Stock Creality Ender-3 Pro
Upgrades were primarily for ease of use
Spacing for the z-axis step motor is off which strains the screw axle
Simple printed 1mm spacer to push it off of the z-rail
Rounds the path into the extruder so there are no sharp bends in the filament
Simple printed clips to run cables in one place
An exposed PCB for the LCD screen is prone to getting gunk and dust all over
Simple printed part to protect the PCB
Going to install new couplers, tubing, and auto bed-leveling
Prepped to receive new parts!
BLTouch auto-leveling probe and 3D printed bracket
Programmed in offsets and bed mesh probing
Steel-tooth couplers have a tougher grip on the PTFE tubing and prevents backing-out
Also (hidden) is Capricorn tubing inside of the heatsink for greater reliability in a hot environment and further prevention of backing out
Tends to slip and is tough to load new filament
Great for flexible materials and easy to load
Stock Y-axis end bearing mount with no way of tensioning belts
Printed part with a twist tensioner makes tensioning extremely easy
Stock power supply with a noisy fan
Directs air and noise out the back and also absorbs some of the sound
Upgrading the main board with a 32 bit board
Silent and smooth step-motor drivers, faster processor; support for a leveling probe, camera and Wi-Fi
Raspberry Pi4 computer will allow for the implementation of cloud print called Octoprint
First draft of a stepdown from 12v to 5v for the rPi4
Probing the output of the puck converter to make sure it outputs 5 volts
22 gauge wires weren't pushing enough current. Upgraded to 16 gauge with an actual USB-C Connector
Wired the puck converter to the PSU to draw 12v 2A
Now using 16 gauge wiring
Puck converter supplying 12 volts to the Raspberry Pi4
Addition of a cooling fan coupled with too long of wires makes the wiring a tight fit in this case!
Managed to get it packed without any interference between parts! Octoprint enabled!