Creality Sprite extruder: Ender 3 S1, V3 SE, V3 KE
The Sprite is the dual-gear direct extruder Creality fits to the Ender 3 S1, the Ender 5 S1 and the Ender 3 V3 SE and V3 KE. With use, the gears wear or fill with debris and the extruder starts slipping, clicking or biting into the filament, leaving gaps or thin layers in your prints. This is the original replacement, from Creality's official store on AliExpress.
- Sprite dual-gear direct extruder; the shop's variant is called “Extruder Kit”.
- For the Creality Ender 3 S1, Ender 5 S1, Ender 3 V3 SE and Ender 3 V3 KE.
- Before replacing it, clean the gears and make sure the nozzle isn't half-clogged: both make an extruder skip.
- Check in the shop exactly what the variant includes (motor, hotend or just the extruder) before you buy.
- After fitting it, check the extruder steps per millimetre and run an extrusion test.
Where to buy it
Sold by AliExpress: on its website you see the final price, shipping, returns and warranty, and you pay there. usi3d does not sell it or take payment for it.
Link to the shop
View at AliExpress (opens in a new tab)
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Which printers it fits
- Creality Ender 3 S1
- Creality Ender 5 S1
- Creality Ender 3 V3 SE
- Creality Ender 3 V3 KE
Check at the shop that the variant you choose (model, size or connector) matches your printer before you buy it.
Problems it helps to fix
Symptoms it helps with: The extruder clicks or skips, The extruder grinds or snaps the filament, No filament comes out.
usi3d's troubleshooting guides with the symptoms it helps with and its printers:
- Ender 3 V3 SE or KE: no filament comes out, the nozzle clogs or the extruder clicks
- Filament ground or chewed by the extruder
- Very soft TPU (85A or softer): only with a direct drive extruder, a short path and very slowly
- Nozzle clogs or stops extruding mid-print (heat creep)
- The extruder clicks or skips
Technical data
- Brand
- Creality
- Model
- Sprite (extruder)
- Type
- Extrusora
- Variant
- Extruder Kit
- Origin
- CN
- Shop
- AliExpress
From the manufacturer or the shop; they may vary by variant.
How to choose the right one
Make sure your printer is one of the four listed and pick the extruder variant in the shop. If it only fails with one particular spool, suspect the filament before the extruder.
How we choose products
usi3d shows products from other shops for their compatibility with your printer, because they help with a fault, because they ship to Spain and because the shop is trustworthy. The commission does not decide what we show or in what order.