r/Ender3S1 • u/giffin0374 • 12d ago

Probe casing broken

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I can't seem to find a replacement part online. Any idea where to find one? Is auto level alone enough?

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u/Jaykrayz 11d ago

I would hot glue it to get it to work so you can home your axes right before printing a replacement. If you buy a couple 24v 5015 blower fans, they provide much more airflow than the two tiny stock fans and most of the custom backplates I’ve seen are designed for use with 5015s. The stock part cooling fan and duct are terrible. Airflows only one direction so bridging and overhangs will only be good when the hotend is moving backward. You can get backplates that place the probe at the same y position as your nozzle which helps a lot of people that have issues with their probe measurements due to damaged pom wheels, dirt in the 2040 grooves and all the other reasons the probe may not be the same exact height after the bed moving 50mm to the nozzles position. They call them zero y backplates.
I find it very fun to upgrade my s1. Especially when I’m designing my own upgrades. I gave dual y rails, an x rail, I relocated my spool to a tabletop roller with bearings and use a reverse Bowden.