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Cable Chain and Brackets for PrintrBot

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Published on May 22, 2012

Description

This thing provides the means to effectively manage cables on a stock Printerbot.


Video of the cable chain on my Printrbot in action.

Print Start:
youtu.be/Oqz5qMgwUr0


Full Envelope of Motion:
youtu.be/eokDUCiAW5c

1054-01 BRACKET, CABLECHAIN, PB-X-MOTOR

1055-01 BRACKET, CABLECHAIN, LARGE LINK, PB-BASE-V2

1056-01 LINK, CABLE CHAIN - LARGE

1057-01 BRACKET, CABLECHAIN, X-CARRIAGE

Instructions

This thing provides the means to effectively manage cables on a stock Printerbot. It connects the x axis (X-CARRIAGE to the X-MOTOR mount) carrying the extruder and hot end cables. Continuing on it then connects the z axis (X-MOTOR mount to the PB-BASE) carrying extruder, hot end, x end stop, and x motor cables.

I use cable chain links from thing # 1978 for the x axis. I created larger links (1056-01) for z axis. Larger links are required to fit all the cables running between the X-MOTOR and PB-BASE.

The bracket (1054-01) clips to stock PrintrBot PB-X-MOTOR-V2.

Note: For my inplamentaion only the extruder motor cables had to lengthened/spliced. My hot end cables and x motor fit with stock lenght but only had a inch or two extra. Depending on you construciton it is possible end cables and x motor fit.

BOM for X and Z Axis Cable Chain
Qty 1 1054-01 (BRACKET, CABLECHAIN, PB-X-MOTOR)
Qty 1 1055-01 (BRACKET, CABLECHAIN, LARGE LINK, PB-BASE-V2)
Qty 13 1056-01 (LINK, CABLE CHAIN - LARGE)
Qty 12 thing # 1978 CableChain (chain links)
Qty 1 1057-01 BRACKET, CABLECHAIN, X-CARRIAGE (to be uploaded at a later date)
Qty 1 DIN 912 / ISO 4762, SOCKET HEAD CAP SCRE, M3 X 8, 12.9 ALLOY STEEL BLACK

BOM for Y Axis Cable Chain
Qty 13 thing # 1978 CableChain (chain links)
Qty 1 thing # 1978 CableChainEnds
Qty 2 DIN 912 / ISO 4762, SOCKET HEAD CAP SCRE, M3 X 16, 12.9 ALLOY STEEL BLACK
Qty 2 DIN 934, M3, HEX NUT,.5MM PITCH, 2.4MM H, ZNC-PLTD STEEL
Qty 2 MS3367-4, CABLE TIE, 4" L, 7/8" BUNDLE DIA, 18# TENSILE STRENGTH, NYLON

I printed parts with the following setting with:
Perimeters: 2
Fill Density: 1
Layer Height:.4
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It's my favorites calibrations pieces !

Do you mean #11978 instead ?

Qty 12 thing # 1978 CableChain (chain links)

I have added the last part.

1057-01 BRACKET, CABLECHAIN, X-CARRIAGE

How has this affected your printer performance, in particular the speed? I would think that the added mass on the axis most prone to wobble would slow you down quite a bit.

I have not had a opportunity to test the fully integrated (need to make longer extruder cable). The system performed was expected when i had the X chain and the Y chain connected. The relative mass of the chain is low compared to the extruder.

Alex

Now that is starting to like REAL bot ;)