Ender 5 Plus Control Box Remix

Last crawled date: 4 years, 2 months ago

I ran out of room in the stock electronics enclosure and could not get the wiring from the Hemera to the box. I had good success with changing my Ender 5, and did the same thing to the Ender 5 Plus. Many of the printed parts are for TH3D products, which needed extra space and mounts to hold them. This mod also allows for better cable management and access to all of the components. Here are the electronics changes:
TH3D parts:
EZboard lite https://www.th3dstudio.com/product/ezboard-lite/
Dual Z Stepper Motor Adapter w/Cable https://www.th3dstudio.com/product/dual-z-stepper-motor-adapter-w-cable/
Heated bed MOSFET https://www.th3dstudio.com/product/high-amp-12v-24v-mosfet-heated-bed-or-hotend/
EZABL https://www.th3dstudio.com/product/ezabl-pro-plug-print-auto-bed-leveling-kit/
Ender 5 Plus Meanwell PSU https://www.th3dstudio.com/product/ender-5-plus-meanwell-psu-replacement-450w-24v-18a-real-output/
I purchased the Ender 5 Plus 12864 LCD Upgrade Kit https://www.th3dstudio.com/product/ender-5-plus-12864-lcd-upgrade-kit/
I had trouble getting it to work correctly. After much research and trouble shooting I finally figured out the correct cable swapping to get it to work. Th3D was very helpful in working with me on this. I would recommend a exact drop in screen instead. CHPOWER Creality Ender 3 Original LCD Display Board https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NZ9SD26/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is much easier to extend the ribbon cables, since it has only one cable.
All of the printed parts are easy to modify if needed. I mounted everything to a piece of hardboard - (pegboard with out the holes). Mark the locaions of the mounts, drill holes and use bolt and nuts to attach the parts. I used M4 bolts and t-nuts to mount the board on the back of the frame.
I have the parts and tools to make new cables, this makes this easy to modify. This mod is not necessary but makes it much easier to add and change parts.