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Elegoo
Elegoo Centauri Carbon
FDM filament printer. Build volume: 256 × 256 × 256 mm.
Assessed from documentation Updated on October 4, 2026
How to recognize it: Check the full model name “Centauri Carbon” on the label or in device information. Suffixes and revisions identify different models; check the source before selecting parts.
Technical specifications
Manufacturer specifications for the listed configuration. Notes identify accessories, measurement conditions and calculated values.
Technology and structure3
| Technology | FDM |
|---|---|
| Kinematics | CoreXY |
| Build area shape | Rectangular |
Build area and volume4
| Build area X | 256 mm |
|---|---|
| Build area Y | 256 mm |
| Build area Z | 256 mm |
| Build volume | 16.7772 L Calculated from nominal X × Y × Z dimensions. |
Hardware3
| Enclosed as standard | Yes |
|---|---|
| Nozzle material | Brass / hardened steel |
| Build plate | Double-sided PEI / PLA surface |
Temperatures1
| Maximum hotend temperature | 320 °C |
|---|
Speed and performance3
| Maximum travel speed | 500 mm/s |
|---|---|
| Maximum acceleration | 20,000 mm/s² |
| Maximum volumetric flow | 32 mm³/s |
Features3
| Filament runout sensor | Yes |
|---|---|
| Power loss recovery | Yes |
| Camera | Built in |
Technical sources: Centauri Carbon — documentazione ufficiale · Centauri Carbon — specifiche tecniche ufficiali
Undocumented specifications (35)
- Shared dual-nozzle area X: Not documented
- Shared dual-nozzle area Y: Not documented
- Shared dual-nozzle area Z: Not documented
- Installed toolheads / extruders: Not documented
- Extruder type: Not documented
- Filament diameter: Not documented
- Standard nozzle: Not documented
- Available nozzle diameters: Not documented
- Maximum bed temperature: Not documented
- Chamber heating: Not documented
- Maximum chamber temperature: Not documented
- Advertised maximum print speed: Not documented
- Advertised typical print speed: Not documented
- Minimum layer thickness: Not documented
- Maximum layer thickness: Not documented
- Multicolor system: Not documented
- Colors with documented configuration: Not documented
- Automatic leveling: Not documented
- Air filtration: Not documented
- Control display diagonal: Not documented
- Control display: Not documented
- Connectivity: Not documented
- Listed slicers: Not documented
- Firmware: Not documented
- Internal storage: Not documented
- Manufacturer-listed materials: Not documented
- Machine width: Not documented
- Machine depth: Not documented
- Machine height: Not documented
- Net weight: Not documented
- Rated power: Not documented
- Power supply: Not documented
- Advertised noise: Not documented
- Leveling method: Not documented
- Advertised Z accuracy: Not documented
No published compatibility for this printer.
Related guides
General guides help identify print defects. Follow the manual for your exact model and variant for disassembly, maintenance and calibration.
- First layer not sticking: causes and checks
How to recognise a first layer that is too high, too squished or uneven and fix it in order: plate cleaning, slicer profile, leveling, Z offset. Based on official guidance from Bambu Lab, Prusa, Creality, Elegoo and Anycubic.
- Warping: corners lifting off the bed with ABS, ASA, PETG and PLA
Why corners curl and how to reduce it: plate cleaning, drafts, enclosure, bed temperature, brim and ears, cooling and glue. Based on official guidance from Bambu Lab and Prusa and on user experience.
- Clogged nozzle and under-extrusion: find where the blockage is and fix it
How to tell a blockage in the PTFE tube, the extruder or the hotend apart, when to use the needle and cold pull, how to recognise heat creep, and when replacing the nozzle, PTFE tube or gears is actually justified.
- Wet filament: recognise it, dry it and store it
Symptoms of filament that has absorbed moisture, the most sensitive materials, how to dry following Bambu Lab and Prusa official tables without damaging spool or filament, and how to keep it dry.
- Stringing and oozing: how to get rid of filament strings and blobs
How to recognise stringing and oozing, the main causes (wet filament, temperature, retraction, travel moves, nozzle) and the checks to do in order, with official guidance from Prusa, Bambu Lab, Creality and Elegoo.
- Layer shifting: causes and checks in order
Why layers shift along X or Y and how to find the cause: obstructions, collisions with curled parts, belts, pulleys, speed, electronics cooling and motors, with official guidance from Prusa, Bambu Lab, Creality, Elegoo and Anycubic.
- Ringing and ghosting: getting rid of ripples on FDM print walls
What ringing (or ghosting) is, why it appears after corners and lettering, and how to fix it in order: printer surface, loose parts, belts, lubrication, vibration calibration (input shaping), speed and acceleration.
Dates and news
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Elegoo Centauri Carbon: pre-orders announced for 17 February
In its release dated 6 February 2025, Elegoo announced Centauri Carbon pre-orders for 17 February: its first CoreXY FDM printer, with an enclosed frame, a 256 × 256 × 256 mm build volume and a hardened nozzle. The date is the schedule stated in the release, which predates the actual opening.
Sources: Elegoo to Open Pre-Orders for Centauri Carbon on February 17 (press release) (Elegoo via PR Newswire Asia)
Official documentation
Manuals and guides published by Elegoo. Links go to the manufacturer’s site; we consulted them on the date shown.
- Support page
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- Official support wiki (hub) — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- User manual
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- User manual (EN, V1.2) — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Multilingual user manual (V1.2) — multiple languages, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Maintenance
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- Routine maintenance — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Belt tensioner adjustment — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Cleaning the part cooling fan — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Troubleshooting
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- Unclogging the nozzle with the cleaning needle — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Extrusion troubleshooting — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Fixing layer shifting — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Error 101: heated bed not heating — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Parts replacement
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- Nozzle replacement (B0C0C1) — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Hotend kit replacement — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- PTFE tube replacement — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Filament cutter replacement — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Chamber fan filter replacement (B1C021) — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Nozzle wiper assembly replacement (B0C0J1) — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Firmware and software
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- Elegoo, 12 models — ELEGOO download center (firmware and software) — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Checking firmware version and exporting logs — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
- Technical specifications
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- Official technical specifications — English, accessed on October 5, 2026
Sources
- Centauri Carbon — official documentation — Elegoo, accessed on October 4, 2026
- Centauri Carbon — official technical specifications — Elegoo, accessed on October 5, 2026