Mars 5

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Mars 5

100 positive 2 neutral 31 negative

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Replacing FEP with ACF

ACF has it's downsides, namely causing fine vertical lines on smooth surfaces. There was such a backlash against it, Elegoo stopped using ACF on new printers. No Mars 5 or Saturn 4 model uses ACF. nFEP/PFA however is a straight upgrade from FEP, and is cheaper than ACF. And yes, it uses the same ten

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stickninjazero in r/ElegooSaturn

October 30, 2025 10:10 AM

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Build plate comes up with NOTHING?

I have the same Mars 5 Ultra, and on my first print, I got exactly this! no adhesion. I found these settings on reddit and they worked fantastic. It's been printing fine since I changed the values in RED. Detailed info: -Mars 5 Ultra -8K Washable Resin -Slicer software is ELEGOO SatelLite (came on t

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morbidgun in r/ElegooMars

April 29, 2026 7:45 PM

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Mars 4 Vs Mars 5

I recommend the mars 4 ultra, but to change the fep for the mars 4 non ultra out of the box. The mars 4 ultra comes with ACF film which is cloudy and can reduce print sharpness. The mars non ultra 4 has a clear fep. Very easy to change. Or just live with the cfa film, its less sharp but not by a mas

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cartouche_minis in r/ElegooMars

December 6, 2025 8:06 PM

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Saturn 4 Ultra Issues

Temperature of the resin, level build plate, and exposure level of the bottom layers. The temperate isn't a suggestion; it should be 25C or above. That's resin temperature, not air temperature! I set my heater to 30C and let it run for at least 30-45 minutes before printing without opening the cover

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Greizen_bregen in r/resinprinting

January 17, 2026 8:06 PM

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Having trouble choosing a printer...

Do you have the time to save a little more? I am telling you this because I also did this. I wanted to move from my old Anycubic Photon Mono 4K to something new and in the budget at that time was Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra. I use my printer for printing large armies, so this was an issue because the build

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MetalHard1337 in r/resinprinting

April 8, 2026 8:20 AM

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What eldritch horror did I just print?

I actually used it for years and now the only thing I did was turning the high definition AA off. AA - constrast blur never did that to me. I use an elegoo mars 5 ultra. Could the hd AA off be for something?

Legal_Radish2821 in r/PrintedWarhammer

December 17, 2025 3:26 PM

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Best 3d printers for warhammer

No, it isn’t. Sorry, but FDM printer don’t hold a candle to train when it comes to printing minis. Depending on how much you want to spend, I’d check out the Elegoo line. The Mars 5 Ultra is a good beginner/intermediate printer. It has plenty of print volume and the “self leveling” system is pretty

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WarbossTodd in r/PrintedMinis

February 11, 2026 11:46 AM

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Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra detail test – 25 micron layer height (ABS-Like 8K Space Grey)

Detail with any resin 3D printer hasn’t changed much since 4K came out, Imo. I recently “upgraded” from the Mars 3 to the Mars 5 Ultra and the difference is imperceivable to the eye. The only things that are different is slightly faster prints which doesn’t impress me, an AI camera that doesn’t dete

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baleiby in r/ElegooMars

March 13, 2026 6:11 PM

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Recommendations for the best affordable resin 3d printer?

the problem is. if your max total budget is only $500 that's really not enough. a "good" printer. can print 1/12 figure heads. ...ie a elegoo mars 5 ultra is a great entry lvl printer. is like $250 ish for the printer. but you can expect to AT LEAST spend that same amt of aux items. wash/cure statio

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oneWeek2024 in r/PrintedMinis

March 16, 2026 4:42 PM

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Print failure question

I had exactly this problem. If the rafts aren't printing, it might be a levelling problem. Try the levelling function from the accessibility menu. See if there is a significant difference in the movement of the four pieces of paper. There was for me - the paper moved freely for the 2 at the back whe

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Adept-Ad916 in r/ElegooMars

April 17, 2026 10:29 AM

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