I have ran into the hole size issue with my recent efforts to build the McWire. See my blog for details.by bjbsquared - General
Great ideas all around, I like this idea and I think it is doable. There is a lot of good ideas here that I would like to condense in one place. These are my favorites: " the idea to centralise the efforts around the distribution of repraped parts." "If someone sends some parts to someone who needs it, he should be known by the entire community so that other people can reward him for his actiby bjbsquared - General
I am doing this configuration but have not started the build yet. I will be documenting the build here: I will start after Christmas.by bjbsquared - Reprappers
In reviewing the schematic, I have found that the free wheel diodes seem to be connected incorrectly. The free wheel diodes are D1, D2 and D3 that are the 1n4004. These diodes are used to deal with inductive loads. Inductive loads, such as a relay coil, will want the current to keep flowing until the inductive energy within the load is dissipated. These diodes, as hooked up now, are not creatingby bjbsquared - Controllers