I ran the optics test print as advised by customer support with a brand new vat and brand new resin.
This explains why my less than 2 week old printer has been failing before even getting through one liter of resin. Something is way out of wack with the laser and or optics. It seems clear (no pun intended) the laser spot is not focused or is obstructed. I’m hoping they send me a new printer. Looks like SLA printing is gonna be on hold for a couple weeks while Formlabs helps me get to the bottom of this. Someone at their factory needs to do a little more QA.
