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Topic: Little blue fix for a wire bundle that just wont stay up

So, I considered printing the cable carrier assembly off thingiverse, but I noticed that the SD2 and SD3 wire bundles are routed slightly differently, and my SD3 possibly wouldn't have clearance for the extruder past a link contacting the Z rods.
I couldn't really be bothered disconnecting every wire to feed through etc. only to find out it didn't quite work (plus print time drives me crazy at times).
Instead I ran some blue plastic strapping (used to tie things to pallets) through the sheath and clamped it under the spool holder to maintain the correct angle. Works perfectly.
SD could easily add this fix for little cost in the factory.

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Re: Little blue fix for a wire bundle that just wont stay up

hmm that really isnt a bad idea!

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Re: Little blue fix for a wire bundle that just wont stay up

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So, I considered printing the cable carrier assembly off thingiverse, but I noticed that the SD2 and SD3 wire bundles are routed slightly differently, and my SD3 possibly wouldn't have clearance for the extruder past a link contacting the Z rods.
I couldn't really be bothered disconnecting every wire to feed through etc. only to find out it didn't quite work (plus print time drives me crazy at times).
Instead I ran some blue plastic strapping (used to tie things to pallets) through the sheath and clamped it under the spool holder to maintain the correct angle. Works perfectly.
SD could easily add this fix for little cost in the factory.

picture?

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Re: Little blue fix for a wire bundle that just wont stay up

Not that you can see much, but here are the photos. It's worth putting a radius on the end of the strap so that the corners don't catch as you are trying to feed it through. Green tape doesn't look great, but it's the back, and that's all I had lying around.

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5 Reply by MolecularConcept

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Re: Little blue fix for a wire bundle that just wont stay up

sweet sucks cause i dot work in a factory anymore i dont have access to those straps anymore . brilliant idea though

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Re: Little blue fix for a wire bundle that just wont stay up

ThatGuy wrote:

Not that you can see much, but here are the photos. It's worth putting a radius on the end of the strap so that the corners don't catch as you are trying to feed it through. Green tape doesn't look great, but it's the back, and that's all I had lying around.

This is a cool idea.  I have the same "sagging" problem, and I'm sure that I can find some of these straps in the warehouse.  Most of the ones I've seen around are black, but then who cares about the color, right...

Thanks.

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Re: Little blue fix for a wire bundle that just wont stay up

Good idea! I made the cable chain. It sagged. I was angry..... I will try this.

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Re: Little blue fix for a wire bundle that just wont stay up

The black strapping material is generally a bit thicker which should definitely help. This blue stuff came with my dishwasher (oh the things you hang onto knowing they will come in handy one day), and I figured it wasn't the first time a little blue fixed was used for a case of the floppies.
Worth noting that pinching the strap down under the spool holder adds a slight twist to the strap which makes the bundle lift up. This was needed in my case to overcome the weight of the cables. You might not find it is an issue with the black strapping. Best to work out your own angle.