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anycubic mega i3 better cooling
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* Did some major updating:
1. duct points more down towards the bed. Without the silicone sock it would cool the extruder to the point where the heater couldn't keep up.
2. I removed un-necessary material above fan, leaving a hole to make it easier to plug in the fan
3. I added material inside so it goes from round to square improving airflow. I think the screw bosses were trapping flow.
As with most cheaper printers, the extruder cooling is not sufficient to give good surface finish. Tried to integrate a 5015 blower fan but the CFM was still low. Decided to go with a 60mm axial fan as the one I found pushes almost 30CFM. The fan mount will completely replace the existing outer metal cover. The heatsink fan will be re-used. You will need to buy a 60mm fan and re-use the existing connector (IE solder in the old connector).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K2Y9XSH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You will also need Seven M3 x 10mm long SHCS, and fou
1. duct points more down towards the bed. Without the silicone sock it would cool the extruder to the point where the heater couldn't keep up.
2. I removed un-necessary material above fan, leaving a hole to make it easier to plug in the fan
3. I added material inside so it goes from round to square improving airflow. I think the screw bosses were trapping flow.
As with most cheaper printers, the extruder cooling is not sufficient to give good surface finish. Tried to integrate a 5015 blower fan but the CFM was still low. Decided to go with a 60mm axial fan as the one I found pushes almost 30CFM. The fan mount will completely replace the existing outer metal cover. The heatsink fan will be re-used. You will need to buy a 60mm fan and re-use the existing connector (IE solder in the old connector).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K2Y9XSH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You will also need Seven M3 x 10mm long SHCS, and fou
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