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43 lines
1.7 KiB
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# Quarter round led mount with integrated cable run
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An integrated led mount that sneaks the cables behind the z idlers.
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This part is all you need to hold the led string in place and hide away those
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cables.
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## Hardware
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- A single m3x25 bolt, m3 washer and t-nut
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- JST-XH 3 way connectors and short cable runs from end to end (whatever connectors suits your LED strips best)
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- LED strip - I used neopixels but you can use whatever
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- 15.5mm quarter round LED extrusion with diffiser
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- VHB tape if necessary
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## Mounting
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To get the data and power I ran a cable up from the electronics bay in the rear extrusion.
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To hold the cable in place up the extrusion I used kapton tape as I thought using cable
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clips could interfere with the gantry motion.
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Fit LED strips into extrusion with VHB tape if required, having a short length of cable on
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one end sufficient to reach through the corner mount to the next led strip in the chain, the
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input end can be a JST-XH connector soldered directly to the strip I found. Do what works
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for your LED string.
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Start at one corner putting the connector from the electronics bay where it's needed and
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fasten a corner or end into the extrusion using the m3x25, t-nut and washer.
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Put the other corner up and run the cable through, putting the bolt in after making sure
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not to crush it.
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Attach to the next strip and put the strip in the corner mount _before_ fitting the second
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bolt. This allows the cable more space to fold into the mount. Fit the bolt while holding
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the extrusion up and continue around the printer fitting as many corners or ends as you need.
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