Anycubic i3 Mega - LED Upgrade with Switch by dasbossy

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

I liked the idea of upgrading the printer with a LED light. But as this thing is printing also all night i needed a button to switch off the light. So i combined the ring design with a switch and mounted it to the side of the printer. For those which have no idea what to do here a short summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffa_gQcln8Q&feature=youtu.be
You will need:
2 new M3 x 20mm screws
One LED ring with 80mm and 12 Volts

Switch for example ebay example

hot glue gun or something else to fix the led ring to the printed LED ring holder
thin cable 40-50cm
double-sided adhesive tape
Print the LED Ring holder and fix the LED ring to it.
Print the switch case, if you are using the sitch above please scale it upfront (130% x and y, 160% z) and fix the switch to it
Remove the filament from the printer, the green main cable to the nozzle and remove the 4 screws i marked in the picture.
You can remove the peace with the fan now (disconnecting the cables before of course). 5. Remove the two screws from the fan and place the fix the led ring with the two new screws M3x20.
Connect the new extension cable to the fan cable and guide one to the switch. ( The fan will still work because its always connected to the power. See picture)
Hide the cables and fix everything.
Done!
The summary is very simplified but you should get the idea. In case of questions please do not hesitate to ask.
Best regards,