Prima Creator Direct Drive Extruder Instruction Manual

DIRECT DRIVE EXTRUDER

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the Direct Drive Extruder. When you open the package, you will see the following parts.

HOTEND ASSEMBLY
Normal Assembly

1. Install the heatbreak on the heatsink and lock the head screw.
   
2. Insert the heatblock into the heatbreak.
   
3. Screw the nozzle into the heatblock.
   
4. Install the silicone sock. (Before this step, you could install heating rods and thermistors first).

INTEGRAL ASSEMBLY
Normal Assembly

1. Install the extrusion wheel on the shaft of the stepping motor (self-provided) of 42, and the threaded hole faces the plane of the motor screw.
   
2. Lock the head screw of M3*2 and prefix the extrusion wheel.
   
3. Lock the motor into the backplane through three countersunk screws.
   
4. Align the countersunk holes on the swing arm with the four holes of the motor.
   
5. Lock step screws. Adjust the relative position of the active extrusion wheel on the motor and the driven extrusion wheel on the swing arm to make the front and rear positions consistent, then lock the head screw of the active extrusion wheel on the motor
   (M3*2).
   
6. Install adjusting screws, respectively through the spring, backplane and swing arm, and then fix the hand screw nut.
   
7. Install bowden collect on the hotend and the Teflon tube.
   
8. Insert the hotend with Teflon tube into the backplane.
   
9. Install two M3*16 screws to secure the hotend to the backplane.
   
10. Adjust the direction of the Teflon tube so that the cut at the place of the extrusion wheel is consistent with the backplane.
    
11. Insert Teflon tube into the upper end of the backplane (selfprovided).
    
12. Insert the E-type spring into the cut on the backplane to fix the Teflon tube.
    
13. After installation the component should be the same with the picture.
14. The breakdown diagram of the whole product.

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References

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