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Greg_be

Bowden tube length
August 05, 2015 04:37AM

Registered: 8 years ago
Posts: 83

Hi all,
I just measure my bowden tube and it has 430mm long.

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It grabs the endstop wires each time it goes up (I fixed the wires with tape to avoid disconnecting them)
What length did you use for bowden, I guess mine is too long.

Has this length an incidence on the printing ?

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PRZ

Re: Bowden tube length
August 05, 2015 08:11AM

Registered: 8 years ago
Posts: 475

for me: 460 !

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droftarts

Re: Bowden tube length
August 05, 2015 08:19AM

Registered: 12 years ago
Posts: 1,611

You can reduce the length as much as you like, you just don't want it to kink. I didn't reduce the length of mine, but it seems to be okay, even with the lid on. I also taped the endstop wires to the side panels.

Ian
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