Wiring Bundle Guide

Looks good!  Does the carriage not run into the shield when the extruder head is all the way in the back left of the bed?

If you have the carriage all the way to the outside of the bed it might have an issue with running into the wire connections coming off the extruder (how often are you printing this close to the edge though?).  I have printed plenty of parts that were fairly close to the edge of the bed and have not run into any issues yet.

I made one using magnets and have been using it for a couple days without problems. Used Ø.25 x .3/16 N42 NI magnets.
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I've never had wire bundle issues, but I went ahead and installed this one anyway. Love it!

DPP,

Thanks for the advice on how to properly print out your Wire Bundle Guide.  As I mentioned on the other thread, my print came out virutally perfect in only 90 minutes using Pronterface/Skeinforge.

I noticed that I lose about 1/2" (maybe a bit less) of X travel when the print head goes all of the way left.  The wire bundle will get bunched up and I can hear the X stepper losing steps.  This occurred during my initial tests of the X/Y travel when I initially installed the WBG. I haven't actually done a print since I installed the WGB, so I'm not sure how often I will (or even if) have a problem during actual printing.

It appears that there is some horizontal space available between the lower section of the WGB and the belt such that the WGB lower section could be moved left.

Another solution to the wire bundle problem might be to have the wire bundle come out the back of the print head instead of coming out to the left like it does now.

Printed the spacers today and I highly recommend them for anyone using the wiring guide.  I guess I just got used to the rattling but these clips really make a difference.

I just took my wire bundle apart to check for wear and I couldn't find any.  I found wear on the printed guide (minor) but not on the bundle itself.  Maybe you print much more than I do.

Mine runs everyday when I am at work.  I wish it had an hour meter.

should be fine if they're using the same type of steel frame.  The only thing this relies on is fit to the frame.  There should be a derivation print that uses magnets instead of sliding on.

I was wondering if it would work on the S3 as well. The wire bundle comes through the center hole on the S3, not the hole on the left as it appears to on the S2. My wires loop down towards the bed. They appear to get pretty close to the belts, but haven't caught on anything yet. For me to use the guide I'd have to figure out how to train the wires to loop towards the left instead of down. Not sure how easy this would be....

TiM