Damn BLTouch pin
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There has got to be a law that says every BLTouch pin has to come with a locator of some sort that has at least 3 ft of range!
My pin was getting beat up so I ordered and received a spare (why the heck are they priced this high?).
Today I finally trashed the original pin and the replacement has done a friggin vanishing act ... not to be rediscovered until I order a new pin ($10) and freight ($10).
Spent a couple hours searching today ... I even put the pin into a baggie so I wouldn't loose itArrrrgggghhhhhhh
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Sounds like you need a different probe - build yourself a Euclid!
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@luke-slaboratory, I am tempted ..... but this is my first BLTouch probe pin failure
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In my experience, it won't be your last. I hate the damn things.
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Current plan is to trick the new pin into showing itself by repairing the old pin. I will attempt to drill a tiny hole into the tip of the pin and then insert a needle into that hole (possibly epoxied). This will make up for the missing tip of the old pin.
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I bought them in bulk the last time I needed one and put them in the parts drawer. Haven't needed one since. ( I switched to stall detection on Z after I borked the pin and haven't bothered to switch back yet )
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@phaedrux, where did you find them in bulk? Or are the clones from China?
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https://spool3d.ca/bltouch-replacement-push-pin/
Is buying multiples still considered bulk?
At 5$ a piece it doesn't take long to get free shipping (120$)
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@phaedrux Cool - the last price I saw from them was I think $12.50. These must be clone pins .... certainly more reasonable price.
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@phaedrux It's a pretty damn good price for the original and much more reasonable then the old price!
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Decided that I am a gambler at heart and ordered a set of 5 pins from Aliexpress for less than $4 total.
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@jens55 said in Damn BLTouch pin:
Current plan is to trick the new pin into showing itself by repairing the old pin. I will attempt to drill a tiny hole into the tip of the pin and then insert a needle into that hole (possibly epoxied). This will make up for the missing tip of the old pin.
I love it when a plan comes together - drilled a tiny hole (around 0.6 mm) into the pin going maybe 15 mm deep. I had a damaged tip cleaner wire (0.37 mm) that had a kink in it. Turns out that the kink works perfectly to hold the wire in place, didn't have to epoxy it or anything.
It's working as good as new !