Housing for Lifecam HD-3000

Housing for Lifecam HD-3000

A slim camera housing that fits into the Qidi Avatar IV, FlashForge Creator and similar printers. It is looking down to the build plate, tilted down by 9°.

Additional requirements:

• Microsoft Lifecam HD-3000
• OctoPrint with a free USB port

The original housing of the Lifecam HD-3000 will be removed and destroyed, the four screws will be re-used.

Opening the original case (see picture):

1. Unlock the two screws at the back, on the left and right side of the rubber grip.
2. Take the case apart, but pulling forward at the bottom (there are three notches at the top)
3. Unlock the two screws that hold the PCB
4. Pull the microphone out of it's tight-fit plastic
5. Pull the silver metal spring holding the black metal pin
6. Remove the black metal pin holding the rubber grip
7. Remove the rubber grip
8. Use pliers to cut the back side and remove the USB cable
9. Use pliers to remove all the hard plastic glued to the USB cable

Rebuilding with the new case:

1. Put the PCB into the printed base, and lock it with two screws (there's a cable exit on one side and a space for the microphone on the other side)
2. Put the top on the case and lock it from the back with two screws
3. Move the case inside the printer and push up the mounts up in-between the two metal sheets of the printer (there's a screw at the center of the printer so it's easier if you do one mount first away from the center and then the second mount diagonally)
4. Put the cable up and out through a space between the printer housing and the acrylic top.
5. Plug the USB into your OctoPrint and enjoy