Parts needed for this step:
• x1- Filament drive / Fan assembly
• x1 - v4 Hotend
•
x1 - M3x45 flathead screw
• x1 - M3x12 socket head screw
• x2 - M3x25 socket head screws and washers
(reused from the original filament drive
)
Hotend installation
• Insert the (x1)
M3x12
screw into the hole on the side of the
extruder mounting plate (Don’t tighten yet)
•
Insert the hotend into the slotted hole, with the top of the
hotend flush with the mounting plate
• Individually feed both of the hotend cables through the hole
just in front of the motor mount
•
Rotate the hotend so the black and white wires flow freely
through their hole
• Tighten the (x1)
M3x12
screw securing the hotend into place
• Connect the white hotend cable to the “
H0
” connector in the
wiring box
• Connect the black hotend cable to the “
EXT
” connector in the
wiring box
Filament drive installation
•
Rotate the fan on the filament drive in order to clearly see
all parts of the filament drive
•
Place the filament drive around the extruder motor with the
flat surface touching the motor face
• Insert the (x2)
M3x25
screws and washers into the top right
and bottom left holes into the front of the filament drive
•
Align the filament drive with the top of the hotend, then
tighten the filament drive down
•
Rotate the fan on the filament drive so the empty hole is in
the lower right. Insert the (x1)
M3x45
screw and tighten
• Connect the extruder motor fan to the “
F1
” connector in the
wiring box
• Connect the part cooling fan to the “
F0
” connector in the
wiring box
Step 4: Filament Drive, fan, and hotend assembly
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