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jlas1 / Klicky-Probe

Microswitch probe with magnetic attachement, primarily aimed at CoreXY 3d printers
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Goal behind klicky probe #119

Closed reparator closed 2 years ago

reparator commented 2 years ago

Just a question: What is the intention or the goal behind it? Which problem does this klicky probe solve? I could not really find that out in the documentation. On a Voron you normally have a fixed inductive sensor for z-direction. Now it is variable. The tolerances should by higher with that. So what is the advantage? Need some clarification. Regards Stefan

reparator commented 2 years ago

After looking at that video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQYHFecsTto&t=2s now it is clear for me.

jlas1 commented 2 years ago

The goals or objectives are on the initial Readme.md, i have highlighted the most important when coming from an inductive sensor:

drop in replacement for Omron TL-Q5MC2 or PL-08N2 (you don't need to replace the toolhead), replacement of BLtouch probes
soldering not required
minimal adjustments required
be able to detect all the print surfaces
be as close to the hotend tip as possible
highly repeatable and accurate probes
**less temperature variations**
**no melting of its parts**
**cheap to build**
reuse spare parts if possible