Today I
decided to change the way how the main controller board is mounted.
By
default is just hanging on the frame and waiting to be shorted by the aluminium
profile underneath. It is not mounted securely (only one edge of the board, 2
small screws in plastic mountings).
I have
used jodbe’s design on Thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:193965). It has really smart solution to hold
all the wires – it has built in canals so the wires are not sticking out
anymore and the unit becomes very flat.
I have
just modified it slightly by removing fan’s mounting points, cutting away side
of the board and adding 2 mounting points for my frame clips. Depends on the
location on the frame, FULL
or FLAT
clip may be used.
This is
my design:
And
this is the print out:
Then I have
labelled all the connectors (X-Y-Z axis, Extruder, X-Y-Z end stops, Fan, 2
heaters and 2 temperature sensors:
In the
next step I have removed the board completely and mounted it on the printed
base:
Then I
have added 2 of my previously designed clips and mounted the base on the printer’s
frame:
After routing all the wires and connecting all the connectors I have
ended up with this:
To
download the files - visit my profile on Thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com/ljwinkler/designs) or use direct links below:
- original controller board base designed by jodbe (http://www.thingiverse.com/download:363662)
- my controller board base (http://www.thingiverse.com/download:425023)
- full frame clip (http://www.thingiverse.com/download:409393)
- flat frame clip (http://www.thingiverse.com/download:416539)
- pin (http://www.thingiverse.com/download:409394)
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