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Anyone know what caused these little “wings” to form? They are all in the same layer on also the whole plate. You can see the piece behind my finger has rings that shifted. It’s like the lcd shifts at those spots.

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Hi, does anyone know why when I do a UV detection test I just get the below square effect, thought it was my LCD but it's a brand new one.

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printed perfectly, and the detail is way better then I was expecting from an LCD !

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Hello Photonsters,
I been busy with life and not had a chance to do printing recently so I decided to run a test by leaving a vat full of F2D IB black resin in the printer for over 4 months with the printer kept on a shelf in a dusty garden outbuilding.

Well this afternoon I opened the door to see what state it was now in and I'm happy to report that both the printer and the resin after stirring still print with perfect detail. I did not need to re-level the printer or do anything other than remove the vat and wipe a bit if spillage from over zealous stirring.

The only modification I have made to the printer is I left the white plastic covers on the window panels and more importantly I installed a screen protector meant for the Switch console over the top of the LCD which has the benefits of making it watertight for any leaking resin.

I'm quite impressed as I expected something to go wrong, needless to say I won't be doing much cleanup when I have a lull between printing sessions.

I wouldn't suggest leaving it anywhere near this long but knowing you don't *have to* clean it every time you finish a batch is nice.

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Can we use protection glass in vat instead of FEP film as used on LCD screen?
Because refraction index around 1.34 are same for vat and for LCD screen.

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*Update*
Turns out the motherboard was never changed despite having the replacement sent by support, the guy in charge of that was waiting for the original motherboard to be completely useless (which happened today). Now the motherboard was changed, the problem seem to be gone ... for now, hope remains like this. Kudos for Anycubic support

Anyways, I'm thinking about reflowing the memory chip on the faulty one and test it.

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Does anyone have experience this issue with the screen? (Uv test screen showing only half of the mask), prints came in half everytime. At first, just a restart was needed to get rid of the the problem, now only the half of the printing volume is usable :( I'm using firmware version 4.2.2_LCD.0

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Does anyone in the USA have a replacement LS055R1SX03 LCD a) for a decent price and b) that can get it to me in the next week or 2?

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Hey fellow Photonsters!

First of all, sorry for the long post. Have a potato ? ?

When I joined this group I was a total noob at 3d printing and I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I ran in to a few problems while printing and decided to ask the group. Everyone was really helpfull and thanks to that, I fixed most of the problems! ?? And as a bonus, I got to learn a lot about this printer. Now I will try to pass on my knowledge and show you my step by step preparation for printing. I'll also add some tips I wish I knew off when I first started printing. Feel free to try them or completely ignore them, it's up to you ?

?️ I'll start with some links wich will help you understand your Photon and get you ready for printing.

1. A link to the FAQ on the Photonsters github page. Full of tips&tricks so a must see for the newbies ?

https://github.com/…/anycubic-photon-do…/blob/master/FAQ.md…

2. Anycubics youtube channel shows you videos wich will help you getting started with the Photon.

Anycubic Photon: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

3. This channel shows you the solutions to almost all problems thay you'll run in to while printing. You'll find videos about cleaning the printer and replacing parts.

Photon Problems Solving: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

4. Very usefull video wich shows you how to properly level your printer.

https://youtu.be/qEaNVfT8y9w

?️ Once you've got to know your printer a little better, cleaned your VAT, checked your FEP, checked your LCD, leveled the bed and tightened the screw (I mean, really really tight! If it's tight enough you can keep printing without having to re-level for a while ?? ) it's time to start printing awesome prints! ?

To achieve the best results, and save resin, I start with printing some test/calibration prints. Not the most exciting models to print, but trust me, it's totally worth it ?

The following links contain the files and programs I use every time I start using a new Resin.

1. Anycubic Photon resin settings. This file contains an overview of the resins used by members and the settings they got succesfull prints with. These settings are a good starting points but changes might be needed for finetuning.
https://docs.google.com/…/1crvzMnt_8NJXAsABinoIhc…/htmlview…

2. The resin xp-finder. This is a file wich will help you find the right exposure settings for your resin. You'll need to run the printer in a test-mode so it can use different exposure times in one print. You can print 2 different tests, one at 0.025mm and one at 0.05mm.

⚠️ Make sure to run your printer in print-mode once you get back to printing other stuff than the resin xp-finder ⚠️

I will add a pic wich shows you how to read the printed result ?

https://github.com/…/photon-resin-calibrat…/releases/tag/1.2

3. The matrix calibration test. This is a test print that shows you different types of details in one print. It's also pretty fast and can be printed flat on the bed.

3D printer Calibration Matrix found on # Thingiverse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:165389

After printing, you can scrap it off the buildplate and start cleaning and curing. (I'm using an ultrasonic cleaner filled with resinaway and an nailstudio uv light as an curing station)

Most of the time I print the matrix with 3 or 4 different exposure times. So one with 12s, one with 13 etc. I compare them to see wich one gives the best results.

4. The last test print I print before i start with the real deal, is the Ameralabs Town. This is a very nice looking and very usefull testprint wich I really like ??

https://ameralabs.com/blog/town-calibration-part/

Once finished, it's time to start printing models! ?? ??

Use the settings, wich gave the best results, for your model and be amazed by the results you can achieve ?

?️ Last but not least, there is something wich kinda bothers me.. ?

I see a lot of problems posted on this page. But most of the time the post only shows a photo of an failed print and the almighty question: "What's the problem?"

So please, if you decide to post your problems, add additional information such as slicer settings/ support settings/resin type/oriantation/hollowed or not hollowed/cleaning method/products used and stuff like that. This will make it easier for everyone to help you fix your problem. Oh, and definetly add photos ?

Huge thanks to all the people who developed and created the files and videos posted above and I hope you guys find this post usefull ?

Enjoy printing! ? ??

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When do you know that you need to change out the LCD screen? Been unable to get anything to print lately, even the test cube (that NEVER fails for me!) as well as files I’ve successfully printed before. The layer left on the FEP which I just changed out is looking thinner than previous fails but I do see a light when I ask the machine to show test exposure in the menu.

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Hi everyone,

I'm no stranger to 3D printing, but am new to SLA. I bought a Photon a few months ago and have had nothing but trouble from it so far. In particular the problem I'm trying to fix is pictured below. I'm printing a housing for a device, and I keep getting these nasty scars on the parts that propagate up the Z axis (relative to the printer, not the part.) I've tried reorienting my parts on the printer, but the scar persists. I don't think it's an issue with the LCD, every pixel lights up and the scar is not evident on the support material. I've replaced the FEP and tried a different resin, and yet the problem persists.

Does anyone have any insight as to what might be causing this problem?

Thank you in advance.

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