Introduction
Before you first receive your Palette 2, it is calibrated during the initial QC process. However, there can be some instances when re-calibration of your Palette is necessary, including the installation of a new electronics tray or if your Palette is splicing the ends of filament too early/late. Palette Calibration will re-measure the number of steps it takes for your ingoing and outgoing motors to create optimal splices. This will determine SPC (Steps Per Count) and PPM (Pulses Per Millimetre). SPC measures how many steps the ingoing drives take to move 1 mm of filament. PPM measures how many movements or pulses are registered to the encoder (scroll wheel) to move 1 mm of filament.
Video Overview
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Turn on Palette 2 and select Settings. Select Calibrate Palette, then Next.
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Note: The output tube is not required to perform Palette Calibration.
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Follow the on screen instructions to clear the output and load 4 different filaments into Palette 2. Palette will begin making splices.
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When instructed, gently pull on the filament from the output to activate the buffer. You'll see the lights from the limit switch within the buffer turn on once triggered. Once this is done, Palette 2 will continue to make splices.
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When instructed, slowly pull the filament until the limit switch within the buffer is triggered again. This will prompt Palette to cut the filament.
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When the filament is free, slowly and consistently pull the strand of filament out of Palette (should take around 20-30 seconds).
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The screen will display the SPC and PPM values. The SPC should range from 2.4-2.5 and PPM should range from 38-39. If you're satisfied with your new values, tap Yes to save these values.
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If you have any additional questions, please send us a message at support@mosaicmfg.com.
If you have any additional questions, please send us a message at support@mosaicmfg.com.
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Every time I try this, the splice fails and the print jams. Is there any way to change the default splice settings so they work?
Hey Martin, would you be able to share a video with us at support@mosaicmfg.com? Would you also have other filament that you can run this calibration with?
So far looks like they was going to put in a recalibrate for the pro 3 yet so far has yet to be done with its most recent update in 22 here we go to 23 will we see a way to recalibrate on the pro3 as well as have a feed control so one can feed out the filament from the paette as to reach siad filament so we can grab it. I know its supose to be done via the machine but really if your print is too small there is no way to grab it as its stuck inside of the palette an you cannot get too it unless you remove its cover an take out the filament from there!
How do you re-calibrate SPC and PPM for Palette 3 Pro?
Hey Jeremy, this feature isn’t available at the moment, but we plan to have it available in a future release once we are ready to fully support printing with flexibles.