AMS Lite only feeding half way through the tubing

EDIT: Apparently this is normal behavior, I got down a rabbit hole troubleshooting another problem, when you load filament for the first time it only loads half way up. Maybe this post can help someone else that gets confused. It’s printing fine now.

Model: Newer (bought in Jan) A1 with AMS Lite bundle

I had the AMS on the left side of the printer for a while and 3 kept having filament push issues, so I moved it to the right side and made sure the tubes were as straight as possible, they are more straight than a lot of the examples I see and look pretty much the same as the setup my friend has (same models). 3 of the 4 were working prior, but now all 4 tubes will stop half way through loading. This isn’t anything to do with the nozzle head, even when I disconnect the tubes they will stop loading half way through, even if I am curving the tubes the same direction the filament is curved so it’s not even a bend issue. I’ve been googling this for close to an hour and every issue is at the nozzle not on the loading. I was careful not to like, damage anything moving it. I tried removing all of the clips and everything and it still happens, I tried moving it back to the left side and it’s still refusing. I had cleared the error and made sure there were no prints pending (the screen shows an error in screenshot) and it still will only load half way up. I am just at a complete loss, it doesn’t even sound like it struggles it just stops half way and doesn’t throw any errors.

What size is the grey spool ?

1.75mm I’ve used it to print several things including the poop tray.

Sorry apparently this is normal behavior, I set it back up and started a print and it fed back through all the way. I got so lost deep in troubleshooting the original problem I went down a red herring. I think it’s printing normally now.

I noticed the same thing way way back in the day. I just got in the habit that when I loaded a new spool I’d advance it manually to about an inch from the toolhead. From that point it feeds, retracts, and then feeds again properly.

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