Duplicator Diamond

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Duplicator 4 Diamond

Release status: Development

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Diamond Hotend upgrade guide for Wanhao Duplicator 4, Makerbot Replicator/Replicator 2 and Flashforge Creator Pro



This is the official build guide intended for those who wish to modify Wanhao Duplicator 4, Replicator Original or Replicator 2 for the Diamond Hotend.
A little warning: this procedure will most likely void warranty on your device, so before proceeding please read this guide thoroughly and be sure you know and understand what you are about to do.


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Part list

These are the parts needed for upgrading with the Diamond Hotend. For printed parts see the Thingiverse link at the bottom of this page.

Electronics

3D printed mount kit

Diamond Hotend

Extruders

Extruder mounts

  • 3 x MK9 extruder mount (MK9_wide_right.stl)
  • 6 x M3x20mm
  • Adhesive pads

Extruder cable mount

  • 1 x Braided sleeve 30 cm
  • 3 x Cable tie
  • 1 x Cable tie mounting pad

Z-Endstop

  • 1 x Z-endstop adapter (Z-endstop_holder.stl) *No necessary for Replicator or Creator Pro
  • 2 x M3x8mm CSK
  • 2 x M3 Nut

Assembling

Hardware

  • Dismount the original extruders
  • Release the belts by loosening the bolts (Keep an eye out for the loose belt idler pulley on the left side)
  • Dismount the x-carriage (Don't use a twisting motion if you plan on using the carriage later on, or it might break)
  • Cut the fan wires by the ends, strip the last millimeters of insulation and solder longer wires onto the ends, remember to slide a piece of heat shrink over each wire before you begin soldering and carefully shrink the tubing around the solder joint using a lighter flame.
  • Assemble the Diamond Cooling shield and mount the M3 and M4 nuts into the respective slots (for more detailed description on this procedure please follow the guide on Diamond Hotend).

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  • Your cooling shield should now look something like this.

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  • Grab the x-carriage part and mount the two M3 nuts into the slots as shown on the pictures below. If they are too loose you may glue them into place and if they are too tight to fit you may heat them into place using a soldering iron like described on the Diamond Hotend page step two.

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  • Align each end of the belt onto the S2M beltclamp and glue these parts together using cyanoacrylate glue. Then align the linear bearings with the x-carriage and press it onto the bearings. After aligning the S2M beltclamp with the x-carriage (see picture) put a bulldog clip around the parts so that it holds the belt in place. Lastly pinch to remove each of the clip handles.

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  • Mount the top part onto the x-carriage using three M3x10 countersunk bolts. Please observe that the thermal insulations does not get stuck anywhere between the two printed parts.

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  • Unscrew the Z-endstop switch and reinstall it onto the adapter using two M3 nuts and two M3x8 countersunk bolts. Make sure that the endstop switch is touched by the bed when it is at top position (in case it doesn't you can use the spacers from the original endstop mounting). *Replicator or Creator Pro. No need for endstop spacer, just slide the endstop 2-3mm down.

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  • Assemble the bowden extruders (following the steps on Diamond Hotend).
  • Mount the extruders on the top rear edge of the printer.

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Electronics RAMPS

These instructions will guide you briefly around removing the Mighty Board and install a RAMPS plus a Stepper Expander X1
Beware: Make sure that your RAMPS board and the Arduino MEGA can take the 24 volt from the original power supply of the Duplicator without releasing the magical blue smoke.

  • First turn the printer on its side and remove the lid of the electronics compartment.
  • Unplug all plugs from the Mighty Board and note where each of them goes
  • Unmount the Mighty Board by unscrewing it from the frame of the printer.
  • In order to align the USB socket of the RAMPS with the corresponding hole in the frame (6-8 mm) you may need to first glue a couple sheets of eg. acrylic in place. You may be using adhesive pads for this.
  • Mount the RAMPS on top of the acrylic using adhesive PCB spacers.
  • Mount the Stepper Expander X1 (or pb ExtrudrBoard) again using the adhesive PCB spacers.
  • Connect The Stepper Expander (or pb ExtrudrBoard) to the RAMPS AUX-2 using the 2x5P IDC cable.
  • Move the power wires from the Mighty Board plug and connect them to the RAMPS
  • Add the power wiring from terminals on the Stepper Expander (or pb ExtrudrBoard).
  • Cut the motor plugs and solder on 4-pin female headers, remember to insert each wire through a piece of heat shrink prior to soldering, and carefully crimp it using a lighter flame.
  • While observing orientation insert five stepsticks in the vacant positions of the RAMPS board and the remaining stepstick into the Stepper Expander. (The trimpot on a standard A4988 driver should be closest to the power terminals on the Stepper Expander).
  • Adjust the extruder stepsticks (or the motor drivers on ExtrudrBoard) to output 1.2 Ampere. See the link section for a separate guide on the subject of current limiting.
  • Cut the 120 cm braided sleeve into 40 and 80 cm.
  • Feed the extruder motor cables through the 40 cm braided sleeve.
  • Also feed the Thermistor Heater and Fan wires through the 80 cm braided sleeve (80 cm).
  • Secure the braided sleeves at the rear of the printer
  • Tie all wirings in the electronics compartment so that no wires are blocking the airflow from the cooling fans to the stepper drivers.

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  • Finally attach the optional display to the front.

Electronics RUMBA

These instructions will guide you briefly around removing the original electronics and install the RUMBA electronic

  • First turn the printer on its side and remove the lid of the electronics compartment.
  • Unplug all plugs from the original electronic board and note where each of them goes.
  • Unmount the original electronic board from the frame of the printer.
  • Mount the StepSticks into the RAMBO and beware of the correct orientation.
  • In order to align the USB socket of the RAMBO with the corresponding hole in the frame (6-8 mm) you may need to first glue a couple sheets of eg. acrylic in place. You may be using adhesive pads for this.
  • Attach the +24V power wires to the RAMBO in both the POWER IN and HEATBED IN screw terminal and add the Hotend heatsink fan to the +24V.
  • Cut the motor plugs from the stepper motor wires and screw each into the screw terminals of X, Y, Z, E0, E1 and E2. Make sure you will have a motor coil (low resistance) in pin 1+2 and pin 3+4.
  • Attach the Hotend thermistor to T0
  • Attach the Hotend heater to HE0
  • Attach the Hotend blower fan to FAN0
  • Adjust the StepSticks to output 1.2 Ampere for all Extruder motors. See the link section for a separate guide on the subject of current limiting.
  • Cut the 120 cm braided sleeve into 40 and 80 cm.
  • Feed the extruder motor cables through the 40 cm braided sleeve.
  • Also feed the Thermistor Heater and Fan wires through the 80 cm braided sleeve (80 cm).
  • Secure the braided sleeves at the rear of the printer
  • Tie all wirings in the electronics compartment so that no wires are blocking the airflow from the cooling fans to the stepper drivers.
  • Optional you can add +24V and GND (R,G,B) to the LED strip.
  • Finally attach the optional display to the front.

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