Qidi SBox resin won't form to plate!

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MojoJojo
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Qidi SBox resin won't form to plate!

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Absolute newbie here, so apologies in advance!

I was given a Qidi Sbox last year, and it's worked fine until yesterday, where I set it to print but nothing sticks to the plate at all. Nothing in the resin vat either.

So far, I've tried:

*realigning the plate so it's properly level and flush
*fresh FEP film in the vat
*cleaned everything with IPA and then dried it off
*fresh resin
*increased exposure time
*pre-heated the plate manually before starting
*multiple different models and sizes, including the one it printed yesterday
*checked all the panel lights are working (they are)

I'm getting NOTHING at all, and I don't know what else to try and fix this, any help really appreciated! <3

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Re: Qidi SBox resin won't form to plate!

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OKAY, slight update! I have relevelled the entire machine and the surface it is on. This has gotten it to start printing a couple of levels, but only in the VAT. I'll keep playing with it, but help is still appreciated!

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Re: Qidi SBox resin won't form to plate!

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Obvious question: have you asked Qidi?

I have no SLA experience, but you seem to have covered the basics.

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Re: Qidi SBox resin won't form to plate!

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Yes, they haven't answered my two emails or the Fb or Twitter post.

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