Ian_Tolond: 220V AC router and Maslow 4.1 - fouling mainboard socket

[Ian_Tolond]

Hi ,
I have been assembling the Maslow 4.1, and it is mostly going well; however, based on the orientation in the assembly guide for the mainboard mounting atop the router. When anchoring the mainboard/cover and fan assembly, the yellow socket on the mainboard fouls.

What do I do in this situation? Given that the power cord exiting the router is fairly solid, I expect vibration over time if I were to use this plug. Would that eventually stress the connector, the cord, or both?

[bar]

Different folks have handled it in different ways, but the most common is just to bend the router power cord over and attach it to the clamp here with a ziptie.

[wouldchuck]

I have not had this exact problem but you don’t have to have the computer mounted on the router. Easy fix might be to pull the mounting clips off the router. The routerbgone side project has this 3d printed mount that lifts the computer away from the router on the posts. It might work.

M4 Router Mounter Be-Gone (use any router with a side entry cord)

Here’s the outcome of not wanted to mount the PCB on top of anything that even smells like a router. No more mountie routie madness. Here’s some shots of the prototype. I’m printing out the final one now. [IMG_20240524_193638] The support legs are attached to the top router clamp. And they go off at a slightly wonky angle to avoid the power cords and line up-ish with a couple of the PCB screw holes. They also have a weird hole in them for access to one of the nuts that you’ll need access to,…

[Ian_Tolond]

interestiung idea- that woudl allow for betteer cooling for the rputer as well

[ian_ab]

Also have a look at the Turtle Clamp (RandomDave). There is an offset version which accommodates the vertical Power cable.

Turtle Clamp (non-split clamp design)

Why turtle clamp? Fresh off the printer, the cutout looks like a turtle to me: [image] Files here: Intro Stiffness of the clamps is something that I’ve been keen on improving for a while. I touched on it a bit as part of my I linear rails-ed my Maslow build. 20mm thick clamps seemed like an obvious place to start and gave me a significant improvement, but there was a lot more I wanted to do. This is what I came up with: [image] There were a few points I wanted to address: No split in…

[Andrew_Matthews]

If you are feeling adventurous, an have a 3D printer you can open your router, disconnect the power cable, remove the rubber strain relief on the cable and fit a 3D printed 90 replacement for the strain relief before refitting the cable and reassembling the router.
Have a look at this in Onshape
or this 3D printable

Dewalt strain relief.3mf (296.0 KB)

[Ian_Tolond]

I may do in future - for the mo i have cable tied