Swapper3D™ Instructions

Upgrade printer with QuickSwap-Hotend (Prusa i3 MK3)

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Add ‘T-Mount (Improved)’ to the QuickSwap-hotend cooling block

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Remove tension screw

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Remove the pressure door screw

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Remove cooling fan

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Remove Cooling fan bracket

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Remove extruder

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  1. unscrew hotend cooling fan
  2. unscrew the 2 crews holding the extruder stepper motor from the back
  3. remove the extruder motor
  4. Pull the hotend out of the housing
  5. remove the heater from heater block
  6. remove the temp sensor from heater block

Remove the filament sensor and housing

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Remove the PINDA probe

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Move nuts to ‘ExtBody40mm’

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Take the nuts out of the old ext body and move them over to the new one.

Replace the extruder body with ‘ExtBody40mm’

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Move filament plug over

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Replace the extruder insert with ‘ExtInsert.stl’

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Attached QuickSwap-Hotend

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  1. Fit the silicone sock over the heater block.
  2. Press the quickswap-hotend into the Extruder body at the same time as guiding the heater and thermistor into their respective bore in the heaterblock.

Insert the TEFLON TUBE into the top of the T-nut hotend

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Make sure the chamfered end of the teflon tube is up

Add the Heater and thermistor retaining screws to the heaterblock

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Press the extruder stepper and Extruder Insert onto the QuickSwap-Hotend

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  1. Press the extruder into place
  2. add one 40mm screw
  3. add the pressure door
  4. add in the other 40mm screw that holds the pressure door in place
  5. Attached the filament sensor

Add the pressure door pressure screw & spring from the left side

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Attach the ‘ExtCvrBlank.stl’

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Reattach the hotend cooling fan

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Reattach the layer cooling fan

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  1. attach the fan angle bracket
  2. attach the fan cowling
  3. attach the fan
  4. insert the PINDA probe
  5. approximately set the pinda probe height
  6. pull the pinda cable tight
  7. add the back cover
  8. tie up the wires
  9. add the zip ties
  10. make the sure wires are positioned like in the pictures

Recalibrate the first layer nozzle height,you may even need to adjust the PINDA height

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Follow the Prusa guide for calibrating the first layer.

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