It was overnighted, which could not have been cheap. I woke up to an email apologizing for the experience I’ve had and confirming my address for the replacement motor, which they’re sending for free!Įdit 4/9: I received the replacement motor today. The worst part is it's taken 5-7 days between responses and when they do respond, it's primarily to deflect.Įdit 4/6: I’m not sure what happened but their entire tone changed today.
It’s powered by a NEMA 17 stepper and comes in at a similar weight as the original BMG extruder. It comes with larger 18mm drive gears (hence the name) which provide more surface area in contact with the filament to improve the grip. Each LGX Lite extruder is supplied with: 1x LGX Lite feeder 1x LDO Nema14 Round 20mm pancake stepper motor 1m long lead cable. Bondtech LGX LGX (or L arge G ears e X truder) is a newer extruder from Bondtech. The Bondtech LGX Lite is a filament feeder based on the LGX Large Gears eXtruder and uses Bondtech’s new Dual Drive Technology based on larger drive gears. I've had great experiences in the past from a QA and support perspective, so this new experience is very off-putting. Bondtech LGX Lite Large Gears Extruder - Complete. This entire thing has me rethinking my stance on Bondtech. I basically have 2.5 extruders right now. Compact, light & symmetrical design, for increased performance and compatibility. Drive wheels maintenance windows, for easy cleaning. Multi-function interface socket, for tool or application quick swap. Filament pre-tension lever for repeated results. The end result is if something goes wrong with your LGX motor, you may have difficulty sourcing a replacement. Features of the Bondtech LGX eXtruder: Larger drive wheels, for increased filament grip. They don't directly sell this custom motor (yet) nor do they sell anything to allow you to use your own motor. I am 100% certain this is not the case, but even if it was, they've not even given me an opportunity to purchase a new motor. At this point I'd normally have just shrugged and installed one of my spare steppers, but I was very dismayed to learn Bondtech went custom in a way that makes sourcing a replacement impossible without their help.īondtech is asserting that I must have overdriven my motor and burned out the coils. The reason I'm posting this PSA is because the LGX has a custom LDO motor with a custom stem and gear you cannot simply swap out. The first LGX extruder I received has a defective motor, and three weeks later Bondtech is still giving me a hard time getting a replacement. But there is a 50 increase in drive gear perimeter. It is, especially when using our original QR 12mm 37.68mm perimeter drive gears. LGX Drive Wheel Not saying the Orbiter isn’t a good extruder. I own several genuine BMG and BMG-M extruders and currently have three LGX extruders as well. And it is precisely because of the large drive gears 18mm 56.52mm perimeter our new LGX will have advantage on the grip.
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