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Upgrade your Creality K1, K1C, or K1 Max with the Phaetus DXC Extruder — a precision dual-drive helical gear extruder engineered for stable, high-speed filament feeding with abrasive, flexible, and specialty materials.
✅ Compatible with Creality K1, K1C & K1 Max
✅ Dual-drive helical gears — superior grip and feed consistency
✅ Adaptive pressure control — smooth feeding with all filament types
✅ RNC-coated gear teeth — 3x longer service life than standard
✅ Plug-and-play installation — no firmware modifications required
✅ Reuses stock stepper motor — no additional hardware needed
✅ Ideal for TPU, PLA-CF, glow-in-the-dark & abrasive filaments
✅ Perfect for high-speed printing environments
The Phaetus DXC Extruder is a direct-drive extruder upgrade engineered specifically for the Creality K1 series, delivering measurably better filament grip, feed consistency, and service life compared to the stock extruder. Whether you’re pushing high-speed prints, running abrasive carbon fibre filaments, or struggling with flexible materials like TPU, the DXC removes the extruder as a limiting factor.
Why Upgrade to the Phaetus DXC?
The stock Creality K1 extruder performs adequately for standard filaments at moderate speeds — but shows its limitations quickly when you push harder. Abrasive filaments like PLA-CF and PA-CF accelerate gear wear. Flexible filaments like TPU cause inconsistent feeding and stringing. High-speed printing amplifies any inconsistency in grip or pressure.
The Phaetus DXC addresses all of these with a dual-drive helical gear system, adaptive pressure control, and RNC-coated gear teeth that last three times longer than standard extruder gears. The result is smoother, more consistent extrusion across every filament type and speed setting your K1 can deliver.
Features:
Dual-Drive Helical Gears — grips filament from both sides for consistent, slip-free feeding Adaptive Pressure Control — automatically adjusts grip pressure to suit different filament types RNC-Coated Gear Teeth — resistance nano-coating extends gear life by 3x vs standard Plug-and-Play Installation — direct replacement for stock K1 series extruder No Firmware Modifications Required — works with stock Creality K1 firmware out of the box Reuses Stock Stepper Motor — no additional motor or wiring required Wide Filament Compatibility — PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, TPU, PLA-CF, PA-CF and more
Specifications:
Compatible Printers: Creality K1, K1C, K1 Max Drive System: Dual-drive helical gears Gear Coating: RNC (Resistance Nano Coating) Gear Life: 3x longer than standard extruder gears Pressure Control: Adaptive Stepper Motor: Reuse stock motor — not included Firmware Modification: Not required Installation: Plug-and-play direct replacement
⚠️ Important Installation Note
The Phaetus DXC requires your existing stock stepper motor to be transferred across during installation. The stepper motor is not included. No firmware modifications are required — the DXC works with standard Creality K1 firmware.
Best Used With:
PLA-CF, PA-CF & abrasive composite filaments TPU & flexible filaments prone to feeding inconsistency High-speed printing at 300mm/s+ Any setup where the stock extruder is causing under-extrusion or stripping
Compatible Filaments:
PLA / PLA+ / PLA-CF / PLA-GF PETG / PETG-CF ABS / ASA TPU / TPE PA / PA-CF Glow-in-the-dark, silk, metallic and specialty filaments
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| Weight | .300 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 10 × 5 × 5 cm |
| Brand[For 3D Printer Parts- (Required)] | Creality |
| Type[For 3D Printer Parts- (Required)] | Extruder Assembly |
| Compatible Brand[For 3D Scanner Parts- (Required)] | Universal |
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