I installed my sonic pad and everything was fine I succesfully printed several prints over a period spanning weeks and was happy with the upgrade. I’ve turned it on a few days after my last print and tried to print something but keep getting an error saying the printer has run out of filament. I’ve checked and there is plenty of filament and also reloaded it from scratch and extruded a long length.
I’ve factory reset the sonic pad and set it up dfrom scratch and I’m getting the same error. I do not have any sensors fitted to my machine.
If you are using a filament runout sensor please try disconnecting the sensor and see if the issue persists. This could be a result of a faulty filament sensor.
I’m using a Creality CR10S Pro V2 its never had one connected. It worked fine before the Sonic Pad for a couple of years. After the Sonic Pad was added I printed about 15 different items ranging from 4 to 12 hours a print with different filaments. Nothing has changed since the last succesful print?
It turns out the printer came with a filament sensor I just never realised. I have unplugged the sensor at the back and am currently doing my first print which looks like it is going well. Looks like it needs replacing.
Agreed. Although for many printers’ it is a useful feature.
I am running my K1 Max now with a burnt out sensor and it works fine because I’m not able to find a replacement.
It is a little inconvenient because the few times that I wasn’t watching a roll that was getting low it ran out and printed “air” and I had to restart the print.
Had it run out on my Ender 5 plus, it parked up like it should but by the time I had got back to it the bed had gone cold and the print popped off so had to start over anyway. If you get in quick, great it should be saveable. Can’t say the Sonic Pad sent any messages to the PC so unless I was at the Sonic Pad/Printer I wouldn’t know until later.
