TronXY X5S remote driver modification

A modification of the original TronXY motor scheme, using an 8mm steel axle to place the stepper motor at the bottom and transfer the torque to a pinion that's also an easily adjustable belt tensioner.

The idea was to be able to easily adjust the CoreXY belt length and balance and to remove the horizontal load from the stepper's bearings as well.

Extra parts required (per axis):

• 8mm steel rod / linear rail, about 500 mm long
• 4mm screw and threaded brass insets for the adjustment knobs (plain 4mm screw will work too, but is not as comfortable
• 608zz ball bearing
• 2GT gear, 20T, 8mm hole
• 5-to-8-mm adapter
• T-nuts and screws (M4 x 8mm worked OK for me)

Check out these for short videos describing the idea:

Sliding ball bearing, upper mount: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_2sYK1qjyd/

Adjusting/balancing the coreXY for parallel motion: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_24d3fIUlA/

Originally I also added a 1:1.8 belt gear, though this proved detrimental overall. The loss of torque due to the higher primary-side rotation speed was too high, limiting top speed and acceleration. I've opted for keeping the motor connected through flex couplers only, and attaching the motors by simple aluminum L profiles near the bottom of the frame.

Print Settings

Printer:

TronXY X5S

Rafts:

Doesn't Matter

Supports:

No

Resolution:

0.24mm layer height, 0.6 mm nozzle

Infill:

20%

Filament:

clear

Notes:

Printing precision was not critical. The sliding elongated hole for the ball bearing in the top mount is slightly oversized (22.3 mm) and should allow for easy motion.