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    My Duet controlled machine
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    • jens55
      jens55 @deckingman last edited by

      My Wife .......... "I thought you said it was going to be smaller than the old one"

      Me ..................."It is. The power supplies will be in a drawer underneath instead of sticking out the back, and there will only be one filament spool which will sit on the top rather than hang off this side".

      My Wife ........."That's obviously some meaning of the term "smaller" that I wasn't aware of........".

      ROFL .... I can so here this conversation in my mind !!

      UPS charged me another £13 for them to take that VAT and pass it on to the government. If I'd bought a Chinese clone, there are no UK import fees which pi**es me off greatly but that's another story....

      Count yourself lucky - over here, UPS would be MUCH more brutal.

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      • deckingman
        deckingman last edited by deckingman

        Just uploaded part 7 - https://youtu.be/XLLdK7Bu464

        In this video, I explain how a (retired) mechanical engineer gets the build plate level and "tram" such that no compensation of any sort (mesh or otherwise) is needed, nor any further adjustments unless the machine is disassembled.

        Here are a few more pics if watching YT videos isn't "your thing".

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        Ian
        https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
        https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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        • deckingman
          deckingman last edited by

          Part 8 is out now. It's mostly just about me installing the various electronics bits and pieces including the DC UPS and batteries in my pull out drawer. https://youtu.be/74u2AluoZgo

          Probably boring stuff for members of this forum but there is a bit about keeping the two series connected back-up batteries equalised and protecting them from over-discharging which might be of interest.

          Here is a quick picture of the installation so far. thumbnail.jpg

          Ian
          https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
          https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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          • Herve_Smith
            Herve_Smith @deckingman last edited by Herve_Smith

            @deckingman said in Deckingman's new printer:

            Part 8 is out now. It's mostly just about me installing the various electronics bits and pieces including the DC UPS and batteries in my pull out drawer. https://youtu.be/74u2AluoZgo

            Probably boring stuff for members of this forum but there is a bit about keeping the two series connected back-up batteries equalised and protecting them from over-discharging which might be of interest.

            @deckingman

            I dont think what you share with the community is in any shape of form boring, and certainly much more interesting than some of the offerings where the Authors are desperately seeking attention.

            Please keep sharing your insights

            An old Chinese proverb says : if anyone points out the truth, on any topic in a manner you do not like, don't take it personally, if our mistakes are never pointed out to us we will never learn from those mistakes or expand our knowledge

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            • RogerPodacter
              RogerPodacter @Herve_Smith last edited by

              awesome build. i'm always interested in the electronics, specifically what type of DIN mounted contactors and components people use. i see the 24v and 12v power supply. but hard to see the details on other components.

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              • deckingman
                deckingman @RogerPodacter last edited by

                @RogerPodacter What details would you like to know that aren't clear from the pictures in the YT video? I only mentioned the new parts I bought as everything else is carried over from my old build which I have previously documented. I'm happy to provide more info if you tell me what you want to know.

                Ian
                https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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                • deckingman
                  deckingman last edited by

                  It's nearly finished.

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                  Ian
                  https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                  https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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                  • jay_s_uk
                    jay_s_uk @deckingman last edited by

                    @deckingman very professional looking

                    Owns various duet boards and is the main wiki maintainer for the Teamgloomy LPC/STM32 port of RRF. Assume I'm running whatever the latest beta/stable build is

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                    • jens55
                      jens55 @deckingman last edited by

                      @deckingman said in Deckingman's new printer:

                      It's nearly finished.

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                      OMG !!!! A thing of beauty!

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                      • deckingman
                        deckingman @jens55 last edited by

                        @jens55 said in Deckingman's new printer:

                        OMG !!!! A thing of beauty!

                        Thank you kind sir!. The panels certainly give it the Wife Acceptance Factor. They are just 1.5mm aluminium which was the cheapest thing I could find that wouldn't look too bad. They do rattle a bit though, so I've ordered some self adhesive "ant-rattle" tape (essentially a sort of adhesive backed foam strip about 1.5mm thick). I'll take the panels off, stick that tape around the frame, then bolt them back on. I've also ordered some sound deadening material - the sort of stuff used on motor homes and vans, so I'll stick that to the inside of the panels too.

                        I've documented the build on my YT channel. If you haven't already been following along, here is a link to the playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMt2DqJCk4V95a5sZzkpzvL-vM4G_JMxI

                        There will be more pics in part 13 which I'll upload when I've finished putting it all together.

                        Ian
                        https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                        https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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                        • OwenD
                          OwenD @deckingman last edited by

                          @deckingman
                          Flasher than a rat with a gold tooth! 👍

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                          • Dizzwold
                            Dizzwold @OwenD last edited by

                            @deckingman

                            This looks amazing. Well thought out and neat.

                            I'm very interested in your electronics/wiring, as I'm just about to start my mod's to my Tronxy X5SA pro (corexy).

                            Your DC Distrubution panel. Are each sections all connected with a busbar or something, ie the 5 x Red 24v terminals all connected together?

                            Can you remember what these terminals blocks are (make and model)?

                            Dizzwold.

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                            • deckingman
                              deckingman @Dizzwold last edited by deckingman

                              @Dizzwold The terminal blocks are just standard DIN rail blocks. I can't remember the make and model but they weren't anything special - just some cheap ones off Amazon I think. I figured they would be OK for this low voltage/low current application. Yes each set of blocks are connected together using bus bars. But I ran out of bus bars so the last block of 0V ones on the right are connected together using link wires on the rear terminals. I've edited the picture that you likely saw on my YT video with labels to show the bus bars and link wires. Here you go.......

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                              EDIT. Not all DIN rail terminals have provision for bus bars. They aren't strictly necessary but if you don't have to use link wires, they effectively double the number of terminals available to connect other things.

                              Ian
                              https://somei3deas.wordpress.com/
                              https://www.youtube.com/@deckingman

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