Duet3D Logo Duet3D
    • Tags
    • Documentation
    • Order
    • Register
    • Login

    Simple filament Run out sensor random error

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved
    General Discussion
    3
    3
    179
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • Work Horse XLundefined
      Work Horse XL
      last edited by

      Hello Friends, I'm using Duet 3 board with 3.2 version firmware with expansion board 3HC with two simple trip filament run out sensors. I keep getting random pause when there is nothing wrong. Has anyone else had this? It may run 3 day or 5 days down to 1 day or even pause in 15 min. after a restart then run another 3 days before the error comes back. Most of my prints run 10 to 15 days at a time.

      I have changed the switch and wires and it's still doing it.

      Not sure what to check now.

      Thank you
      Darrin

      alankilianundefined 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • alankilianundefined
        alankilian @Work Horse XL
        last edited by

        @work-horse-xl
        Are you using normally-open or normally-closed switches?
        Are you running them active-high or active-low?
        Do you have a pull-up enabled?
        Which inputs are you using?
        Are the limit switches running bundled together with stepper motor wires?
        (OK, please post your config.g and that'll answer some of these in one pass.)

        It should be quick to figure out why you are having intermittent trips of the filament sensor.

        SeemeCNC Rostock Max V3 converted to V3.2 with a Duet2 Ethernet Firmware 3.2 and SE300

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • jens55undefined
          jens55
          last edited by

          I run into this issue on occasion and actually have this happening right now but have not gotten around to fixing it. My sensor is a simple micro switch with a long lever and the filament, when present in it's housing, moves the lever enough to activate the switch. There is a fine line between the lever being too far one way to allow me to thread in new filament and too far the other way to cause the switch to turn off even though there is filament.
          In my case it's always been an issue of just bending that arm a tad (outward in my case) to fix the intermittent issue.

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • First post
            Last post
          Unless otherwise noted, all forum content is licensed under CC-BY-SA