Prusa Mini SuperPINDA Probe Upgrade - Does it fix my Prusa Mini? Prusa Mini+

Installing the SuperPINDA Probe Upgrade on my Prusa Mini. The Prusa team just recently released the SuperPINDA Probe upgrade for the Prusa Mini as well as the Prusa Mini+. Lets get it installed and check it out!

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SuperPINDA Probe ➜

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Prusa Mini Back Cover by Solmnium ➜

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[MD-NWWI]

Mine is working flawlessly since the upgrade. I installed mine Wednesdayand I'm loving it!! It's the prusa mini I dreamed of!!

[overflow]

Nice to see Prusa finally adressing this flaw.
I have to operate my Mini in my garage (where it has about 8°C) due to air quality issues (and you should also not use it in your home environment!) and I have to preheat this thing for at least 30 minutes until all the thermal expansion is handelled correctly and I get a consistent first layer calibration. If I don't do that my first layers are after MINDA proping complet garbage! Sometimes the Nozzle is rammed into the bed, other times the z-level is zeroed 1mm over the printbed. This is ridiculous.
Needless to say that I hate having to preheat the machine this long with hot water bottles (yes. The damn machine refuses service below 15°C and shuts itself off. So i have to warm the printbed artificially until it has reached 15°C and heat it normally from there.) AND having to do the first layer calibration multiple times before EVERY damn print.
I will get this upgrade and see if it improves consistency.

[jonfavil]

I haven’t upgraded to the new probe, and my prints are good every time.

[avejst]

Great to hear that the upgrade works 👍
Thanks for sharing ☺️

[TheMeldanor]

Thanks for the video - i hope the sensor will solve my problems with the initial first layer. When it was printing, it was damn perfect - no fails. But getting OVER the first layer was a bit of gamble.

[MMuraseofSandvich]

3:41 Electronics trolling off-camera, and failing to fail on camera. Yup, sounds like electronics all right.

[matthewchew]

I ordered a mini a couple weeks ago before the announcement of the mini+, and they’re sending me the mini+ upgrade for free 😁

[DJMovit]

I was just wondering about the pinda probe, may have to get the upgrade.
My filament tube came out of the stepper motor/extruder. The brass fitting was still in place under the nut. Came back to find a coil of filament behind the mini and a failed print

[stmper]

Question: 5:16 I dont see how that is not pointing to the pinda probe. if your bed level is off your pinda probe should adjust to it. that is its job. I'm a big fan of the bltouch's they do a really good job. I had a MK2S and the pinda in that was a nightmare. now my main printers are 2 cr-10s pro's with bltouch upgrades. i miss the direct drive but that pinda probe was a pain in the ars.

[ludmilpan]

If you only knew what pinda means in Czech :D it's funny hearing you say it so many times :D

[bonjipoo]

I contacted Prusa several times because my mini continuously crashed in to the smooth sheet at random at the start of a print. Like it got the z height completely wrong. This only happened on the first print of the day and with a proven gcode file. I have to say Prusa we’re not very helpful and my mini destroyed about 6 smooth sheets on both sides. Prusa didn’t offer to replace anything and refused to accept the probe could be an issue. Frustrating. It must have been a common problem that they kept quiet about.

[beefuzzy]

I’ve researched for a few months now. Think I’m going to grab the full size version for my first FDM.

[bubbl_media]

So in the end that fixes your issues and you will recommend the prusa mini to all 3d print enthusiasts? I am considering buying a new Mini+ :3

[scottmiller]

Your original Mini did not come with a PINDA it came with a MINDA, PINDAs were only on the MKs

[evgizr]

i had some issues with first layer as well, but once i started using a bit of glue and lowered z a bit the failure rate dropped almost completely. also added a bit more extrusion to the first layer in the prusa-slicer.
such "fix" does result with elephant feet from time to time...

[JeremyNaus]

Hey Uncle Jessy, we are a bit more than one year later. What's the final verdict? 🙂

[ErlendDavidson]

I’m really curious how the probe achieves temperature invariance without a thermistor. Is it just shielded?

[AlexWhittemore]

Hey did you go to BU?

Also thanks for the video - this finally convinced me to get in line for a mini. Been printing with it for a few months, WAY less stress than even my Mk2.5! It really is a killer everyday machine.

[unrushed_crown]

Any updates on how the upgrade is performing? Thanks!

[DarthTater]

What the hell happened to your steel sheet? It looks ruined lol.