Slice Engineering Mosquito Magnum Hotend Bare Bones

Introducing the Mosquito Magnum Hotend Bare Bones. The latest enhancements to the product include an updated heat break that boasts a reinforced throat and a revised radiator design, meticulously crafted to prevent damage during installation and repairs. Additionally, a new heat sink that features a wider opening for the filament path. This improvement significantly enhances compatibility with multi-material setups, such as the Prusa MMU or Mosaic Palette, ensuring a smoother, more reliable multi-material printing experience.

Main Benefits

The Mosquito Magnum prints up to 20% faster than any other hotend on the market

A thermal insulator protects the extended melt zone from the effects of active cooling, and radiative heat loss. It has a heat transmission rate as low as 3 W/m*K, meaning you can have ultimate confidence in the speed of your print, while at the same time maintaining the high resolution benefits achieved with the standard Mosquito

The melt zone is extended proximally upwards to maintain a small form factor

A multi extrusion setup with both high flow and high resolution optimized designs can be created without needing to purchase new nozzles or make carriage modifications to accommodate hotends of different sizes

The hot block included in this product is compatible with the RepRap standard of nozzles.

About the revised version

Slice Engineering released a brand new version of the Mosquito Magnum! This new versions include a revised heat break and heat sink with cool new features. The new heat break has a reinforced throat and revised radiator to prevent damage during installation or repairs. It also features the same WS2 anti-stick coating found on our line of Vanadium Nozzles for even better performance with PLA. The new heat sink has a wider opening for the filament path to more readily accept spliced filament from multi-material setups, like the Prusa MMU or Mosaic Palette.

The old-style heat breaks and heat sinks will not be compatible with the new ones. However, customers that desire to upgrade can retrofit their Mosquito to take advantage of the new features by acquiring both the heat sink and heat break together.

The Mosquito Versatility

The Mosquito is adaptable to virtually any printer, so by swapping one component, you gain the high performance benefits of a printer worth thousands more. Since the Mosquito (designed for beauty) and Mosquito Magnum (designed for speed) are the same length, any combination of these hotends can be mounted to one carriage. So you can switch between high-flow and high-precision in the same print.

Additional Details

Superior heat break performance

The heat break conducts 85% less heat into the heat sink than a typical threaded heat break

Steep temperature gradient at the heat break, and high tolerances along the filament path allow for better transmission of fine motor movements, resulting in beautiful, higher resolution prints

Steep temperature gradient at the heat break reduces the likelihood of jamming

Reduced heat transmission removes the need for a large heat sink

Composite construction of the heat break allows for the use of materials optimized for heat transfer in each section of the heat break

Allows for hotend to be mounted with a printed, plastic adapter, without raising safety concerns

Increased structural rigidity

The heat break has been separated from the structural components of the hotend, allowing for a heat break that is not load bearing, and can be very thin walled. This allows for a reliable, rigid exterior structure

No components are prone to loosening at the mounting points

Nozzles can be changed with one hand, without grasping the hot block

In the case of a severe crash, an entirely new hotend is not necessary, parts can be easily swapped out

Larger temperature operating range

Specially-engineered high temperature copper alloy in the hot block will not soften at high temperatures in excess of 550C.

Threads in the hot block will not deform at high temps, allowing removal of nozzles even after multiple high temp heat cycles

Nickel plating on the hot block reduces radiative heat loss and prevents galling of threads

Modular/adaptable to almost any FFF/FDM printer

Compact, flat, ambidextrous form factor

5 different hole mounting patterns to allow for adaptation to virtually any printer

Printable adapters can be created to diversify mounting options

Ideal for multiple extrusion systems

Small form factor and light mass allows for back-to-back mounting with small nozzle-nozzle distance

Lightweight

Small mass allows for more rapid motion

Less reinforcement needed for the motors, belts, and drives in the motion system