vert wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:19 am
interesting idea but its nothing more then a bandied for the real problem.
the real problem being the cause of the pin dropping when it should not.
one of such causes of the pin dropping is caused by the wire harness failing.
the loss of connection on the 3dtouch/bltouch the probe light is turned off them back on at this point it performs a self test after reconnecting.
the instance described will only become worse over time until the probe no longer turn on at all or the pin drops outside the bed while printing and rips the pin out breaking the probe.
i reported the defect in the wire harness some time ago it seems to me the solution would be to use thicker wires as only the small thin wires break.
i have had a total of 4 of these harness's break in a few short months of use.
https://youtu.be/BJFgM6-xxno
My situation isnt to do with the Wiring harness its a case of if the head moves to fast doing a small area of infill, it shakes the pin loose it drops and catches on whatever I am printing. The light in the 3D touch doesnt go off and back on its just the magnet cant take the Jerking/Vibration.
I made the pin support to combat the problem I was having, and it does the Job for me. So I thought I would share it because it is frustrating having it drop, but I had to make it so I could do it quick and easy after the leveling process had finished and before printing started.
For some it may not work as it all depends how far the pin is from the bed, with mine it has enough room to move the head and the bottom of my Pin Support is high enough off the bed to not scrape the filement that is being printed.
Steve.
