<p>I just installed a BLTouch clone on my Ender 3 Pro with a standard 1.1.4 board. The sensor seems to work but is giving me problems.</p>
<p>I used the Teaching Tech tutorial on YouTube to install it, but after I had issues with the Marlin 1.1.9 bug fix. After that and some more reading about the issues and the clone sensors, I removed the capacitor next to the Z-stop but was still having issues (it just wouldn’t stop at the bed). Thus I went back to the original Ender 3 Pro firmware, released by Creality on January 20th.</p>
<p>As said, the sensor now is working, but when auto homing it doesn’t move an inch on the Z-axis. Instead, as soon as it should home on Z, it directly thinks it has hit home. See this clip I made: <div class="youtube-embed"><div>
                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-YfYpT8Y6mw?start=0"></iframe>
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<p>I’m hoping any of you have a clue what I’m doing wrong, or how to fix this.</p>

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2021-01-23T23:16:03.997Z
Am I correct to see a lot of blue light emitted by the sensor? That usually indicates that there is something wrong with the cable. Note, having owned about 5 clone sensors, it was a blessing to use the actual product, the clones are underperforming in my experience.
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2021-01-24T20:13:44.313Z
Thank you for your reply! I thought I had wired it correctly, but I will recheck the wires and report back!
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Ender 3 Pro & BLTouch clone issue
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# Ender 3 Pro & BLTouch clone issue

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-23)

I just installed a BLTouch clone on my Ender 3 Pro with a standard 1.1.4 board. The sensor seems to work but is giving me problems.

I used the Teaching Tech tutorial on YouTube to install it, but after I had issues with the Marlin 1.1.9 bug fix. After that and some more reading about the issues and the clone sensors, I removed the capacitor next to the Z-stop but was still having issues (it just wouldn’t stop at the bed). Thus I went back to the original Ender 3 Pro firmware, released by Creality on January 20th.

As said, the sensor now is working, but when auto homing it doesn’t move an inch on the Z-axis. Instead, as soon as it should home on Z, it directly thinks it has hit home. See this clip I made:

I’m hoping any of you have a clue what I’m doing wrong, or how to fix this.

**Tags:** creality-ender-3, troubleshooting, bed-leveling, bltouch

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Am I correct to see a lot of blue light emitted by the sensor? That usually indicates that there is something wrong with the cable. Note, having owned about 5 clone sensors, it was a blessing to use the actual product, the clones are underperforming in my experience.  
> **username_0**: Thank you for your reply! I thought I had wired it correctly, but I will recheck the wires and report back!  

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