Possible Fire Hazard: Wanhao “Recalls” Duplicator i3 3D Printer

Wanhao is reaching out to its customers and resellers, warning them of a design flaw in their Duplicator i3 that may cause fires. The printers suffer from an issue that causes crimp connections of the nozzle heater cartridge’s supply line to fail due to the mechanical stress in the cable drag chain. In their “Recall” titled note, Wanhao provides instructions on how to fix the issue.

Among the unlucky recipients of malfunctioning Wanhaos was [Angus Deveson] from Maker’s Muse, who received a unit that failed before he could record a review on it. Unrelated to the “recall”, [Chuck Hellebuyck] released …read more

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