BLTouch : Auto Bed Leveling Sensor/to be a Premium 3D Printer (with 2M Extension Cable Set)

Purchased this for my CR-10s Pro. Came as the newest version 3 so I had to wait until firmware was released for the printer to use it. Now with the latest tiny machines firmware my printer can autolevel on any surface and my prints have a nice first layer every time. It is a little slow since it measures each of the 25 points twice, but as long as I don't have to remove the bed I can skip leveling between jobs as it saves the mesh bed level on the printer.

The device work great! It replaced an inductive probe that was a piece of garbage. had to design a mount and set up the probe in the software(Duet WIFI). That was a headache but not the probes fault. works very good and is very repeatable. i zeroed the z height and test showed it was 1.863 mm before the nozzle hit the bed.( I use blue tape and glue stick) and when I applied the glue stick, it was able to see if I applied the glue stick heavily.

I'm very pleased with this product. I ordered from 3D Printer Universe and received latest version (V3.1). It verified with ANTCLABS "genuine" verification - how stringent their verification is unknown, but I did my part in trying to support the creators of this device and made sure to buy from one of their authorized resellers listed on their website (I just chose the first one on the list.) I printed out the bracket ahead of time and was able to get it all up in running in less than half an hour. If you're using Marlin, there are plenty of video guides available, but check with the firmware's GitHub page as it is the most updated. I'm using it with a SKR V1.3 board and Marlin 2 firmware with no issues. Also, be sure to check the wiring of your board before you connect as you might have to switch the wire layout in the connector. Overall, this has been a great little product. You should still manually "level" your bed, but this takes a lot of the guesswork (and readjusting!) out of it.P.S. If you aren't using glass and your bed is particularly deformed, increase the number probe points in the mesh routine to 4x4 or 5x5.

I installed this the first time as quickly as I could, and didn't do the greatest job soldering headers to my i3 clone's board. I didn't really like the instructions, so I just spliced my own connections to connectors that worked for me. I ran into a bunch of problems where it would work for one print then stop lighting up. After diligently checking my solder connections, I added a bunch of hot glue to all the connections for the sensor once they were plugged in well.Once I got it working reliably, I love it. I could manually level the corners of my bed (glass) and the center would always be too high, any print that used more than the center of the bed, some corner would always have trouble adhering and the first layer would be impossible to print. After installing the sensor, 9 times out of 10 I don't even watch the first layer go down, I click print and try to remember to check before the print is finished that it started out okay, and it always does.

Must have upgrade for any printer. I got it for my CR-10s pro. Note: you must buy longer wires for it. Not the easiest to get installed and running but 100% worth it. I love it

I ordered my BLTouch through 3DMaker World after an order mishap from another vendor on amazon. Before receiving my BLTouch I had a BLTouch clone that was completely unreliable even on 3mm glass.The first picture is the measurements from the BLTouch clone, and the second is from the genuine BLTouch. I am using aluminum spacers to help with my warped bed. I will be double checking my spacers with calipers to make sure they're the same length, and I just received a replacement bed from the manufacturer. I already had a pin27 board, and a version of the firmware ready to flash. The wires were easy enough to run through the cable sheath up towards the hot end.I will be in the market for another bed leveling device, and I'll most definitely be paying for another genuine BLTouch, and I already know who I'll be ordering from.Thank you AntClabs for the amazing product, and thank you 3D Maker World for supplying a new version of the BLTouch. I couldn't be happier with the purchase.

I wish this had been one of the first upgrades I did. Been working great for over a month now. A little pricey, but it does what it says. I paired this with the silicone bed spacer “springs”, which I like better than the yellow springs and the BTT SKR Mini E3 main board. There are tons of YouTube vids on reviewing and installing the BLTouch. Just wish the led’s weren’t so bright, but a couple of wraps of Kapton tape help mitigate that a little.

It’s important to get skilled at leveling a printer bed manually, but once you’ve got it down pat, you probably just want to get your prints done. Having the machine do the work for you and get right, reproducibly, is what the BL Touch is for, and it’s great at it, but you have to know what you’re doing. It’s not for beginners, but auto bed leveling with a sensor like the BL Touch is the next step to reliable printing.

Really would have liked this product to include a 1.5 m, 5 pin SM-XH-5P cable. Bought it initially thinking it would be easy to find extension cables without having to buy a pack and a crimper to make them myself.