YaVoFaDu - Yet Another Volcano Fan Duct for the TronXY X5S

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<p>This is a replacement fan duct for the TronXY X5S with a Volcano heater and nozzle mounted to the regular heatsink, and possibly other printers that use the same mounting holes and case.</p> <p>After I modded the volcano block and nozzle on my printer, the previous all-in-one cooling duct array didn't work since the new tip extends about 9mm further than before. I decided to revert back to the original metal print head case (using Kapton tape to insulate the Volcano block from the heatsink fan), took the mounting hole measurements from the manufacturer's STL file and made this half-and-half design with exhaust and fan mount being different halves with a flat side each. Both can be printed without supports laying flat on the print bed. The exhaust half and the fan carrier half are then mounted bedside-to-bedside with 8mm M3 screws.</p> <p>The fan is installed last since it obstructs these screws.</p> <p>I started with the 40mm fan version, but soon discovered that regular fans are not good at creating focused air flow, so I switched to a 5015 radial blower instead.</p> <p>Update, 2019-07-22: Modified the 5015 version slightly with a smaller duct size towards the blower, since the one I got was 17 outside instead of 20 outside. New version should fit to both variants.</p> <h3>Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer:</strong></p> <p>TronXY X5S</p> <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong> <div><p>Doesn't Matter</p></div> <p><strong>Supports:</strong></p> <p>No</p> <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong> <div><p>0.6 mm nozzle, 0.25 mm layer height</p></div> <p><strong>Infill:</strong></p> <p>15%</p> <p><strong>Filament:</strong></p> Generic budget PLA <p>any</p> <p><br/> <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong></p> </p><div><p>I've mounted the radial 5015 fan with M3 screws straight into the PLA, but wood screws or M3 with nuts will most likely work as well.</p> The 40mm regular fan can be mounted with short wood screw. </div></p></p> Category: 3D Printer Parts