I bought the new SV06 Ace Plus 3D Printer just a few days ago and could print anything that looks like a boat (Benchy).
After assembly and the first start, calibration came. Then I received a firmware update to version 8.0, which I installed. Reboot afterwards, calibrated again…
I loaded the filament and wanted to print the Benchy. Unfortunately, the printout is just a cherry-sized blob of plastic that looks nothing like a ship.
When I look at the process, it looks like too much material is coming out of the extruder, and something is wrong with the bed leveling.
There’s is this Sovol video of the SV06 Ace Plus
At second 20, you can see the bed the leveling with a lot of points on the bed. When I do that, the leveling is only performed in the middle.
What’s strange is that when I print the Benchy, it takes 5 minutes until the extruder and the bed heat up, so far so good, then it moves to the center and starts bed leveling again. Why???
I tried printing the Benchys stored directly on the USB stick and also printing them via Orca. I also tried two different filaments (PLA/PETG), and the result is the same. The Benchy just looks like a pile of shrunken plastic.
Any idea what else I can do before returning the 3D printer?
The bed levels only for the size of the print.
It also always homes to the center before the print.
If your getting just a blob, it sounds like the print is not sticking to the bed…
clean your plate with soap & warm water or use IPA.
Update:
After watching the video a few more times, I realized that the X-axis motor wasn’t working. I checked all the relevant connectors again, but couldn’t find the problem.
After opening the motherboard case, I saw that the connectors weren’t properly seated.
It’s interesting to note that the initial self-test doesn’t detect when a motor isn’t running. No error message appears in this regard. The self-test suggests that everything is OK, which isn’t the case. The self-test is therefore counterproductive because, once completed, it suggests to the customer that everything is OK. Sovol could perhaps rework this further.
Conclusion: After plugging and unplugging the motor cables on the motherboard again, the 3D printer is now running and is also printing the Benchy to my complete satisfaction.
