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                  3. Unsafe Z tool offset #36131 (CORE One INDX)
                   

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                  Unsafe Z tool offset

                  #36131 (CORE One INDX)

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                  What happened?

                  On the CORE One/+ equipped with the INDX system, the vertical Z offset is measured during the Tool Offset Calibration. If the measured Z offset deviates beyond the safe allowed limit, the printer will show the following message: "The measured Z offset exceeds the safe limit. Make sure the nozzle and the sensor are clean. Caution: the nozzle may be hot."

                  Error name: Unsafe Z Tool Offset

                  Error code: #36131 (CORE One INDX)

                  How to fix it?

                  Make sure that the filament is fully unloaded from all tools before starting the calibration process.

                  Nozzle cleaning

                  CAUTION: Heated parts can cause severe burns!
                  Check if the nozzle has residue. To clean it, select the nozzle in the printer menu. Then, heat it for three to five minutes at 250 °C, as the remains of the filament must be warmed up slightly so that they can be removed more easily.

                  Use a small brass brush to clear away any old plastic stuck on the nozzle. Avoid contact of the brush with the hotend cables, as this could cause a short circuit.

                  Tool offset calibration

                  Go to the printer menu in Control -> Calibrations & Tests -> 12. Tool offsets calibration and redo the calibration.

                  Reduce vibrations

                  Any vibration propagated to the surface under the printer, or an unstable surface under the printer, might cause a false reading on the load cell, triggering the homing error. 

                  For example, a printer that is in operation next to your printer can cause vibrations that are propagated to it, potentially causing a tool offset calibration failure. In that case, stop any printers next to the CORE One with INDX, and reattempt the calibration. 

                  A possible solution to dampen the noise and vibration of a printer is to add some additional padding underneath the printer. 

