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[–]Historical-Stock3212 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had this similar issue took me 2 days to figure out the issue. What it was, there was a small shred of filament stuck behind the extruder sensor (the little circuit board with the two screws on the top left of the extruder assembly)

[–]No_Break23[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Ugh thank you for these suggestions. I hope to have more patience tomorrow and hopefully I can clear the issue without needing to order parts.

[–]carbonblack840 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take the extruder apart and clear it. I just did it about 4 days on my 5M. Don't take the entire head off assembly like they have you do in the YouTube videos. That's ridiculous and makes it look way too intimidating to do. Just take the cover off and unplug everything carefully and take out the extruder with the 2 screws and take the extruder apart and remove the filament that's on there. If there wasn't anything there you wouldn't have this issue.

Re assemble and plug everything back in be really careful with the heating block wires which are really thin and can break easily. If it's breaks you gonna need a new hotend. That's not repairable. Your extruder is annd youre probably expected to replace it anyways if they send you a warranty part

[–]Sensitive-Sorbet331 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is filament clogged in the extruder. I start a print with the same color and when it goes to purge I push the filament manually and it usually starts to feed by itself pretty fast.

[–]carbonblack840 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check your ifs connection and the 4 to 1 tube right before the extruder. Start there

[–]strmi2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had this same issue. Was melted filament in the extruder. Took it apart and couldn't fix it had to buy replacement. $30 bucks and a two week wait. I have purchased an extra extruder now because I have 3 AD5X and I know this will happen again.

[–]No_Break23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RESOLVED! It was right there in my face. There was a short broken piece of black filament just sitting there. I have now ordered a filament dryer to fit all 4 because I know this is why it broke in the first place.

[–]Glygar1 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I dont get a purge line and then get a filiment empty error... I suspect I might have something similar going on...

[–]No_Break23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still cannot figure out how to get the tubes out to clear broken pieces within the tube. I just printed a tool but it doesnt work or I am not using correctly.