has anyone did any research about using a solenoid to release and retract a

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has anyone did any research about using a solenoid to release and retract a zprobe?.

Im thinking on getting one so i can avoid the servo, but before spending money i want to know if theres any experience around this.

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We do this on the DeltaMakers except the solenoid doesn’t move anything, it’s actually the probe itself. On the top end it presses/depresses a switch.

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@ThantiK , so, you have the probe next to the hotend?, the heat doenst do nasty stuff to the solenoid?

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The aluminum L bracket we use to mount it deflects most of the heat.

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I might steal your idea if i find a small solenoid

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Sparkfun.

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argentinean customs. We get to bring from abroad 2 things per year, and its value haves to be less than 25 u$d. Plus, for any international cc transaction, we pay 35% tax. Customs tax is 50% of goods plus shipping.

So, i will try to find something local or ditch the idea.

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I thought of the idea to you need to add additional circuitry to make the solenoid work but thats as far as i got looking into using a solenoid, as the circuit is connected to pin 6 on the arduino and gnd i didn’t know how to wire through the ramps so i scrapped the idea