Autoloading not working--Printer will not print, asks for filament to be unloaded
Any help appreciated:
Printer is the i3 mk3. Have been using it successfully for a good while.
Updated the firmware to 3.8.1. The problems:
Filament will not autoload. I have to push it through manually. Nozzle is NOT clogged--it will push right through.
When I go to print, the printer will go through the leveling routine, the nozzle will touch down in the front left corner as usual--then it lifts off the bed about 30 cm and the message on the panel says to unload the filament. I unload the filament, acknowledge unloading is successful. I do my usual thing--cut the end of the filament at a 45 degree angle, re-insert it and--nothing. I select autoload from the menu, and the message on the panel says that autoload is active and all I have to do is push the knob. Nothing.
The motor will, however, work on the unloading cycle, just not the loading.
Should I go back to previous firmware? Or what other solutions? Is this a symptom of a hardware issue?
Thanks for any help. 🙁
-Steve
RE: Autoloading not working--Printer will not print, asks for filament to be unloaded
UPDATE:
As suggested in another thread, I turned off the sensor. Still the same result--the printer would do the 9-point test, act like it was about to start printing, then come off the bed, moved to the right, and require the filament to be unloaded. Repeated cycle.
RE: Autoloading not working--Printer will not print, asks for filament to be unloaded
Well it seems to be solved. I turned off the sensor again, and loaded filament, and it worked. Not sure why it worked this time and not previously, but I'll take it!!