FABtotum Raspberry Pi 3 upgrade

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This is an adapter that you can use if you want to swap out the Raspberry Pi Model B for a Raspberry Pi 3 in the original version of the FABtotum 3D-printer. Be aware that you will need to remove some plastic from the FABtotum to get the Raspberry Pi 3 to fit. If you decide to replace your Pi with a Pi 3, be careful and make sure to disconnect the power cord before you start. I recently read that FABtotum has released a new version of their 3D-printer called FABtotum CORE Edition. It is powered by a Raspberry Pi 3 instead of a Raspberry Pi Model B. As an owner of the original FABtotum, I was very interested to know if it was possible to retrofit a Raspberry Pi 3 to the original version of the printer. I read in their forum that it should be possible, so I decided to try to do it. It was possible, and it turned out to work great! It did involve some modification of some plastic walls within the printer, but it was not too difficult to do. I also had to create something to hold the Pi 3 in place, as the screw holding the original Pi could not be used (the screw used a hole in the Pi PCB which is not present on the Pi 3). Printer Settings Printer: FABtotum Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.2mm Infill: 30% Notes: I printed it with a 0.35 mm nozzle, but I don't think that the nozzle size matters. Post-Printing Additional parts needed: Besides the 3D-printed parts, you will need the following to mount everything together: 2 x 16mm M2.5 machine screws 2 x M2.5 nuts 2 x 20mm M4 machine screws 2 x M4 nuts Instructions: A complete description of how to replace the Raspberry Pi Model B with a Raspberry Pi 3 is available at http://lele.se/fabtotum