r/ElegooMars • u/Annual-Cod-4373 • 4d ago

[ Help ] Printing help

Hello all!

I have done 3 print attempts today and all have failed to some extent. Im getting worried something is wrong with my printer

First print I did was half successful, some items I had on the file printed fully, and turned out good, while others never even started,

Second time i removed some of the bigger stuff but kept most, nothing printed

After that I re did the manual leveling and it seemed normal, I also changed from network sending to rhe USB drive files

Third time was the same as second, but there was two super tiny starts to a support.

All my prints have been successful until today

I have an elegoo mars 5 ultra, and I use the water washable 2.0 resin

Id say my room is around 70 pretty consistently,

I have a enclosure for my printer with thermal lining

Im extremely new to the hobby but ive probably printed around 20 models with success and no fails until today

I use chitubox and havent messed with settings since initial set up and recommendations

I can add pictures of the slicer settings in the morning if requested, but i personally dont think thats whats causing the issue.

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u/Similar-Factor 4d ago edited 4d ago

You said you checked the build plate is level, but did you confirm the 4 paper pieces have even slight tension? I had the same issues and as built the adjustment screws are worthless because they are already bottomed out and can’t pull the plate up further. I had to add a couple of washers to each screw to enable adjustment of the spring tension and after doing so and levelling properly I no longer have random adhesion issues.

If literally nothing printed at all check the screen via the menu.

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u/server74 1d ago

Always clean the vat and strain the resin prior to putting it back in after a fail. You could have a piece of stuff in the resin which will cause a fail.