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Topic: Hacks And Mods - Level Prefix

It might make modding less intimidating for some users if we came up with an easy to follow grading system.

Level 1 - Novice Consumer - Upgrade can be completed by anyone with no experience.
Level 2 - Techie Consumer - May require basic technical skills and/or mechanic skills to complete upgrade
Level 3 - Early Adopter - A good knowledge of your system is a must and may require firmware changes
Level 4 - Beta Testers  - Will require improvisation for firmware and or hardware. Might break your system
Level 5 - Developer - Has not yet been completed and will require major hardware and firmware changes to make work. Your system will be broken.

SD3 w/ mods:
Glass bed with QU-BD heat pad upgrade, threadless ballscrew w/ 8mm smooth rod, spectra line belt replacement, lawsy MK5 extruder, Lawsy replacement carriage, E3D hotend, Ramps 1.4 w/ reprap discount controller, DRV8825 drivers, 12v 30A PS, Acrylic case, Overkill Y-idlers, Filament alarm, Extruder fan + more.

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Re: Hacks And Mods - Level Prefix

That sounds like a nice idea.

The trouble is remembering to implement it when users make new posts. I suppose we can always edit it in.

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Re: Hacks And Mods - Level Prefix

2n2r5 wrote:

It might make modding less intimidating for some users if we came up with an easy to follow grading system.

+1

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Re: Hacks And Mods - Level Prefix

Somewhat related to this, it might be useful if on an exploded diagram of one of these machines part annotations could be made that would show a reference to one or more upgrades for said part.  The reference could be to a forum posting/thread or a thingiverse model.  The "level" of the upgrade could also be indicated.

Along with the details for the part in question (for straight replacement purposes) such a resource would be a handy reference for someone wanting to figure out how to best upgrade their unit.

Just a thought, as I try to figure out what I should be teeing up for changes...

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Re: Hacks And Mods - Level Prefix

2n2r5 wrote:

It might make modding less intimidating for some users if we came up with an easy to follow grading system.

Level 1 - Novice Consumer - Upgrade can be completed by anyone with no experience.
Level 2 - Techie Consumer - May require basic technical skills and/or mechanic skills to complete upgrade
Level 3 - Early Adopter - A good knowledge of your system is a must and may require firmware changes
Level 4 - Beta Testers  - Will require improvisation for firmware and or hardware. Might break your system
Level 5 - Developer - Has not yet been completed and will require major hardware and firmware changes to make work. Your system will be broken.

Can these be put in the drop down like the help sections "HELP!" and "Solved"?

SD3 w/ mods:
Glass bed with QU-BD heat pad upgrade, threadless ballscrew w/ 8mm smooth rod, spectra line belt replacement, lawsy MK5 extruder, Lawsy replacement carriage, E3D hotend, Ramps 1.4 w/ reprap discount controller, DRV8825 drivers, 12v 30A PS, Acrylic case, Overkill Y-idlers, Filament alarm, Extruder fan + more.

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Re: Hacks And Mods - Level Prefix

2n2r5,

this is a great idea, especially if we can search by the difficulty, I know I will mod my SD at some point,

Can we add a rating system too for the effectiveness of the mod, I know we can by reading the posts but it takes so much time..