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===== Temperature Setting ======
Setting correct temperature is crucial for nice output and smooth operation of printer.

factors which can affect correct temperature are:
  * extruder (manufacturer)
  * filament type (ABS, PLA, PET..) and diameter (1.75/3 mm)
  * manufacturer
  * color of filament (sometimes different color of one manufacturer may vary)

As a good "first shot" setting temperature to filament manufacturer prescribed value is not a bad idea. I ussualy **start with values published by Prusa [[http://www.prusa3d.cz/materialy/ | here]]** , except highest temperature which i ussualy **dont set extruder temperature above 260 °C** cause of construction limitation of our reprap printers.

**Feel free to vary temperature if first time you don't get ideal result, experimental data is crutial!**

=== malfunctioning affected by temperature ===
low bed temperature -> model doesn't stick on bed, can be caused also by bad bed preparation or bad Z-axis calibration
filament jamming (brushed from extruder drive) -> can be caused by low temperature, but also by speed of printing or it could be caused by filament quality

===== confirmed experimental settings =====
**Drevena - PLA** - **bed 55 °C**, extruder - **190+ °C** - used on transparent red and non-transparent black PLA, both with sucess, lower bed temperature may result into problems with adhesion of filament to bed.