Looks like a filament runout sensor, and there is a tiny tiny little bit of extra filament sticking out the top right. If the print had needed a little bit more filament, it would have pulled through the sensor and the machine would have reported it had run out of filament and paused the print.
Essentially flying really fucking close to the sun and somehow making it by the skin of their teeth.
It's a filament runout sensor and OP literally used every last millimeter of their filament spool - like driving your car until the gas light comes on and then making it to the gas station with fumes to spare lol.
It's a filament runout sensor. It's a limit switch that will pause the print if it detects there isn't enough filament to continue so that you can feed in a new spool without having to watch it the whole time.
This is the way.
When I got an ACE I thought that I'd be doing multi-colured prints all the time. How wrong I was. The ability to automatically move to a new reel of filament when one runs out is a game-changer though.
13 Comments
renard_roux@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 355d
As someone who is interested in 3D printers, but doesn't have one yet: I have absolutely no clue what I'm looking at 🤔
Kanzar@sh.itjust.works · 35 pts · 355d
Looks like a filament runout sensor, and there is a tiny tiny little bit of extra filament sticking out the top right. If the print had needed a little bit more filament, it would have pulled through the sensor and the machine would have reported it had run out of filament and paused the print.
Essentially flying really fucking close to the sun and somehow making it by the skin of their teeth.
TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 355d
Skill baby! /Joking, pure luck
renard_roux@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 354d
Perfect, thank you! 😃👍
Test_Tickles@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 355d
I have 2 3d printers and I don't know either.
renard_roux@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 354d
Thank you for making me feel less stupid 😊❤️
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 355d
It's a filament runout sensor and OP literally used every last millimeter of their filament spool - like driving your car until the gas light comes on and then making it to the gas station with fumes to spare lol.
renard_roux@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 354d
May you be touched by His Noodly Appendage ❤️
Voyajer@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 355d
It's a filament runout sensor. It's a limit switch that will pause the print if it detects there isn't enough filament to continue so that you can feed in a new spool without having to watch it the whole time.
renard_roux@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 354d
Thank you! 😃👌
clb92@feddit.dk · 2 pts · 352d
There's still a lot of filament sitting in the Bowden tube between your sensor and the hotend.
The_Hideous_Orgalorg@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 355d
jaark@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 355d
This is the way. When I got an ACE I thought that I'd be doing multi-colured prints all the time. How wrong I was. The ability to automatically move to a new reel of filament when one runs out is a game-changer though.