3D Upfitters Ender 3 S1, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Ender 3 S1 Pro Plus Enclosure Kit Installation Manual 1 5 February 2023 Copyright 2023 3D Up fi tters LLC 1 ...

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Page 3: ...site The Ender 3 S1 and S1 Pro and S1 Plus enclosures all have di ff erent vent placements because they have di ff erent metal electronics housing The regular S1 has both a front and right side vent the Plus has a left and right side vent and the S1 Pro has only a right side vent The regular S1 and Plus models both have two air input ports while the S1 Pro has one air input and one air output port...

Page 4: ...r paper protective covering When plastic sheets are manufactured they are covered by either a paper brown colored or plastic white covering to protect against scratches Follow the directions below to remove the cover and discover the beautiful plastic underneath To remove the covering from an acrylic panel lay the panel fl at on a table Then peel up a corner of the covering and CAREFULLY and SLOWL...

Page 5: ... Attach fan fi lter attach large front latch mounts 12mm Hex Cap Head 3mm Hex Wrench Connectors hinges 16mm Hex Cap Head 3mm Hex Wrench Knobs small latch mounts on some models 6 3 4 Wood Screw Philips Head Screwdriver Attach magnetic latch to mount Copyright 2023 3D Up fi tters LLC 5 How to Remove The Plastic or Paper Acrylic Panel Covering ...

Page 6: ...d carefully and use the speci fi ed screw for the best results The actual length of the long screws to attach the fan and fi lter will vary depending on the depth of the particular shipment of fans we happen to get that month They will be easy to spot since they ll be the longest thing in the bags Finally and we can t stress this enough D O N T O V E R T I G H T E N T H E S C R E W S Leave the scr...

Page 7: ...S1 Pro and Plus models will not have a front vent as described earlier The front door is designed so that the latches are on the left Attach the corner connectors on the back side of the door frame using the provided cap head 12mm screws See the photos below The top of the connector should be fl ush with the top of the acrylic There are also smaller connectors at the top and right sides when viewe...

Page 8: ... latch mount is attached via three screws Use the 30mm cap head to secure the latch mount inside the door frame You ll use 2 M4 12mm screws to attach the latch mount to the right side panel later in the assembly Attach the hinges to the outside door and door frame using M4 12mm screws and nuts There will be some play in the hole size so that you can adjust the door to swing freely Attach the doork...

Page 9: ...dhesive covering the same size as the plate Carefully attach the adhesive side to the acrylic at the location of each latch Then adjust the width of the metal strike plate so that it is held on by the pressure of the two sides of the plate The adhesive covering will keep the metal strike plate from scratching the acrylic Copyright 2023 3D Up fi tters LLC 9 ...

Page 10: ...latch mounts are smaller than the front although the magnetic latch attaches in the same way with wood screws The parts for the side door will be in a separate packet Attach the door hinges latch mounts strike plates and knob the assembly will look like the illustration to the right Don t forget the mid panel connectors at the back left and top As with the front door adjust how the door hangs by l...

Page 11: ...Note that the left side will also be the location of the fresh air intake vent but that will be installed after the enclosure is placed over the printer Copyright 2023 3D Up fi tters LLC 11 ...

Page 12: ...pes Ensure the fan is blowing air out of the enclosure and NOT into it Con fi rm the fan s direction by plugging it into a USB power supply before attaching the fi lter The round label should be on the outside The fan should be attached to the outside of the enclosure The fan should be oriented to pull air OUT of the enclosure Use the long screws included in the fan packet to attach the fan The le...

Page 13: ... where you ll insert the power cable USB cable and wires you want to run in or out of the enclosure Insert the grommet holder grommet combination into the U shaped hole in the right side panel This will enable you to slide the enclosure o ff and onto the printer without unplugging the cables Copyright 2023 3D Up fi tters LLC 13 ...

Page 14: ...ts into a mounting platform and attaches via the two corner connector screws on the right panel Rather than use the 12mm M4 screws as before you ll use the longer 16mm M4 screws to attach both the corner connector and the display mount The kit has a cable to attach the display to the outside of the enclosure The cable goes through the enclosure in the slit as shown to the right Copyright 2023 3D U...

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Page 16: ...lit is towards the front and the small access hole for the fi lament runout sensor cable should be on the right The view on the right is from above facing the front of the printer Attach the fi lament sensor to the L bracket using the silver screw supplied with the printer to attach the sensor to the Creality spool holder Instead you can use any spool holder on top of the enclosure and run the fi ...

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Page 18: ...hen printing PLA your printer will probably clog If that happens use a 3D printer needle available in many places online to remove the clog This technique is easy and works most of the time It is acceptable to turn o ff the fan when printing ABS or ASA to bring the temperature into the ideal range but be sure to turn the fan back on when you re fi nished especially if you are venting or fi ltering...

Page 19: ...t has a hole to fi t around the rubber foot As you insert the tray lift the printer s right side so that the tray slides under the square rubber foot This foot fi ts into the square hole in the vent Copyright 2023 3D Up fi tters LLC 19 ...

Page 20: ... plastic Repeat the process going around the enclosure to ensure all panels are fl ush 8 Assemble Spool Holder Instructions to assemble the spool holder are available online in the product description but it s not too hard to wing it The location that will give the least resistance is placing the spool holder directly to the printer s left However many people who are low on space put the spool hol...

Page 21: ...ctor as shown It comes with a longer screw to fi t through everything 10 BlazeCut Installation The BlazeCut T50 has the right amount of chemicals to handle the volume inside this enclosure to extinguish a fi re Because of the size of the printer and its location inside the enclosure the extinguisher tube needs to be placed on the right side of the enclosure Copyright 2023 3D Up fi tters LLC 21 ...

Page 22: ... For the best air quality as much air as possible must come into the enclosure and then be vented or fi ltered out All of our enclosures come with fans and we ve chosen the CFM ratings to match the cubic size of the enclosures This ensures enough air fl ow for fi lament types like PLA which don t like the heat to keep the temperatures in the safe zone At the same time you want the internal tempera...

Page 23: ... for years with no clogging and even with no venting of the power supplies we ve never had a power supply fail either Your mileage may vary as it depends on many variables such as fi lament quality and the quality of the power supply in your printer If you re looking for the highest possible temperature try turning the bed heater on for an hour before printing The other part of the equation is the...