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IR level sensor or FSR's
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 9:12 pm
by DerStig
Building a metal max, using a Duet controller. Do I go FSR's or the IR proximity sensor. I use a glass surface and sometimes I use buildtek
Re: IR level sensor or FSR's
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 11:01 pm
by Xenocrates
If you use multiple bed surface's, I'd use FSR's. Different surfaces and coatings will trigger the IR sensor at different heights, requiring tweaking.
Re: IR level sensor or FSR's
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 2:49 am
by Jimustanguitar
You can also do Z probing.
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1069281
Another option is an accelerometer mounted to the hotend that can act like a z probe. Hopefully the Eris will be a wild success and there will be kits available to us soon!
A friend build a Pup delta, and it actually mounts the hotend slightly loose and has a snap switch that's triggered that way...
That being said, I'm doing a build right now and I went with FSRs. Betweeen OpenDact and MHackney and 626Pilot's work, I felt like it gave me the best options.