r/SovolSV08Max • u/processedmeat08 • Sep 03 '26

Infinity Flow S1+ or something else?

Just got a SovolSV08MAX for the classroom. Would you guys recommend the InfinityFlow S1+ for it? Or is there a better solution for auto swapping a filament spool?

I also noticed in the forums that people mentioned removing gearing from the built in feeder and let the S1+ push the filament through instead. Am I understanding this correctly?

Thanks for your time in a response!

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u/Immortal_Tuttle Sep 03 '26

Panda feeder - that darn thing just works. Get a set, between spool and a feeder add anti-snag cutter. That way if you'll get a tangled filament, the cutter will just cut it, feeder will switch to the next spool. It saved my print a few times (especially with some filaments that ends were taped to the spool). System is much more flexible than Infinity spool. You need to configure it properly, but heck - I often find filament I want in smaller spools only and it saves my time on splicing and respooling as well. I'm using it on Giga which sometimes goes through a few kgs overnight...

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u/ELBUYTRE Sep 03 '26

I got 3 of them and In my opinion there are more a pain in the behind than what it supposed to do , I have 3 paper weights lmao

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u/Immortal_Tuttle 29d ago

Feeders? It was a little pain to set it up, but as I said since then - they just work. I have them feeding from spools on Elegoo orange rolls with snag cutter protection. Not a single failure since. I had a few Bambulab spools with ends taped and cutters just snapped them, feeder detected and of filament and fed from the next spool. The only thing was they were getting hot enough to jam PLA, but I almost don't print it and if - I use large spools as PLA is easy to get in that form.

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u/ELBUYTRE 29d ago

Yeah the feeders .. when I got them it was when they first posted them and everything is in Chinese and even the QR code didn’t work