tear in the firesleeve for v4.2

[niedra....@gmail.com]

Hey,

I've finally started to do some 3d printing after long experimentation and today after some printing I noticed that my hot end has a huge tear in the fire sleeve.

I have no idea how or why it has bursted, I haven't touched the hot end or that fire sleeve for a while.

See the picture.

How serious is this ?

Can I fix it on my own ? I have a PTFE band/tape lying around, should I just tape it around the hot end ?

Regards,

Robert

[László KREKÁCS]

Hi,

Drop me a line to my email address, and I can send you at shipping cost
(ie. you dont need to pay for the item themself).

Unfortunately it behaves like scotch tape, it withstand a lot of
pulling force, but if
there is a "bite-in" or any sharp curve then it just split apart.

I'm lately cutting really carefully those tubes, and I test each firesleeve
as pulling with as much force as I can, and if it does not fail, then I pack it.

You can't fix it yourself. However the hotend is operational without it,
so until the replacement arrive, you still can use it.

Best,
Laszlo

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[Ronald Aldrich]

Robert,

You could repair it by adding a wrapping of "Rescue tape" - http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1288127&CA_6C15C=881758022

- Ron