Hi all, Short version: Can you replace the magnet from the XYZ touch probe with a wire run through the drag chains and connected to the spindle casing? Long version: I’m horrible at remembering to connect the magnet when using the XYZ touch probe. Luckily, I do XY first, so all it does is shove …

Depending on your router/spindle, you might be able to wire it to the frame, and never have to think about it. Another option is a 3-wire 3D probe. If mine cable isn’t connected, the machine will tell me “Probe Error”, and won’t even move.

Hard wiring the XYZ Touch Probe cable?

Machines (Elite Series)

Aiph5u ((not affiliated with Onefinity)) June 3, 2024, 6:01am 3

Hey Stefan,

Why with a spindle, you don’t need the touch plate’s magnet end anymore

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Hard wiring the XYZ Touch Probe cable?

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