The A1's light for the camera, sadly is lacking. Searching around, I found a LED light strip that plugged into the 2nd AMS port that gave off so much more light, but it was sticky backed to mount on the upper cross arm. I don't like just sticking stuff to the printer like that, plus had items on the top bar (the spool arm & tray) that got in the way. So time to make a mounting arm
This is a customizable system, due to not everyone has Z braces installed or may have other items in their way. I wanted the flexibility to tweak it as easily as possible. The system consists of the following:
You'll need some type of mounting material, like clear magic tape or simple 3M double-sided tape. You'll also need some scissors (if you need to trim the cable clips) and of course the LED light strip. See below for the one I purchased off AliExpress. You can find similar models on both Amazon & Ebay.
* Updated info on the Cross bar - I tend to print nearly 24/7, which means that light has been on for days. Today I noticed the WHOLE cross bar was sagging! So Now I HIGHLY recommend printing the cross bar in PETG (clear or Translucent if possible - better heat tolerance), this light strip produces enough heat to cause PLA to warp under constant use. If you are unable to print in PETG, you can print additional brackets to help support the bar. It DID NOT pop out of the brackets, just the PLA bar sagged in the middle, the sticky on the strip was still holding!
In my case, I printed a 3rd bracket in the same BL PETG translucent Olive that I printed the new cross bar. My old bar sagged only in the middle, so I figured this in combination with printing the bar in PETG, should prevent the sagging. Since I had to remove the LED strip, I used some heat resist tape on the ends and a tiny zip-strip in the middle, to make sure the strip stays put. It was still very sticky, but my luck w/ reusing sticky backed items isn't very good. Having it unstick mid-print would be a nightmare!
(last 3 pictures updated w/ new cross bar & 3rd bracket)
Installation is easy!
Now you can see & the camera view will be usable!
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