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Prusa i3 MK2 LED Lighting Mount (Improved)

jeffgolden avatarjeffgolden

November 25, 2017

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So I originally designed the Prusa i3 MK2 LED Lighting mount a while back and have used it since to success. But there were some flaws.

  1. The z axis couldn't home without hitting the right mount.
  2. The mounts were flimsy and fragile
  3. the amount of soldering required to do this was insane (using LED strips)
  4. This wire mounting clips at were kind of useless. I replaced them with holes for zip ties.

I fixed the z axis homing issue by making the front part of the attachment point, to the frame, thinner.

I fixed the fragility of the mounts by adding more material between the arm and the light mount part.

I used an LED light panel (though you could use light strips like in the first one) instead of the led strips. The panels I used were actually dome light replacements for a car but they worked ok. I could fit two of the panels per arm. Here is the part I used: https://www.ebay.com/itm/10X-Festoon-T10-BA9S-White-LED-48SMD-Panel-Interior-Dome-Map-Light-Bulb-Lamp-12V/251424860511?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
#####Update
After a day the light panels were falling off with the provided adhesive. I am still using them but ended up using hot glue to adhere them to the plastic.

These consume a lot more power than the strips did -- so we will see how it works out.

Either way -- even if I end up going back to the strip lights this mount is going to be a lot better than the first!

I uploaded the Fusion 360 and the STEP file for anyone who needs. To get the other one just flip it.

##EDIT
Yes I know I have build tak on the bed -- I couldn't find any decent PEI sheets so I threw what I had on it. :)

License:

Creative Commons - Attribution

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