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User Manual – FELIX Pro 1
Rev 3
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13
FILAMENT DETECTION
The filament detection is implemented to prevent failure of a print job due to failure of filament. This
saves a print-job which can save a lot of time and loss of money.
The filament detection sensor does the following:
Detect if there is filament present.
That filament is slipping.
There is a clog in the extruder
In rare cases when filament gets tangled on a spool
When there are blobs on the filament and throughput stagnates.
When filament is too thin.
The filament detection is basically a wheel that runs along with the filament. The controller constantly
compares the amount of flow with the sent out extruder steps. If the difference is too large, an error will
be displayed. “Click to reheat”.
See section trouble shooting for more information what could be the root cause for this issue.
13.1
Manually turn off filament detection
If for some reason the filament detection seems to fail, or in your situation it is not required or
unwanted. You can disable it manually via the manual control panel in FELIXbuilder.
You basically send some gcode commands directly to the printer in the send command text box. This is
the required command to disable the filament detection.
M602 S0 P1
Note: The filament detection function is restored, when you reset or restart the printer.