Design
Design
Like its big sister, the Mars 5 Ultra is uncluttered. A large black-tinted cover, an aluminum chassis and simple shapes make it very elegant. The switch, socket, USB port and Wi-Fiantenna are on the right-hand side of the machine. A clear advantage for access, but the antenna spoils the silhouette a little.
Surely for cost reasons, the Mars 5’s cover doesn’t swivel. It must be removed completely, as on the Jupiter SE.
On the back of the lid, Elegoo has provided an extraction, something we highly recommend as resin and its smell are not exactly the right combo for your health.
Inside, we find the “AI” camera. This time, if you want to make great videos, you’ll be able to put a light source behind the camera, which wasn’t possible with the Saturn 4 Ultra.
In terms of quality, we’re treated to timelapses at 1280 x 720 pixels, but the cover is very dark, and a small LED light should have been integrated next to the lens. But even if you don’t want to make a video, you can watch your impressions from your PC with ChituManager. Finally, the camera is mainly used to detect imperfections or problems on your large prints, in which case the printer will alert you, which could save you a lot of time and resin.
A few photos of other printer details.
The 9K monochrome LCD screen has a resolution of 8520×4320 on the Mars 5 ULTRA, with highly detailed resolution potential that responds with crisp micro-detail and textures faithful to the original files with XY resolution of 18 x 18 um and Z-axis precision of 20um.
Be careful not to overfill your tray. The printer won’t want to start and will ask you to remove the excess. This is a good thing, as the resin won’t do any good if it leaks into the tray’s tilting mechanism.
