkforce RF500 Maker Construction Kit - 15 Calibration; A) General Notes on Calibration

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15. Calibration
a) General Notes on Calibration
Attention!Nevertouchthehotextruderorthehotheatbed(preassembleddeviceonly)!
Thereisadangerofburns!
Whenheating,theremaybeslightdevelopmentofsmokeorsteam.Thisisnormal.Pleaseensurethecorrespondingven-
tilation.
Whilecalibrationisunderway,nolamentmustbeinsertedintheextruder.
 Iftherealreadyissomelamentintheextruder,itmustbecompletelyremovedbeforecalibration.Forthis,observechapter
"16.c)RemovingandChangingtheFilament"ormethod3inchapter"21.b)Cleaning".
 Also ensure that the extruder nozzle is clean on the outside. If it is contaminated, clean it as described in chapter
"21.b)Cleaning".
 Theextruderorthenozzlemustbecleanedsothatnolamentescapesanymorewhentheyareheatedtoprintingtempera-
ture.
The following description shows calibration universally for the maker construction kit and the preassembled device. Subchapters
"15. b) Setting of the Z-Stop" and "15. d) Setting of the Printing Plate" apply to both models.
 Whethertosettheprintingplateinthehotorcoldconditiondependsonwhetheryouhaveappliedanadhesivelmtotheprinting
plate or not. By default, this is included in the delivery only for the construction kit.
 Itisasimplerulethatcalibrationisperformedinthecoldconditionwiththelmandinthehotconditionwithout.Thisisbecausethe
adhesivelmfortheprintingplateisonlypartiallyheat-resistant.
 Forhotcalibration,theextruderandtheheatingelementoftheprintingplate(ifpresent)areheatedtoprintingtemperatureofthe
respectivelament(PLA:Extruderapprox.200-230°C(dependingonlament),printingbedwithheatingelementat60°C(ifpre-
sent)).Howtoheatupbothisdescribedinsubchapter"15.c)HeatingtoPrintingTemperature".Youcanskipthatchapterforcold
calibration.
 Ifyouwanttocalibratewiththecoldextruder,letitcooloffentirelyrst.
Calibration should be performed now and then. It is a prerequisite for high printing quality. Always perform calibration after transport
of the 3D-printer or after any changes to the printing plate.
 Thepreassembleddevicewascalibratedinproductionalready.Beforeyouprintforthersttime,checkthedistancebetweenthe
nozzle and the printing plate in the hot condition in any case.
 Theguresonthedisplayscreensmayvaryalittledependingonrmwareversion.