From 4b8ad3fc039f0861457667e6e8916112f244d783 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin O'Connor Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 12:32:20 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add a prerequisites section to Pressure_advance.md Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor --- docs/Pressure_Advance.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/Pressure_Advance.md b/docs/Pressure_Advance.md index be6bcac9..4665028c 100644 --- a/docs/Pressure_Advance.md +++ b/docs/Pressure_Advance.md @@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ pressure advance feature can be helpful in reducing ooze. For more information on how pressure advance is implemented see the [kinematics](Kinematics.md) document. +Prerequisites +============= + +In order to tune the pressure advance setting the printer must be +configured and operational. The tuning test involves printing objects +and inspecting the differences between objects. In particular, the +extruder +[E steps](http://reprap.org/wiki/Triffid_Hunter%27s_Calibration_Guide#E_steps) +and +[nozzle temperature](http://reprap.org/wiki/Triffid_Hunter%27s_Calibration_Guide#Nozzle_Temperature) +should be tuned prior to tuning pressure advance. + Tuning pressure advance =======================