Ender 3 Pro Sprite Pro Cable bracket & carriage

A carriage I designed for the Ender 3 pro to hold the Sprite Pro flat cable.
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updated October 23, 2023

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Note:

I highly recommend using non-printed wheels on this. When you use printed wheels it is possible that this introduces too much tension on the cable at the extruder end while there will still be tension with the non-printed wheels it will be greatly reduced. If you are not using the printer or storing it I recommend unhooking the cable from the carriage so it can rest without the tension from gravity.

In addition I designed the cable clip to be swappable and in the future if this is worth continuing I will try to design something with a more gradual form factor to try and alleviate bending around the carriage. 


Hardware required:

  • 2 M2x20 screws and nuts
  • 4 605ZZ bearings or stock Pom wheels w/bearings.
  • 2 M5x30 screws and nuts (Or M5x35 if you have one)

Printed parts required:

  • 4x spacers
  • 1x Bracket_Nut_Side
  • 1x Bracket_Bolt_Side
  • 1x Cable Hook
  • 2x wheels

Assembly:

  1. Press 2 of the 605ZZ bearings into each of the wheels.
  2. Force the M2 nut into the slot on the nut side bracket by putting the M2x20 screw through it from the other side threading the nut on and screwing it down to pull the nut into the groove. It may slide in quickly or it may take a few turns depending on how dimensionally accurate your printer is. 
  3. Remove the M2x20 screw and slide the M5x30 screws into the Bolt Side Bracket. If you need to you can sand the holes so the screw slides through freely. 
  4. Place one spacer on each M5x30 screw and then the wheels. 
  5. Place the assembly on the top aluminum piece with the heads of the M5x30 screws facing you (front of the printer). Make sure the wheels slide freely across the V slot. 
  6. Put the two M2x20 screws through the lower holes on the Bolt Side Bracket. 
  7. Slide the Cable hook onto the M2x20 screws.
  8. Place the Bolt Side bracket onto the other side of the assembly. You may need to turn the M5x30 screws to get them to set into the holes.
  9. Put the two M5 nuts on the screws to hold the top of the assembly together.
  10. Align and tighten the M2x20 screws.
  11. Finish tightening the M5 nuts.

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