What is the mass of the Mosquito™ and the Mosquito™ Magnum?
The Mosquito™ Hotend weighs 41g, while the Mosquito™ Magnum weighs 45g, making the pair the lightest high-performance hotends available on the market
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Mosquito™ vs. Mosquito™ Magnum, which one should I get?
The Mosquito™ Magnum has the same high temperature performance, small form factor, and light weight as the standard Mosquito™ Hotend, but offers a much higher volumetric flow rate of melted plastic. If you routinely print with nozzle sizes of 0.6 mm ...
Will I lose any functionality switching to a Mosquito™ Hotend?
Not at all! But you will gain functionality in the One-Handed Nozzle Change™ and the long-term durability of the Mosquito™ Hotend.
Mosquito™ Magnum+ Dual Heater Configuration for RepRapFirmware 3.0+
The first method of configuring a dual heater Mosquito™ Magnum+ is using two heaters in parallel, acting as a single heater with double the power. The second configuration involves each heater being tied to its own extruder heater output and then ...
What are the max flow rates for the Mosquito™/Mosquito™ Magnum?
Volumetric flow rates are somewhat variable, depending on your 3D printer, filament material, nozzle size, extruder type, slicer settings, model being printed, etc. With optimized settings, the Mosquito™ can reach approximately 20-25 mm^3/sec, while ...
What parts do I need to upgrade a Prusa 3D printer with a Mosquito™ Hotend?
The Mosquito™ can work with the stock heater, thermistor, and fan that already come on your Prusa 3D printer. Therefore, to upgrade to a Mosquito™, all you would need is the hotend itself, some Boron Nitride thermal paste to properly seat the heater ...