FilamentBlock - Magnetic Gate

[mneuhaus]

sometimes the filament can get through the magnetic gate when the selector passes by a block leading to filament to stick out and create jams in the selector path

[mneuhaus]

Possible ways to address this:

• [ ] electromaget to only open the gate when the selector has arrived at the specific filament block
• [ ] modify tophat to have 3 servo positions: clamp, unclamp, engage_gear so that the filament would be "clamped" when no servo is pressing on it

[moggieuk]

I believe that this can be made a non issue by creating just a little friction on the entrance to the gate. Often a short 2mm ID piece of bowden tube is sufficient but it could also be some kind of mild spring clamp that is released when the servo is moved down.

[moggieuk]

Another ideas could include a second servo to clamp all gates...

[mneuhaus]

another servo and/or electro magnetic switch would be kind of a hassle to add onto existing hardware, especiall in regards to Easy Brd, etc.

i like your idea with a tiny bit of fraction, could simply be done with a small "dimple" in the filament path, or as you said a small piece of 2mm inner Diameter tubing