Cable management on a DX1 Pro

[sp5937 (Stephen M Pratt)]

Anybody using a drag chain for the cable management on a DX1 Pro machine? Mine is the 40 Watt…

[Skreelink (October Grey)]

I’m not using a drag chain, but I did have a bit of issue homing with how the instructions wanted it routed. I described the problem here;

Xtool D1 pro "Home" button causing laser to grind - possible fix

I think the main issue is actually wire management. The way the instructions have you run the cables causes it to bunch up behind the right rear. It has nothing to do with Lightburn at all, as all Lightburn can do is tell the machine to home. Image not mine, but shows the problem with how all the cables come up behind the stepper. [xtool-d1-pro-motor-stepper-min-1024x768] Even in the promotional images (this was cropped from the picture on amazon) shows the cables looping up behind the gantr…

Along with how I rerouted my cabling and haven’t had an issue since. I have the 10W Pro, but I figure the cable route will be the same.

[LSS (Samuli Samuelsson)]

Hi.

@sp5937

Anybody using a drag chain for the cable management on a DX1 Pro machine?

Not yet, but I did buy the chains a while back.
The ones I found:

https://www.partco.fi/en/wiring-accessories/cable-cover/21718-kk12x12-1m.html

are a tad larger than I had hoped for, but the availability of the smaller ones seems to be a bit poor.
At least over here.
I forgot to buy the connectors, so that’s one thing that holds me back on that particular project.

As the machine works adequately as-is, the priority on that project is rather low.
But as want to route the air assist tube and the head-mounted camera cable through that same chain, at some point I will find time to make the necessary modifications.

Regards,
Sam

[sp5937 (Stephen M Pratt)]

I actually already bought the chain, just haven’t put it on yet…