I recently decided to install a BTT smart filament runout sensor on my Voron V2.4. I side mount my spool holder (front left of the machine) so I wanted a sensor inline with the bowden guide which would be easy to load, easy to access, and which would not interfere with my removable panels. I needed to also adjust the bowden guide as the heights no longer matched and I wasn't happy with mounting the sensor lower as it interfered with the panels.
Hardware Required
- BTT Smart Filament Sensor (remove backplate, reuse screws)
- 2x M3 hammerhead nuts
- 2x M3 x 8mm socket head screws
Print Settings
- Print parts as oriented
- Supports are needed on the sensor mount or you can use the pre-supported one
- 4 walls and 40% infill
- Some filing may be needed on the sensor mount where it snaps into the top extrusion depending on your support/bridging settings
- May need to drill out the bowden guide PTFE path depending on your printer tuning/bridging settings
Assembly
- Remove the backplate from the BTT sensor (save the screws)
- Replace with the printed backplate and attach with the two bottom screws
- Attach the sensor mount to the backplate with the four remaining screws
- Attach bowden guide and sensor to the top extrusion using the M3 bolts and hammerhead nuts
- Feed in bowden through the bowden guide and into the sensor coupler
- Insert a small length of PTFE on the other side of the sensor to guide filament in