1 Topic by tekstyle

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Topic: filament guide not moving and magnet not working.

hello. just finished putting this together. i was able to get the laser sensor to work. slows down snd speed up when something drops below or above the laser just fine.

i am able to move the servo with the knob and buttons. when i set the start position with the middle button. it would repeatedly return to thst position when i power off and and back on ( even if i move it to snothr position when it is off).

however, it seems like the magnet isnt doing anything. i tried moving the sensor closer. i even stacked on a second magnet N50. i checked that North pole is facing the sensor with a compass.  no luck.

any help?

2 Reply by elmoret

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Re: filament guide not moving and magnet not working.

As detailed in the Filawinder instructions, go into troubleshooting mode and check that the hall sensor is reading correctly when a magnet is passed nearby.

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3 Reply by tekstyle

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Re: filament guide not moving and magnet not working.

figured it out. i used a compass and the side facing the outside was the side attracted to the north arrow on the compass. did a google search just not too long ago and turns out whatever the compass saids, is actually the opposite. so the side facing the hall sensor was actually south. i flipped it and it works now.