Davinci Pro hot end LEDs by Old-Steve

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

I have a Davinci Pro.
It has LEDs inside to light up the chamber. The chamber is nice and bright, except right at the nozzle. It is always in a shadow.
I made this clip on LED holder. It clips on the front 2 linear bearing housings and you can rotate it around a little bit.
The LED strips run on 12vdc. I don't know if there is 12vdc in this printer or not. I have a tiny video camera inside my printer so I can watch my print progress remotely. It runs on 12vdc. Too easy. I got a 12vdc splitter and powered my LEDs from the camera's 12vdc power supply.
I made 2 versions of this LED mount.
One for a LED strip, cut down to 3 LEDs. It measures 50mm X 8mm.
The other version has (2) 5mm holes in it for 5mm LEDs.
And looking at the picture, yes, it is a Pro.
BUT
I use S3D, E3D V6, and a PrintinZ build plate.
DISCOVERY: If the little ears break off when you clip it on to the bearing housings, then print it again, and increase your infill. 20% might be too low. Try 50%.
REVISION - I beefed up the ear that broke at 20%, it' stronger there now but I would still use an infill of 50%.
I made 3 versions.
LED strip
2 led's
5050 3 led module
Be careful with the 5050 module bracket. It hangs down lower than the other 2 and there might be interference when setting your z offset or zeroing your axes.