M3-ID 3D Printer Rev. 0
to Rev. 1 Upgrade Guide
Page 1: ...M3 ID 3D Printer Rev 0 to Rev 1 Upgrade Guide...
Page 2: ...LTOUCH cable 3 Zip ties 4 Four 4 M3 Bed Hold Down Clips 5 Insulative sleeve All of the fasteners you will need are already in your printer so make sure you don t misplace them during disassembly The t...
Page 3: ...ment loaded in the T0 extruder you will need to remove it If not please skip to step 6 Open Octoprint and heat up your hotend Set the hotend to the printing temperature of the loaded filament e g ABS...
Page 4: ...Select T0 as your tool Retract the T0 extruder by at least 70 mm...
Page 5: ...Remove the filament and filament guide tube from T0 Home the Z axis with the house shaped button Move the Z axis down by around 30 mm this will give you room to remove the RAMBo case top later...
Page 6: ...Shut down the printer s raspberry pi through Octoprint or by holding down the reset button for 10 seconds The raspberry pi s green light will turn off when it is properly shut down...
Page 7: ...Locate your 6 pin power connector in the back of your printer Shut off the printer s 24V power supply and pull out the 6 pin power connector in the back of the printer...
Page 8: ...orrect extruder Looking at the front of the printer we will be modifying the left extruder it is marked as T0 Unplug all of the molex connectors from the extruder Each one has a lever that needs to be...
Page 9: ...Use a 2 mm hex driver to remove the M3x45mm flat head screw in the bottom right of the filament drive fan Rotate the filament drive fan clockwise to expose the screw heads beneath...
Page 10: ...hex driver to remove the two 2 M3x25mm screws from the filament drive These screws have M3 washers on them so make sure they stay together Now the filament drive assembly is free and can be set aside...
Page 11: ...3 M3x25mm screws from the motor mount Gently move the extruder motor aside to expose the screws beneath The motor is connected to a cable this cable can be left attached to the motor but if it is det...
Page 12: ...river to remove the two 2 M3x14mm screws from the motor mount Now everything on top of the hotend mounting plate is free and can be set aside It is set on the top plate in the picture but it can also...
Page 13: ...Use a 2 mm hex driver to remove the two 2 M3x10 flat head screws from the hotend mounting plate Use a 2 mm hex driver to remove the four 4 M3x16 flat head screws from the hotend mounting plate...
Page 14: ...Remove the hotend mounting plate from the printer Now we are going to move its parts to the upgrade assembly Begin by loosening the hotend with a 2 5 mm hex driver...
Page 15: ...Pull the hotend out and set it aside Loosen the four 4 M3x25mm screws from the hotend fan assembly...
Page 16: ...Pull off the fan assembly and finger guard and set it aside Now locate your hotend mounting plate that came with the upgrade kit that includes a BL Touch probe...
Page 17: ...ounting plate The raised side of the finger guard should be towards the top of the new hotend mounting plate Use a 2 5 mm hex driver to fasten the fan assembly to the hotend mounting plate using the f...
Page 18: ...d the hotend connectors through the plate as shown Slide the hotend into the clamp and tighten it with a 2 5 mm hex driver so that the top of the hotend is flush with the top of the hotend mounting pl...
Page 19: ...Now it is ready to be installed on the printer Loosely fasten the hotend mounting plate to the linear carriage with a 2 mm hex driver using the two 2 M3x10mm flat head screws from step 21...
Page 20: ...rews completely This will ensure that T0 is straight When tightening multiple screws make sure all of the screws are loosely fastened before fastening all of them completely Fasten the hotend mounting...
Page 21: ...n please continue To connect the motor line it up with its cable the connector is polarized and will only go in if the U shape is facing forward After they are lined up you can use one of your drivers...
Page 22: ...r using the two 2 M3x14mm screws from step 19 Pull the motor mount forward and line up its right edge with the edge of the hotend mounting plate Just using a finger to feel for when they are coplanar...
Page 23: ...Carefully rotate the motor back into the motor mount and fasten it using a 2 5 mm hex driver with the three 3 M3x25mm screws from step 17 Locate your filament drive assembly from step 16...
Page 24: ...e filament drive assembly to the motor using a 2 5 mm hex driver and the two 2 M3x25mm screws washers from step 15 Make sure the exit for the filament drive is visually lined up with the entrance to t...
Page 25: ...ate the filament driver fan down and fasten it using a 2 mm hex driver and the M3x45mm flat head screw from step 13 Plug in all of the molex connectors This diagram will help you find the right positi...
Page 26: ...r the left side of the filament drive as shown Plug it into the BL Touch This connection is also polarized so you may need to flip it The next instructions will show you how to install the insulative...
Page 27: ...Locate the insulative sleeve that came in your upgrade kit Slip the sleeve over the bottom of the sensor...
Page 28: ...be a tight fit so if the sleeve gets stuck on the connector you can use one of your drivers to widen the opening while pushing up on the sleeve Now you can slide the sleeve up to its final position as...
Page 29: ...der as shown and zip tie it in place Add zip ties to anchor the BL Touch harness to the original extruder harness The BL Touch harness should just follow the harnesses arc so zip tie placement isn t e...
Page 30: ...ass the zip ties between the original harnesses and the frame until the BL Touch harness is secured all the way to the back of the RAMBo case After the zip ties are tightened you can cut off the exces...
Page 31: ...Use a 3 mm hex driver to loosen the three 3 M4x8 screws from the right side of the printer Carefully lift the RAMBo case top and set it aside...
Page 32: ...Plug in the BL Touch connector as shown in the next step Plug the 6 pin cable housing into the highlighted row of 6 pins The next diagram will show you the correct orientation...
Page 33: ...h the red and brown wires towards the front and the white and orange wires in the rear Replace the RAMBo case top Use your finger to make sure the RAMBo case fan can still move freely If it doesn t th...
Page 34: ...Use a 3 mm hex driver to fasten the RAMBo case top to the frame using the three 3 M4x8 screws from step 53 Plug the 6 pin power connector back into the RAMBo and power up your printer...
Page 35: ...se these to replace your printer s current Bed Hold Down Clips Your bed clips hold the glass down at the four corners of your bed Remove your old bed clips using a 2 mm hex driver to unscrew the M3x22...
Page 36: ...led toward the corner of the glass as shown above Now we are going to update your software and firmware so that your printer is compatible with its new hardware Begin by opening Octoprint and clicking...
Page 37: ...er Upgrades to reveal the possible upgrades then choose Upgrade M3 ID Rev 0 to Rev 1 Click Upgrade ID Rev 0 to Rev 1 to begin the upgrade process and follow the on screen instructions Once the upgrade...
Page 38: ...ter Octoprint is done upgrading navigate to the MakerGear Setup tab 1 then click the Quick Check button 2 to begin calibrating your printer After calibrating your printer you are ready to start printi...
