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Firmware for the Original Prusa MINI, Original Prusa MK4 and the Original Prusa XL 3D printers by Prusa Research.
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[FEATURE REQUEST] tool head "hot" indication #3855

Open djdelorie opened 6 months ago

djdelorie commented 6 months ago

Printer type - XL multi-tool

It would be useful (and safer) if the green LED on the front of the tool heads could somehow indicate which tool heads are "hot" (i.e. dangerous to touch).

kvtorp commented 5 months ago

Yes! I have also tried to burn my fingers because I mistakenly thought that toolheads would cool down after unloading filament

wafflecart commented 5 months ago

Yes! I have also tried to burn my fingers because I mistakenly thought that toolheads would cool down after unloading filament

Yea I noticed this behaviour is a bit backwards, load filament and it cools down to 170c. Unload keeps it at full temp eg 215c for PLA. Doesn’t really make sense. It’s like they assume you will load filament again after unloading.

github-actions[bot] commented 3 months ago

This issue has been flagged as stale because it has been open for 60 days with no activity. The issue will be closed in 7 days unless someone removes the "stale" label or adds a comment.

djdelorie commented 3 months ago

Commenting to remove the stale label. I still think this feature would be very useful for users, especially as it's safety related, although I understand if it takes a while to get to...