Monoprice Mini Delta - Mods V1 by jkcnet

Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago

I finished geeking out my mini-delta!
This is my 3rd printer, my other current printer is an original Prusa i3 Mk2. I got the mini-delta due to low cost and I wanted to have a delta type printer.
Frustrated with the lack of a power button (hot plugging directly to the printer is bad bongos, too many pixies and it stops choochin), very loud printing and the PITA micro-SD. I decided to make some upgrades, all are warranty friendly.
Updates:
Extended legs (make room for stuff and improve air flow)
Snap in sidewalls for expansion space
New bottom cover with finned fan mount, better air flow and lower sound level
A/C converter pocket & wire managers
Raspberry PI Zero mount (wireless printing)
Full size SD card
LED lighting w/switched power
Cable management
I used my Prusa mk2 original (sorry too big to print these parts on the mini) and printed these parts using PETG. This update makes the fan related noise a bit less noisy. The motor movement noise is a bit reduced as well (not too much I sorry to say, I think the stepper drivers are just too noisy).
Parts List
⦁ Leg w/tie wrap mount - printed part
⦁ Leg w/cable manager - printed part
⦁ Wire retainer - printed part
⦁ Front wall - printed part
⦁ Left wall - printed part
⦁ A/C cover - printed part
⦁ Right side wall - printed part
⦁ Bottom fan cover - printed part
⦁ Raspberry Pi mounting bracket - printed part
⦁ SD card adapter retainer - printed part
⦁ Lower LED strip holder - printed part
⦁ Upper LED strip holder - printed part
⦁ M3x12 SEMs screws (legs)
⦁ M2.5 screw (RPI zero)
⦁ 6-32 x 1/2" screws (RPI zero / SD adapter)
⦁ LED strips (Ebay 200X10MM 10W DC12-24V COB LED Strip)
⦁ Raspberry Pi Zero W
⦁ D/C power receptacle (from my parts bin)
⦁ C8 A/C power receptacle (Amazon ASIN B01IS89C8G)
⦁ Toggle SPST switch (Amazon UPC 602914875493)
⦁ 9v wall wart (from my parts bin)
⦁ TF Micro SD to SD adapter (Amazon ASIN B06XY5QB2Z)