Move the Y-Sensor Bracket

Updated November 12, 2026

Applies to: MIRA

This guide shows how to move the Y-Sensor bracket, and how to remove the Y-Sensor if it needs replacing. Follow it if the gantry hits the back of the laser when it first homes, or if you had a camera collision. Otherwise, this guide is not for you.

Y-Sensor bracket and Y-Sensor
The Y-Sensor bracket (left) and the Y-Sensor (right)

Warning: Turn the machine off and unplug it before you start.

What you need

  • Phillips head screwdriver
  • Cabinet key
  • New Y-Sensor, if you are replacing it

Adjust the Y-Sensor

  1. With the cabinet key, open the upper left panel and the lower panel on the right side of the machine.

    Right side of the laser with the lower and upper panels removed
  2. Find the Y-Sensor. It is in the upper left cabinet, on the far right side.

    Location of the Y-Sensor in the upper cabinet
  3. Using a Phillips head screwdriver, loosen the two screws in front of the Y-Sensor by 1 to 2 turns. A regular screwdriver fits comfortably inside the cabinet.

    Loosening a screw on the Y-Sensor bracket with a Phillips head screwdriver
  4. With the screws loosened, move the Y-Sensor to the correct position, then tighten the screws.

Remove the Y-Sensor

  1. Unscrew the two screws completely and set them aside.

    Y-Sensor bracket with its screws loosened
  2. The Y-Sensor is connected by a wire that you can reach from the lower cabinet.

    Location of the wire connected to the Y-Sensor
  3. Reach into the upper right side of the lower cabinet and find the black wire connected to the Y-Sensor. Gently pull the wire to remove it from the sensor, and let it hang into the lower cabinet.

    Black wire from the Y-Sensor hanging in the lower cabinet
  4. Fit the replacement Y-Sensor by repeating the steps in reverse.

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