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                  Ricardo Mola
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                  This is the first time this has happened since assembling the printer—all the tests went well. One thing I noticed was that during the nozzle wiping, the toolhead starts right over the silicone wiper, but it moves while extruding, which drags filament onto the nozzl
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                  This article isn't very helpful as I encounter the issue during the calibration before a print. So obviously there is filament loaded in the tool. I already reduced the idle temperature to 155C (using a custom filament profile) but there is still material oozing from the noozle which screws up the calibration. I am using Prusament PLA
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                  • Troubleshooting
                    • QR Error codes
                      • QR Error codes
                      • Heatbed Port Overcurrent #31309 (CORE One) #35309 (CORE One L) #26309 (MK4S) #13309 (MK4) #27309 (MK3.9S) #21309 (MK3.9) #28309 (MK3.5S) #23309 (MK3.5) #12309 (MINI) #36309 (INDX)
                      • Loadcell Measure Failed #31526 (CORE One) #35526 (CORE One L) #36526 (CORE One INDX) #26526 (MK4S) #13526 (MK4) #27526 (MK3.9S) #21526 (MK3.9) #36526 (CORE One INDX)
                      • LED Memory Error #31529 (CORE One) #35529 (CORE One L) #36529 (CORE One INDX) #26529 (MK4S) #13529 (MK4) #27529 (MK3.9S) #21529 (MK3.9) #28529 (MK3.5S) #23529 (MK3.5)
                      • Power Panic #36321 (INDX) #31321 (CORE One) #35321 (CORE One L) #26321 (MK4S) #13321 (MK4) #27321 (MK3.9S) #21321 (MK3.9) #28321 (MK3.5S) #23321 (MK3.5) 
                      • Firmware Update Required #31701 (CORE One) #35701 (CORE One L) #36701 (CORE One INDX) #26701 (MK4S) #13701 (MK4) #27701 (MK3.9S) #21701 (MK3.9) #28701 (MK3.5S) #23701 (MK3.5)
                      • Nozzle Cleaning Failed #31834 (CORE One) #35834 (CORE One L) #26834 (MK4S) #13834 (MK4) #27834 (MK3.9S) #21834 (MK3.9) #17834 (XL)
                      • Firmware x printer mismatch #31609 (CORE One) #35609 (CORE One L) #36609 (CORE One INDX) #17609 (XL) #26609 (MK4S) #13609 (MK4) #27609 (MK3.9S) #21609 (MK3.9) #28609 (MK3.5S) #23609 (MK3.5) #12609 (MINI)
                      • Heaters Timeout #31817 (CORE One) #35817 (CORE One L) #36817 (CORE One INDX) #26817 (MK4S) #13817 (MK4) #27817 (MK3.9S) #21817 (MK3.9) #28817 (MK3.5S) #23817 (MK3.5) #17817 (XL) #12817 (MINI)
                      • Nozzle Timeout #31819 (CORE One) #35819 (CORE One L) #36819 (CORE One INDX) #26819 (MK4S) #13819 (MK4) #27819 (MK3.9S) #21819 (MK3.9) #28819 (MK3.5S) #23819 (MK3.5) #17819 (XL) #12819 (MINI)
                      • Filament Sensors Disabled #31115 (CORE One) #35115 (CORE One L) #36102 (CORE One INDX) #17115 (XL) #26115 (MK4S) #13115 (MK4) #27115 (MK3.9S) #21115 (MK3.9) #28115 (MK3.5S) #23115 (MK3.5) #12115 (MINI/+)
                      • Puppy error #31514 (CORE One) #35514 (CORE One L) #36514 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Print preview wrong filament #31805 (CORE One/+) #35805 (CORE One L) #36805 (CORE One INDX) #26805 (MK4S) #27805 (MK3.9S) #28805 (MK3.5S) #13805 (MK4) #21805 (MK3.9) #23805 (MK3.5) #17805 (XL) #12805 (MINI)
                      • Open chamber ventilation #31837 (CORE One) #36837 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Close chamber ventilation #31838 (CORE One) #36838 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Chamber filtration fan is not spinning #31840 (CORE One) #35840 (CORE One L) #36840 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Print preview tools mapping #31814 (CORE One) #36814 (CORE One INDX) #17814 (XL) #26814 (MK4S) #13814 (MK4) #27814 (MK3.9S) #21814 (MK3.9) #28814 (MK3.5S) #23814 (MK3.5)
                      • Quick pause #31835 (CORE One) #35835 (CORE One L) #36835 (CORE One INDX) #17835 (XL) #26835 (MK4S) #13835 (MK4) #27835 (MK3.9S) #21835 (MK3.9) #28835 (MK3.5S) #23835 (MK3.5) #12835 (MINI)
                      • Probing failed #31833 (CORE One) #35833 (CORE One L) #36833 (CORE One INDX) #17833 (XL) #26833 (MK4S) #13833 (MK4) #27833 (MK3.9S) #21833 (MK3.9) #28833 (MK3.5S) #23833 (MK3.5) #12833 (MINI)
                      • Display problem detected #36324 (INDX) #31324 (CORE One) #35324 (CORE One L) #17324 (XL) #26324 (MK4S) #13324 (MK4) #27324 (MK3.9S) #21324 (MK3.9) #28324 (MK3.5S) #23324 (MK3.5)
                      • Enclosure filter expiration warning #31831 (CORE One) #35831 (CORE One L) #36831 (CORE One INDX) #17831 (XL)
                      • Enclosure filter expiration #31832 (CORE One) #35832 (CORE One L) #36832 (CORE One INDX) #17832 (XL)
                      • Chamber Cooling Fan Error #31839 (CORE One) #35839 (CORE One L) #36839 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Occupied dock #36123 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Tool lost #36124 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Retry pickup 36126 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Tool Pickup Failed #36125 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Hotend thermal runaway #36204 (INDX)
                      • Hotend mintemp error #36208 (INDX)
                      • Hotend maxtemp error #36206 (INDX)
                      • Tool offset failed #36130 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Chamber overheating #36260 (INDX) #31260 (CORE One) #35260 (CORE One L) #17260 (XL)
                      • Chamber temperature is critical #36261 (INDX) #31261 (CORE One L) #35261 (CORE One) #17261 (XL)
                      • Unsafe Z tool offset #36131 (CORE One INDX)
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