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Expand size of wiring cutouts in top of electronics enclosure. #12

Open lostapathy opened 5 years ago

lostapathy commented 5 years ago

The wiring cutouts in the top panel of the electronics corner are extremely tight if one sleeves the cables and runs additional cables through the cutouts.

I have the cords for PanelDue, front stepper, and a filament out sensor all running through the front slot. All are sleeved, and they end up pinched in fairly tightly. Expanding this slot a little bit would be a big help for people with similarly built-out machines.

dandancheeseandham commented 4 years ago

What sort of size would you suggest?

kraegar commented 4 years ago

It's fairly trivial to ream out the HDPE for a larger cutout if needed. It's much harder to reduce the hole for those that don't.

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lostapathy commented 4 years ago

I think just expanding the radius of the cutouts from 7.5mm to 10mm would get the job done and not make the holes seem excessive.

If I were messing with that part, I would also see what it looks like to put a small (like 1mm) radius on the currently-sharp ends of that slot, just to eliminate a sharp point that can snag wires during assembly.