Filament Runout Sensor for BIQU B1

As any experienced 3D Maker will know, there are few things more satisfying in 3D Printing then finally completing a multi-day print and getting good print quality while doing so. However, in just the same way, there are few things more heart-breaking than waking up to a multi-day print that has failed along the way, resulting in a mess of blobs or spaghetti that completely ruins any chances of a good print. This is why Filament Runout Sensors have become so popular over the past few years, as these simple but effective little addons help to prevent absolute disasters, and instead of failed prints resulting in an absolute mess, they pause the print and give you an opportunity to save it.

These Filament Runout Sensors for the BIQU B1 are designed much like typical Filament Break Detectors, with a limit switch that constantly keeps track of the filament in the chamber, but are built specifically for the awesome the BIQU B1 3D Printer. They are quite compact in size, making them both lightweight and easy to install, with simple 3-wire interfaces for connecting directly to the controller board, LCD module or other components responsible for reacting to the break detection signals. This means that you no longer have to keep an eagle-eye on your 3D Printers just in case the filament breaks or runs out, and can instead go to bed with the peace of mind knowing that your big and bodacious prints will either complete successfully, or will at least give you the opportunity to fix any problems before they are irreversible.

Although many people may not quite recognise the name, BIQU is a fantastic brand that originated as BigTreeTech, and began their journey in the 3D Printing world by creating motherboards and other electronics that were made to enhance the functionality, ease of use and overall capabilities of other 3D Printers. However, after gaining a firm popularity as some the leaders in 3D Upgrades, they have also now branched off and created BIQU, a brand dedicated to creating entire 3D Printers for hobbyists like us.

Compared to many of the brands on the market, what we particularly love about BIQU is the way that their models come fully equipped with all of the exciting BigTreeTech controller boards, stepper drivers and other awesome components that are typically installed into other 3D Printers as powerful upgrades. These include the popular SKR motherboards, the BTT TMC Drivers, BTT TFT displays and other minor (but still valuable) upgrades that are often installed on Creality 3D Printers, but since these “upgrades” come stock on BIQU 3D Printers, you can enjoy even more reliable operations and functionality due to the fact that their machines are built specifically with their own boards and components in mind. This has resulted in BIQU creating some of the leading 3D Printers on the market, which don’t need any upgrades or improvements to match the quality of leading brands, and with many of the BIQU models actually surpassing the quality and capabilities of most other Hobbyist 3D Printers on the market.

If you love the idea of upgrading 3D Printers with all kinds of fun and functional upgrades, but aren’t too interested in getting a basic model that you have to actually upgrade yourself, the BIQU range of 3D Printers is the answer, bringing excellent quality coupled with all of the current best features available to 3D Makers.