Ortur LM2 cable management

Hi there,

I own a Ortur LM2 with an upgraded LU2-10 module. Few weeks ago the stepper wires broke and I replaced them 8pin and 4pin) from the motherboard to Y and X motors. I am lookong for a solution of cable management for this laser, to avoid cable breakage again. Would you mind anyone to share your ideas on how to properly wire this up to minimize the possibility of issues? I sure can also lenghten the cables - also have some wires on stock if needed.

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

Dean

Two things to help:

  1. Large loops where there are no sharp bends or flexing where the ends of the cables are attached.
  2. Use spiral cable wrap and fasten (glue, clamp, etc.) it at both ends. This will minimize sharp flex points in the cables.

Costly, but you can use silicone coated meter test lead wire. It uses lots of very fine wires and handles flexing much better. It is usually 18 guage and can easily handle the current required. There is also smaller silicone coated hookup wire if space (bundle size) is an issue.

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Tje spiral cable wrap was already on the wires yet - but it’s too heavy then, at least for the X motor and the wires bend all the way down and might get caught. I then mounted a hard wire stand onto the X motor for the cable to holp upright. Then the bottleneck became the connection to the connector itself :weary_face: glued the connector full with silicone and it was fine for a year… but now again had to replace the cabling.

Was looking for a track guide (drag chain), but didn’t find anything usable beside one youtube video - seems that’s also the only option so far either.

I considered cable tracks as well, but decided not when I thought about removing the machine for maintenance.

In the attached images, the S30 has the cable secured to the air assist hose. In both, you can see what I mean about big loops and minimal flexing at the attachment points.