05-13-2024, 05:07 PM
(05-13-2024, 11:00 AM)arvidj Wrote: Ed,
You mentioned it is much faster. Looking at the pieces that make up each of the upgrade paths, what would you attribute the major part of the 'faster' to? The pieces in the:
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I have a pre-order for a RAT RIG V-CORE 4 but it will be multiple months before it will ship. So I'm wondering what I can do with the existing MK3S+ for faster prints with minimal dollars in the interim. The cost of the 'go for it all' upgrade approached the price of a new MK4, which I would prefer to put towards the RatRig.
Thanks,
Arvid
My guess is that it's due to the new control/driver board and maybe some firmware improvements. A blurb from Prusa's website:
"it has support for high-speed printing with Input Shaper and Pressure Advance."
Maybe the new extruder speeds things up also since they redesigned it for more control over the extrusion process.
These are all guesses but I sure can tell the differences in speed. That was the thing I noticed right away. Being quieter was noticed later since I couldn't hear it printing when I was at the far end of my mobile home. I could definitely hear it with the old hardware. Not sure if any of this answers your questions though.
Ed