As an exercise, let’s take apart XYZprinting’s proprietary cartridge to see what lies underneath. It is actually very easy to open it up, like shucking a giant plastic oyster. First, remove the pesky sticker that straddles the two halves of the shell.
Press down at the seam on one side, enough for you to get a finger or part of a finger inside. Apply some force and pry it open. With enough willpower, you will hear the tabs snapping apart.
What you will see inside: Reel wound with ABS filament, electronic chip, and desiccant
Close-ups of the chip, aka, filament counter. The culprit preventing you from using non-XYZ filaments. We’ll see about that…
Set the reel of ABS filament free!
Next up, how to reset the filament counter chip
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