<h2>Proprietary systems have proprietary problems</h2>
<p>The XYZ daVinci series is locked down in a way that without both an RFID and the sensor, it does not and can not recognize a spool at all, and thus does not print.</p>
<p>Resetting a spool's chip, according to the manufacturer, risks frying the motherboard.</p>
<p>However, DaVinci offers a <a href="https://www.xyzprinting.com/eshop/en-US/product/OpenSmartTag" rel="nofollow noreferrer">special spool holder</a> to solve the issue.</p>

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2023-09-13T11:21:55.153Z
Oh god. And it's $49.99 and out of stock. Absolutely disgusting.
SF.
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<p>My XYZ da Vinci 3D printer doesn't want to load my spool but I still have a lot of filament on it. I took the chip out in both spool and the printer itself and made sure I loaded them in correctly, but it still says that the spool is empty and I don't know what to do at this point.</p>

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XYZ Printing is now defunct, and finding the cartridges is akin to hen's teeth. Has anyone figured out a way to trick the RFID sensor or bypass the sensor entirely? (Without buying and resetting a cartridge or retrofitting an arduino?)
Jenny Overbey
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XYZ da Vinci 3D printer doesn't want to load filament
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# XYZ da Vinci 3D printer doesn't want to load filament

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-09-22)

My XYZ da Vinci 3D printer doesn't want to load my spool but I still have a lot of filament on it. I took the chip out in both spool and the printer itself and made sure I loaded them in correctly, but it still says that the spool is empty and I don't know what to do at this point.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: XYZ Printing is now defunct, and finding the cartridges is akin to hen's teeth. Has anyone figured out a way to trick the RFID sensor or bypass the sensor entirely? (Without buying and resetting a cartridge or retrofitting an arduino?)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2022-09-22. Score: 2

## Proprietary systems have proprietary problems

The XYZ daVinci series is locked down in a way that without both an RFID and the sensor, it does not and can not recognize a spool at all, and thus does not print.

Resetting a spool's chip, according to the manufacturer, risks frying the motherboard.

However, DaVinci offers a [special spool holder](https://www.xyzprinting.com/eshop/en-US/product/OpenSmartTag) to solve the issue.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Oh god. And it's $49.99 and out of stock. Absolutely disgusting.  

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