I have had a Form2 for a couple of years now and have had ‘missing tank’ messages intermittently which pretty much disables the printer.Removing/reinserting the tank several times usually works.During the pre-print process the ‘no tank’ warning will sometimes appear on the screen, it seems to be caused by the resin dispensing lever moving the tank slightly so the contact between the tank/printer is broken. I now lightly wedge a toothpick between the top left side of the tank and the printer body, this keeps it rigid and has solved the problem.I too have had ‘no tank’ messages with brand new tanks, this really is a weak link in the printing process (although there seem to be plenty of things that can go wrong!) This has happened and is annoying- load a print, hit the start button and go to work. When you come home and expect to see a 6 or 7 hour print waiting, instead it has stalled at 34.9 degrees and the screen say ‘no tank’ . Formlabs make a big deal of how slick and easy the printer is to use in their advertising, however the reality is quite different.
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