Voron 2.4 Drag Chain with wire seperators

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REVISION 6/26/24After using the 2/25/24 revision, I found that cleanup of the parts still did not reduce friction on the wires sufficiently to reduce kinking of the wires. I redesigned the 10 and 15 links to provide additional room for the wires and made them easier to clean with stronger separators. In addition, I redesigned the link caps to provide a better fit and make them stronger.Cleaning the links between separators is still necessary but much easier. To clean the wire passages I recommend using a disposable nail-file wrapped with 120 gr sandpaper. Sand each wire passage smooth and test with a piece of wire to insure that there is minimal drag on the wire as it slides through the passage.I redesigned the axis bridge (X to Y) to match the radius of curvature of the 15mm chain link. Additionally I redesigned the XY to Z cover to allow the wire bundle to pass directly into the Z chain at a 90 degree angle. The X and Y motor wires still enter through the bottom of the opening.I also made a spacer (stand) to position the 10 mm end-link at the hot end to accommodate the bending radius of the chain. Doing this caused interference with my cable organizer (Face Plate. stl) and the end-link is now "notched" to clearance the cable organizer.When installing the wires in the chain links make sure that the wires are anchored at each end of the chain. Vector 3D has a good video on Youtube that explains the proper use of drag chains.Finally, I've included a new version of the cable organizer (Face Plate.stl) should you decide to use it. The new design does not require a JST connector on both sides but instead solders the wires directly to the pins on the front JST connector. There is a good video on how to solder JST-XH plugs by Jim P on YouTube. The only thing that I would add to the instructions on the video is to add a small drop of superglue to the pins when reinserting them as they can slip back out when inserting the female connector.REVISION: 2/25/24When I first published this I meant to hit save and accidentally hit publish, and I've been playing catchup ever since. I apologize to everyone for this mistake.I have always tried to use the modifications that I have developed on my Voron before publishing them so I would be able to fix any problems. I finally replaced the X&Y drag chains on my machine and had to make several changes. First, the 10 mm chain link was just too fragile. The new chain link has much more robust wire separators and an improved latch for the 10 mm chain cover. In addition, I made a spacer (stand) to position the 10 mm end-link at the hot end to accommodate the bending radius of the chain. Doing this caused interference with my cable organizer and the end-link is now "notched" to clearance the cable organizer.REVISION: 2/13/24 I have modified the two drag links to easy the installation of the wires and corrected a flaw in the net of the 15 mm link. I also modified the link covers to accommodate the new modifications.The drag chains developed by Gavitka, in my opinion, are very well done so I incorporated my wire separators (wire combs) into their design. The 15 x 11 links in the original design have been modified to hold a maximum of 20 -22 AWG wires. My Voron 2.4 drag chain modification is required to use this size link.I also modified the Gavitka design to make a 10 x 11 link to accommodate the x-axis chain for the Voron 2.4. This link will hold a maximum of 16 -22 AWG wires. I have also included end links for both sizes of drag links and caps to enclose the wires inside the links