I accidentally got the PETG filament instead of the PLA which I normally work with. I have an Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro.

Here’s what was weird:

  • The test strip went across the bottom of the board instead of the side. It went back to the side when I put the PLA back in.

  • The temperture melting point changed automatically from 200 F to 220 and then back again when I switched back to PLA.

Does the printer know what kind of filament I’m using and if so, how?

ETA: The filaments have all been the Elegoo brand filaments.

  • ShepherdPieEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    They locked me into buying their filament by selling it $10 cheaper a spool compared even to cheap brands like Overture and by having the best refill option I’ve used. The RFID stuff is just the cherry on top.

    I don’t see how any of this really locks you in as the printer accepts any type of filament and it only takes 3-4 clicks to setup a 3rd party filament using default settings (like “generic PLA”)