xyz ReChippy

thingiverse

Working up the courage to utilize flashed chips and third-party ABS in my Uno, I decided to relocate the chip and create a user-friendly system. So, here is a chip plug, a chip holder, and a base unit. Pull out the chip from your cartridge and replace it with a correctly wired chip plug, then feed the wires through the cart's filament feed hole at the top of the cart. Connect one end of the chip plug wires to a base unit spring clip. After verifying continuity, assemble the base unit by gluing the spring clip into place. Create another base unit but connect the spring clip to attach to a resetter or Arduino. Glue the chip itself into the chip holder. Ta-da! Update: At idle, my printer doesn't seem to mind hot-swapping chips one bit. The plan is to have several pre-reset keys on hand, perhaps with specific temperatures. Print out spare base/clips and attach them to your spool to hold the key. You can easily build an extension cord to pull up from the art to whatever external spool holder - key on one side, clip on the other, attach clip to spool holder. This would be even better with fancy push contacts. Maybe I'll pick some up during my next Amazon shopping spree.