Filament sensor not working.

Filament sensor not working.

Fracktal machines are equipped with filament sensors which automatically pause the print as soon as the filament runs out. You can load the filament ones the machine stops and continue with the print. 
If your machines does not pauses as soon as it runs out of filament mostly the filament sensor is not working. Follow these steps to root cause the issue:
1. Remove the filament from your machine and see the printer display for warning messages. If you see a warning message stating filament is removed then the filament sensor is working fine. Then the cause for printer not stopping once it ran out of filament will be something else as filament sensor is working fine. 
2. If your filament sensor is not working check the wires and make sure they are connected properly.
3. If everything is fine and still print is not stopping when filament is removed, check octoprint and make sure Filament sensr is enabled in settings.

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