I have been looking online on what I need to do to install the E3D Herema Bowden set up on to my Anycubic Chiron but haven't found anything clear on how to do it. It is possible I am just not looking in the right places. I also looked on this forum but I don't see anything in here so far so if this is a double post, I apologize. I see people showing how they set up as a direct drive extruder which is not what I am trying to do unless it is absolutely necessary or highly recommended. I see that I may have to do something with the firmware too but when I clicked the E3D link under the Hemera it showed multiple options under the Firmware. Just looking for a little guidance on the best way to mount it to the frame of the Chiron and what firmware, if any, will I need to download to make sure it is able to work on the Chiron properly. I would like to thank everyone for their help in advance. If you need any additional information, please let me know. Thank you.
I have been googling the crap out of this lol. I saw this video too. I was hopping to avoid the direct drive option but it seem more of what people are going for with a Hemera set up on their Chirons from what I have been able to see. I appreciate the video.
I have hemera on my Chiron . It is in direct drive though . To have it Bowden it should be a simple as using t nuts to mount it to the frame and just re routing your tube . The Tricky bit is mounting the filament sensor but with a bit of working out it will be easy enough. I did not touch the firmware . But I did have to swap two wires on the extruder stepper wiring to reverse the direction that the motor turned . You will also need to adjust the voltage of the stepper driver to 1.2v with a ceramic screw driver and voltmeter You will also need to do a extruder motor calibration (Google e-steps calibration). I used matter control to link to the Chiron but any terminal should work . You will need to extrude a certain amount of filiment and do some measurements then put a new number in and save to your EPROM . Then you need to pid tune the heater ( this is probably not as essential if you Bowden it , as you will use old hotend with heater and thermostat ) I chose direct drive and then further added a volcano heatblock and .6mm nozzle X and I must say I am extreamly impressed with the surface finish of the prints . I print everything at either .2 or .3 (normal or low quality) and it is as good as my Ender 5 pro with a .4 matrix direct drive. If you do direct drive it you do need to adjust your retraction settings also to around 1mm
Hi Colin I’ve been waiting to find someone with success on installing the direct drive hemera with the Chiron. I hope you don’t mind if I can have some guidance with the install. Could you point me to some links that has instructions on this? What did you use?
