CR-10 Smart and CR6-SE Direct Drive Upgrade to Bondtech LGX Lite

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<figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJT7qkvbolY"></oembed></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this video I will walk you through the installation of a Bondtech LGX Lite Extruder onto a Creality CR-10 Smart (should also work for CR6-SE? someone please confirm in the comments section!) to convert this printer to direct drive. This upgrade works well with the MicroSwiss all metal hotend upgrade I performed in a previous video, but one is not a pre-requisite for the other. You can do them independently or together.&nbsp;</p><p>The Bondtech LGX Lite is a great option for Creality printers as it is small, compact and very light weight. Printing with this extruder (even at high speeds) has not added much mass to the overall print head and I am therefore not seeing print defects like ghosting or ringing.&nbsp;</p><p>There should be a significant improvement in print quality when printing flexibles, and you should also have finer control of your filament metering even with normal PLA or rigid filaments.&nbsp;</p><p>NOTE: After more extensive testing, I am finding that 1mm of retraction is safe (for me) and I am having better results with eliminating stringing. Also, be sure to set your "Retract amount before wipe" to 0% if you are using PrusaSlicer.&nbsp;</p><p>You can find all of the 3D printed parts you will need here:&nbsp;</p><p>You will also need:&nbsp;</p><p>► (QTY 5) M3 x 10mm socket head cap screws&nbsp;</p><p>► (QTY 5) M3 nylon locking nuts&nbsp;</p><p>You can find the technical information on the LGX Lite here, including suggested slicer settings and estep values:&nbsp;</p><p>► <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnc0akdVV2pyVXZSZThlNGloT09ubTFReVYzQXxBQ3Jtc0ttV2FWUG5hMmphRWxnbGFyQUxVT19mMS1VZFdPT1ZRNXd4a3dCOURUSmRVU09GZ0hBYXpTNGMyeWtJb29NS09ON3lzRHIyS1FNYkFRcHhVMTRmdjJSRHNac1cxbExrSlcxaHBpX1JEeXFzaHo5RXJqWQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bondtech.se%2Fproduct%2Flgx-lite-large-gears-extruder%2F">https://www.bondtech.se/product/lgx-l...</a>&nbsp;</p><p>You can find the technical information about the small stepper motor from Bondtech here:&nbsp;</p><p>► <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWs2TTNVY2hPMF9WSDhBYUllbHpnSVFGTHZZd3xBQ3Jtc0trd01JRDVaZGt4Ukd4TFVYYTF4Q241X3U0Yk9QT2ZpSjQ5d05CaHlKYzJ6UDFBV1dMUVE5S01INmtVUEZfUUJNWUhrMXF4czB5dzN0Y1RwQUVMRFpYNDNHc2FXNEk2TlJxWEhMclF1RXNjMmdSLV85RQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bondtech.se%2Fproduct%2Fldo-nema14-round-20mm-pancake-motor%2F">https://www.bondtech.se/product/ldo-n...</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Bondtech also has some information about changing the reference voltage on your stepper motor drivers here:&nbsp;</p><p>► <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjV5M29xcHJTd2p2dVhUVVo2c3hvRWlDeThZQXxBQ3Jtc0tseE5wSGJ6bjR4bHVmczRfbkNVYVFKanh0NXh2WFZSVUtVcFlLTHhGazlZV1hHM1prb0VObWZ1NGRqSTRuMjlVNWF1eXh3RjhqMURweGFuamRQeGZiUG9FUHREOFdOcWVYRnMxUi1TZXZLclZSX1ZKWQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.bondtech.se%2FGuide%2F06.%2BStepper%2BCurrent%2BAdjustment%2BOn%2BCR-10S%2F78">https://support.bondtech.se/Guide/06....</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Keep in mind that you will also need to switch two wires on the stepper motor connector to get it to run in the right direction on the Creality printers. See this video here for "de-pinning" one of these connectors:&nbsp;</p><p>► <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r2e0PQ7Q_w&amp;t=0s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r2e0...</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is some good information on changing the esteps value:&nbsp;</p><p>► <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDI3S0hpNkotcDRXSXA0RGI1NWR4MEZ3LU1Ld3xBQ3Jtc0tuMl9tY2h0SHhycFppNEpZN3YwbmNSdnViMUxTZWJWUWJmaHVndTZaWXhPUzhPMi1rMTZ1UWIzbnZrTVc5Z2gxWUJlb09oWFI3OG9XNHMxUHotTnp3MTI4RUJzQlZiQmFzN3pDeTlQNm1HTnFNSmRkUQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fteachingtechyt.github.io%2Fcalibration.html%23esteps">https://teachingtechyt.github.io/cali...</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Keep in mind that I show you how to do ALL of these things in the video... just follow along! Thanks for watching!</p>