I have 2 SV08s with the eddy probe from Sovol and one of them is exhibiting this very weird behavior where the unit will home and do the quad gantry leveling but when it comes to the following eddy calibration, the gantry wants to go through the bed. For some reason, I get better success when I preh…

Welcome to the forum. If you search the terms “eddy crash” you’ll find this: [image] Bed crash with Sovol Eddy Upgrade Eddy Sensor I followed the instructions to install the Sovol SV08 Eddy Upgrade kit. Everything goes as expected until the Levelling → Calibr…

Yea I’ve seen that and it does not address the problem I am having. It asks you to raise the temp of the extruder to at least 130C and I can do that all day long and it wont make a difference unless the bed is heated substantially.

[image] mnester: ea I’ve seen that and it does not address the problem I am having. It asks you to raise the temp of the extruder to at least 130C and I can do that all day long and it wont make a difference unless the bed is heated substantially. Did you watch the video…at the 12 min. mark..…

Correct, I’ve done that and it didn’t solve anything.

@sovol3d Sounds like an issue for Sovol after sale support. Email them at info@sovol3d.com . Be sure to include your order number. I don’t know what their policy is on upgrade parts but can’t hurt to ask. There are 2 hardware versions. Are both yours the same?

Thanks for the reply. How would I be able to tell which version I have?

Goto SV08 | Sovol 3D Printer Wiki and scroll down quite a ways and you will find the link for eddy kit firrmware. Inside the archive there are instructions and this picture: [Notice！]

Sovol Eddy probe crashing into build plate during calibration

Sovol SV08

cardoc April 2, 2026, 5:03pm 2

Welcome to the forum.

If you search the terms “eddy crash” you’ll find this:

Read the thread, watch the video. Let us know it the problem persists.

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Sovol Eddy probe crashing into build plate during calibration

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