Creality CR6 CR-6 SE LED Strip Lightbar End Cap Cable Routing and Switch Case
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I made an alternate version of this thing https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4594168 to use a cheap LED strip as a light-bar on my Creality CR-6 SE and needed a way to route the switch. You can see better pictures in my posted make. The improvement in lighting is amazing and it cost hardly anything (you can buy a 1m strip for about £1.50 from China. I made a cap for the end of the 20mm extrusion that can be screwed in so that cable is routed securely and it has a solid mechanical connection. I tapped the hole in the extrusion so that an M5 bolt would fit into it and I used an old screen bolt from a motorcycle that I cut down so it didn't hit the bolt coming in from the top of the extrusion. I actually tapped into the 5V supply going to the screen by splicing into the wires. I used a nice little wire connector so I can unplug it if I'm removing the screen and I used a simple on-off switch that I made a case for and stuck it to the top of the screen. I just used some blue-tack at various points to keep the wire within the channel. Maybe later I'll print something, but this works well. I'd advise printing the routing cap as shown with some supports - but using a support blocker to stop it putting supports behind the panel. You CAN remove supports from in there - but it's a pain! The switch housing could be printed either way up, but I chose to print it as the STL is orientated and use supports inside. Unfortunately the original thing owner won't allow distribution of modified versions of his light-bar thing, but I basically took the side profile and made a new model from it. I made it longer and without the holes for the handle as I don't use it. As I printed it in two pieces, I made a dovetail joint to hold them together on the back. It was a super tight fit as my printer was over-extruding at the time and I had to sand the insides of the print and hammer it on.
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