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LED & Z-axis comparison
This article briefly compares the LED and Z-axis of Anycubic photon, photon-S, Wanhao d7, d8, Phrozen shuffle and EPAX X1. It may be different from the actual situation because it is based on personal guesses.

I will compare the LED first.

Photon has 4 LEDs. For Photon-S, the exact number is unknown, but it seems to have about 40 or more LEDs. d7 has 30 LEDs. The d8 has 49 LEDs. The Phrozen shuffle has 24 LEDs. EPAX has 50 LEDs.

And not only the number of LEDs, but also the layout is different. Photon, d7 and EPAX have LEDs in a small area. Then use a reflective funnel to diffuse the light. There is a disadvantage that the curing is not constant since the position of the LED is centered.

Photon-S, Phrozen shuffle, and d8 place LEDs on a large area and use a lens to diffuse the light. This is usually called 'Paraled LED'. Photon-S and Phrozen shuffle use large lenses and d8 use relatively small lenses. It is also said that this method causes the lifetime of the LCD to be shortened due to the heat of the LED.

The number of LEDs suggests that Photon's LED power is the weakest. According to the person who used Photon-S with LED number increase, Anycubic green resin was printed in 50um layer, 5 exposures.

Next, let's compare the Z-axis.

Photon consists of a double steel rod and three steel bearings. Photon-S is similar to Photon but has two very wide rails that look stronger. d7 was previously the same as Photon, but now upgraded to 1.5, two steel rods and a bearing bush are used. The d8 and Phorzen shuffle use two linear rails and a ball screw. This is the most ideal Z-axis we can think of. EPAX consists of a double steel rod and four steel bearings similar to the rails used by Photon-S. The difference is that the bearing is located outside. Special anti-backlash nuts are also used.

Unusual is the d7, d9, Phrozen shuffle uses Nema motors and rods as couplers, while Photon, Photon-S and EPAX use integral threaded rod nema motors.

Vat is made of metal all except d8. In addition, the d7 and EPAX have rubber seals to prevent the resin from leaking from the vat.

According to EPAX's product description, Non FEP film is used less sticky than commonly used FEP film. This film is compatible with printers that are the same size as Photon or d7.

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Has anyone scanned or reverse engineered the Original Photon sheet metal enclosure?
# BlackBoaProject Has anyone scanned or reverse engineered the Original Photon sheet metal enclosure?
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Here is my 4th print with the Photon. As it is currently sitting in the living room, I cannot use it as much as I'd like, until a proper working space with ventilation will be set up for it.
This time, I decided to give Chitubox a go, to see how it would behave.

Model: 3D Town from Ameralabs
Slicer setting: default for the Photon after installation
Resin: Anycubic green from the sample bottle that came with the printer; it has been sitting in the vat (covered with a piece of white paper) for at least 3 weeks, without direct light on it
Room temperature: around 21 degrees C, with a slightly open window 2 meters away from the printer, to make sure that some air circulates

Model was loaded in Chitubox and placed on the buildplate without additional modifications and no supports.

For the scale, a 1 eurocent coin sits with it in a group picture.

After printing, sprayed with 95% isopropylic alcohol, washed in water and 2x60s curing runs in the uv nail curing machine of my wife.

I still have to compare the original 3D model with my print, but I want to have dinner first.

Enjoy and let me know how does it look like - for me, at the moment looks quite good :)

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Hi guys!

Im using my Photon pretty freqent, its been printing non-stop for a week, and it behaves really well, on the other hand, the resin, not so much!

When ive let it print over night and come back to in the morning to start a new print, the resin sometimes is not good to go, it need to get blended/stired, otherwise the detail got lose of the supports.

When it happens, i just stir the resin and its all good to go again, same file prints flawlesly once its done.

If i look at the startup gcode in the new Chitubox, it lets me write whatever i want.

Im thinking of adding the follow lines just to stir the resin a little before it starts a new print.

G21;

G90;

M106 S0;

G28 Z0;

G1 Z15;

G1 Z0.3;

G1 Z15;

G1 Z0.3;

G1 Z15;

G1 Z0.3;

G1 Z15;

G28 Z0;

What do you think? Does it understand native g-codes?

Im thinking if it works with G0 commands.

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Love/Annoyance relationship with this machine but when it all clicks together I fall in love all over.

Custom cartridge for Nintendo Switch games

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Hey guys, just ordered my first Photon last night. What's the concensus for the best resin for printing statues/models around here? Anycubic's? Amazon has them for $29/500ml. Anyone have a cheaper source or something recommended more? I have already seen the resin exposure spreadsheet.

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Would this powder work mixed with a clear resin?

"BLUE LIT - the world's glowiest glow pigment, 100% pure LIT powder in blue

What does it do?

Unlike other glowing things, Lit can be recharged an unlimited number of times
It's super high luminescence will often glow brighter than the ambient light around it
Can be charged with light or heat
After super-bright initial glow, will afterglow for up to 12 hours (depending on your mix)

For those of you wondering, it works amazingly well if mixed into resin!"

https://www.culturehustleusa.com/…/blue-lit-the-worlds-glow…

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Is there ANY way to darken the screen? Changing it to black from blue would be great. I cannot see that thing....

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so i just got my photon and after 2 failed prints, they looked like they got smushed by bricks my z axis and my uv light are completely unresponsive. the test option for the uv light does not turn it on and the z axis is free to move by hand but uncontrolled by the machine.

any ideas on what i should do

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