Hotends
Mako™ Hotend Clogging with Low-Temperature Filaments
Some users may experience clogs when printing with PLA or other filaments with low melting temperatures. This can occur if heat rises within the hotend & causes the filament to soften too early, leading to blockages in the hotend/nozzle. ...
How should Eisele Fittings be tightened on Mosquito® Liquid?
If using Eisele Fittings, the compression side should be hand tightened and the threaded side should be torqued to a maximum of 9 Nm for a proper seal.
I would like to replicate your volumetric flow rate tests. Can I have the model used for testing?
Yes, you can! The specific flow rate test model used is dependent on the diameter of the nozzle orifice. Each test uses an extrusion width equal to 150% of the nozzle orifice and a layer height equal to 80% of the nozzle orifice. While the height of ...
What is the maximum chamber temperature Mosquito Liquid can be used in?
250°C is the upper threshold of chamber temperatures that we have tested currently with Mosquito Liquid, it's possible to increase that with proper tuning of settings.
What tubing specifications are required for the Eisele Fittings that Slice Engineering sells?
The best resource to find the tubing specifications for the Eisele Fittings we sell is through the Eisele website. Please use the part numbers below to search on Google and find the Eisele Connector PDF describing the tubing specification for the ...
Is the Bondtech BMG-M compatible with the Copperhead®?
The Bondtech BMG-M is not compatible with the Copperhead® Hotend. However, the Bondtech BMG is compatible with the Copperhead™ Hotend (Groove Mount Heat Sink).
The tiny screws connecting the Mosquito® Heat Sink to the Mosquito® Hot Block are loose. What should I do?
Those screws are M1.4x0.3, length 10, and are assembled with red thread locker. The thread locker can lose it's effectiveness if the hotend is disassembled and reassembled. Please remove the screws, wipe off the old thread locker, and apply a new ...
Does the Mosquito® require special slicer settings? What about retraction settings?
For direct drive extruders paired with the Mosquito® series of hotends, we recommend setting your retraction to the same distance as the diameter of the nozzle you are printing with. For example, when printing with a 0.4 mm nozzle, set the retraction ...
Does the Mosquito® work with multi-filament setups like the Prusa MMU?
The Mosquito® works especially nicely with the multi-filament 3D Printersor color changing systems due to our short, high efficiency Bimetallic Heat Break™.
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 35 mm3/sec, while the ...
What is the mass of the Mosquito™ and the Mosquito™ Magnum?
The Mosquito™ Hotend weighs 37 g, while the Mosquito™ Magnum weighs 41 g, making the pair the lightest high-performance hotends available on the market
How do you secure the temperature sensor (thermistor) and the heater cartridge in the Mosquito™ Hot Block?
Both are secured with Boron Nitride (BN) Paste. BN paste is required on the temperature sensor (thermistor) for accurate measurement. BN paste is also desirable on the heater cartridge and nozzle threads. The retaining screws on either end of the hot ...
Where and when should thermal paste be used in the assembly and maintenance of the Mosquito™ or Copperhead™?
We recommend Boron Nitride (BN) Paste for any hotend, at every interface where you want heat to flow. BN paste quickens the heat/sense feedback loop, improves the life of the cartridge heater (it's been used to seat cartridge heaters in molds for ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Should I get the Mosquito® or the Copperhead™?
The Mosquito® and the Copperhead™ share our Bimetallic Heat Break™ technology, are both designed for high performance applications, and are beautifully designed and machined in America; but the similarities end there. The Copperhead™ is a traditional ...
How to avoid clogging?
All hotends can clog at times, and all-metal hotends can be more prone to clogging with PLA. However, there are a few things to check to ensure that clogging is minimized: Airflow direction: The hotend cooling fan can be positioned on either side of ...
Do I need a cooling fan with the Mosquito?
The Mosquito® hotend can function without active cooling (a fan) under certain conditions, but it is advisable to use a fan when printing with PLA and other lower temperature plastics (PETG, ABS, etc). The cooling fan can be positioned on either side ...