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Filament runout micro switch box

by m48u
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Hi everyone,

I struggled with the problem that sometimes my filament run out and I did not recognize it fast enough. Especially with longer prints or when it is hard to judge if there is enough filament left. Also I had sometimes very dry filament which snapped/broke by its own.

Since my Ender 5 Pro does not have a filament end sensor / filament runout sensor I have to use the old fashioned way (or at least a kind of hybrid way):

I do have an OctoPi installed and all job are done with it. There is a great plugin called "Filament Sensor Simplified" (https://github.com/LuckyX182/Filament_sensor_simplified) which needs to be connected to a micro switch.

So i designed a box / housing for that micro switch, installed the plugin, did some wiring and soldering and finally connected the switch the my OctoPi. With the correct configuration ("connected to ground" and the correct pins) my problem was solved.

This is designed for 1,75mm filament and for 10mm micro switch. The switch
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Beginner Low confidence
Single piece
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Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
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Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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