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OVER-EXTRUSION ON CREALITY ENDER 3 WITH PLA- COMMUNITY FIXES

Creality Ender 3 PLAOver-Extrusion

6 posts in our dataset matching Creality Ender 3 + PLA + over-extrusion.

We pulled the 6 matching cases from r/FixMyPrint and ranked the fixes by how often they were OP-confirmed or top-voted. Use these as a starting point - the deterministic engine on Fix My Print can adjust your specific slicer settings.

TOP CONFIRMED FIXES

Confirmed on Creality Ender 3 with PLA

  1. #1

    Calibrate flow rate

    Suggested in 4 posts
  2. #2

    Tune pressure advance

    Suggested in 2 posts
  3. #3

    Check belt tension

    Suggested in 2 posts
  4. #4

    Reduce print speed

    Suggested in 2 posts
  5. #5

    Check the extruder

    Suggested in 1 post

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