Heh, totally agree, the “automatic” spool switching is useless when the first roll is taped down. Thanks to another thread here I was already aware of the taping issue and both times I’ve used the “auto” switch feature I’ve had to babysit the printer until the first spool is almost done and I can snip the filament in front of the tape with some cutters. Then the switchover works brilliantly.
The 2nd time was with a refill roll on which I had forgotten to check the tape first. On a couple other refills I’ve removed the (thin white) tape, which may or may not have been a mistake… guess I’ll see!
And I agree that the printer/AMS could have switched to the other roll earlier… though I guess if there’s an actual AMS feeding problem then the solution may not be as obvious, and the printer doesn’t really have a way to distinguish.
-Max