Anycubic Predator Enclosure for effector with 5015 fans by angrycannibal

Last crawled date: 3 years, 3 months ago

If you have nothing that sticks out from the sides of the effector like large fans, don't bother with my version, it will just make your printer larger than it needs to be.
If you have any fitment issues with my design or any problems, let me know, it's not that hard to make changes, and I don't mind spending a few minutes to make a minor change.
The reason I remixed the design is because I needed a bit more space to accommodate my effector with 5015 fans mounted to it. So I added about 23mm of extra clearance to the sides. In my case I didn't need to change the door, however I am remixing NCNFN3D_Arts design to use less filament have fewer parts, less support and just be generally easier to print, I'll probably have it ready sometime toward the middle or end of December 2020.
It looks like you may be able to use 3mm thick plexi, but 2mm is probably safer and just easier to deal with. I personally used 1.524mm(.06") cast acrylic, but extruded is easier to work with. The slots are about 3- 3.5mm wide, depending on how you slice/print it
Instructions are nearly the same as the original authors, except the plexi for the sides will need to be about 51cm wide plus or minus a couple mm. The width is not as critical as the height, which cannot be over 875mm, and I wouldn't go below 874mm or everything will not fit tightly.
I didn't bother exporting the mirrored parts for now. You will need to mirror each part in the slicer. It's pretty straight forward, you'll need 4 bottom pieces, 2 original and 2 mirrored, 2 or 4 top pieces and/or 2 or 4 filter pieces depending if you don't want a filter/fans or if you want two sides with filters/fans each will need a mirrored piece.
General disclaimer: Modify you're printer at your own risk, you may be shortening the lifespan of the electronics in your printer, or even end up creating a fire hazard, though doing this mod probably a lot better than sticking the entire printer in a plywood box as I have seen fairly often...
Updates: Realized after printing the top piece that I forgot to account for the fact that the metal plates stick out about a mm. I just made some extra clearance with a belt sander to fix mine and I fixed and have uploaded the new versions. Also made the top fan/filter part a bit thicker to match the other top piece, fitment should remain the same.
Added a fan and filter enclosure similar to the original authors. The print quality on mine is terrible because on of my printer arms almost came completely loose, somehow the print didn't fail so decided to just keep them and clean them up a bit rather than throw away a quarter roll of filament and re-print them. The filter housing in particular isn't that easy to print even if your printer isn't falling apart, it's basically a overhang, bridging and retraction torture test, so take it slow and make sure everything is tuned or it may fail.
The filter housing uses 70mm fans and a Roomba filter in addition to the activated carbon filter. I also opted for a speed controller instead of a simple switch because they are fused and the fans I bought are really loud and powerful. I'm using 24v .3a 70x25mm fans, which may be overkill.
These are the speed controllers I opted to use: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XC5J4GL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Roomba HEPA filters(you will need to cut off the tabs): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0813SQPKW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The activated carbon filter(I used 3 layers there is 12mm of clearance for the pre filter): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CKWC1M6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The 70mm fans I'm using: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K2W6SVN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Instructions for how to put it together are similar to the original authors, just add roomba filters with the tab cut off in the middle, use the carbon filter as a pre filter, and exchange the switch with a speed controller. Also you shouldn't be attempting this if you're not sure how to wire up a pair of fans, this can end badly if you do something dumb.