TCRT5000 ABL

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Using the TCRT5000 as a 3d printer auto bed levelling sensor

Mo Feng Ze

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v0.2 sensor carrier
10/29/2023 at 12:31 • 0 comments

* Removed the 3 poles of the holes in the back that accommodate the pins of the more common version

* Adjusted the hole for the TCRT5000 head

* Moved the words to the bottom of the part

* Added a hole and a space for a nut to properly mount the sensor in the carrier

The carrier uses a M2x6 bolt and nut to secure the sensor inside. A washer can be made from cutting off a 1mm section of PTFE tubing. I stacked a normal metal washer on top, so the screw head doesn't just go through the PTFE washer.

I made a v1.0 after some more adjustments of the TCRT5000 head hole
prototyping the sensor carrier
10/27/2023 at 18:25 • 0 comments

Made a case for the sensor.
I plan on modelling a bracket later on and combining both the bracket and the carrier in the final version.
Pictured here is the v0.0.1 of the carrier, a v0.1 has been released which may or may not work with the more common version of the sensor.