RatRig VCore4 Electronics Expansion for on/off switch and cable exit and VCore4.1 Idex Right Side Extension
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75 mm expansion to the bottom of the electronics enclosure for on/off switch and holes for Ethernet cord, and right side
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This replaces the bottom two corners and bottom plate of the steel electronics enclosure with a 75 mm deep expansion to house the on/off switch. There is also space for adding something else in the future, or just more space for wire management. I added another extension to the right side that can be installed simply by replacing the right metal panel, no need to disassemble the panel like the bottom extension, see updates below.
I included step files of the basic extension and the one with the on/off button, as well as the original FreeCAD model.
I added this after mounting the electronics panel to the back of the printer, so there are two M3 countersunk screws in the back of each corner that have to be removed and then reinstalled. I swapped out the two M6 screws on the top of the panel to the backplate with M6x25 screws to allow tilting the panel. Then I removed the lower two M6 screws and gently pulled the panel out to get to the back without undoing the wiring. After removing the bottom panel and corners I took out the heat set inserts and put them in the new bottom piece.
There are three large holes in the bottom for cables. Eventually I will design some TPU inserts to fit these and keep the cables organized. There are also two holes for M4 screws in case I need to mount something in the future.
Update - I added a version that has mounting for four keystones on the bottom, using the negative model from frfrh
Update 2 - I cleaned up the FreeCAD model and added knobs to the extension to support the steel back panel since I don't have three hands. The knobs idea was based on a post by evilC on the vcore-4-mods Discord.
Update 3 - for the 4.1 Idex I wanted to be able to use the USB connections on the right side of the Waveshare hat, and have cable management for the toolhead cables, along with putting a USB converter for a M.2 SSD, so I added an expansion on the right side. It has holes for mounting a cable guide. I also modified the original bottom extension to allow the lower right side USB to be used. Since mine is already mounted I just cut out a slot with a Dremel tool.