decreasing weight

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  1. Acapella

    Acapella Active Member

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    Hi I'm trying to decrease the weight of the print carriage. I've printed the 1.1 version hot ends and am using my bigbox with a Bowden set up (currently a bigbox pro) now that I have moved the motor from the carriage I'm thinking I probably don't need the torque from the nema motor which moves the x axis. My question is if I have dual Bowden hot ends what would be a lighter replacement nema motor that would do the same job as the one I currently have?
     
  2. R Design

    R Design Well-Known Member

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    I think that's an interesting question, and if nobody is answering it, it may be that you're a pioneer!

    Good thing is that these motors are not super expensive so you could do some trial and error....
     
  3. Stian Indal Haugseth

    Stian Indal Haugseth Well-Known Member

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    Good idea. I am still building my dual. I'm having internal discussions about if I should go with two titans in hybrid or lighter direct motors. Anyways it would be lighter then the big original dual motors.

    Give it a go. Buy a couple of alternatives and report back :D
     
  4. Rob Heinzonly

    Rob Heinzonly Well-Known Member

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    It is possible, but if you change the motor of the x-axis, you would loose acceleration speed on that axis (because of the lower torque) and thus your prints will be slower.
     
    #4 Rob Heinzonly, Apr 25, 2016
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  5. Acapella

    Acapella Active Member

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    Its actually the jerk setting I'm trying to improve, I'm thinking if I can decrease the mass of the carriage then I can decrease my jerk values for x/y.
     
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    Rob Heinzonly Well-Known Member

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    OK. I thought you were talking about replacing the X-axis motor.
     
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    Acapella Active Member

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    Yes it is the X axis motor I'm wanting to change, to one with a lower mass version, however I'm having difficulty finding one with 400 steps per revolution AND with the detachable cable connection. Any suggestions?
     
  8. R Design

    R Design Well-Known Member

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    Don't get hung up on the connector issue...

    Two minutes with a soldering iron is a small price to pay for a breakthrough discovery! ;)
     

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