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New wire shroud for V4 Dual
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 4:37 am
by zemlin
I really liked the new wiring shroud on the RevE M2 with the exposed connectors - making fan and hot-end swaps quick and painless. When I went to the dual I missed those exposed connectors.
So I used the model for the single shroud as a starting point and made one for the dual.
I need to swap the extruder and heater connections on the left side and make a few other minor adjustments to the design before it can go public, but I installed Rev 1 tonight and it worked out pretty well.
Re: New wire shroud for V4 Dual
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:23 pm
by Jules
Nice job!
Re: New wire shroud for V4 Dual
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:40 pm
by jamigas
Dude! Really digging the smooth, yet aggressive profile to accompany the added cable management convenience... Let me know once you perfect, I think I'm going to need to do this.
Re: New wire shroud for V4 Dual
Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 4:15 am
by billc
Is this at the point you are happy to share it ? I would love to use it. Would solve multiple problems
Re: New wire shroud for V4 Dual
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 5:06 pm
by zemlin
billc wrote:Is this at the point you are happy to share it ? I would love to use it. Would solve multiple problems
I haven't redesigned it yet - but it is working its way up the priority list. Hopefully not long now.
Re: New wire shroud for V4 Dual
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:16 am
by zemlin
OK - finally got around to reworking this, and I'm real happy with the results.
I found models for the connectors on the Molex site - although they weren't dimensionally accurate - they were a good start.
I redesigned the connector retention features from scratch. You'll need to make sure you scaling is on-point because I only have .1mm clearance in the model.
There's a lot of support in this build but most of it comes off easy. I used Hatchbox ABS, the .35mm nozzle, and a .18mm layer - which builds on support pretty clean and breaks away easy.
There's not a lot of room to stuff extra wiring inside. I had to replace my harnesses a couple months back. I stripped off all the sleeving, tape, and ties. I then started at the top and dressed the wiring pretty - working my way down to the box. Then I tied and wrapped things up stuffing all the slack in the box at the bottom.
Re: New wire shroud for V4 Dual
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:19 am
by zemlin
Re: New wire shroud for V4 Dual
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:21 am
by zemlin
STL files. I removed the small counterbores for washers. They don't build well and are pretty pointless.
Assemble with #4-40 x 3/8" screws.