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FarmLoop Stage 2 assembly, Elegoo Centauri Carbon

Please read through the entire guide before beginning the installation. Ensure you have all prerequisites ready to avoid interruptions during assembly.

This guide covers installing FarmLoop Stage 2 on the Elegoo Centauri Carbon.

Prerequisites

Section titled “Prerequisites”
  • Elegoo Centauri Carbon with latest firmware installed
  • FarmLoop Stage 2 kit - door-opener actuator, bender actuator and holders, wire harness, limit switch, pusher head, FarmBoard PCB, and mounting hardware
  • FarmLoop Pro subscription, sign up at app.3d-farmers.com - not required if you already have a SimplyPrint Print Farm subscription (see SimplyPrint integration)
  • A clean, flat work surface large enough to lay every part out

Components used in this guide:

  • Door-opener button, rubber ring, and metal ring
  • Door-opener linear actuator
  • Bender linear actuator, bender bracket, and 2 levers, joined with an M4 bolt
  • 2 bender holders
  • Limit switch
  • Printer’s top lid
  • Rear rubber feet and 1 tilted foot (right side)
  • Printed door hinge, secured with M3 bolts
  • Wire harness, cable bracket, and side cable bracket
  • FarmBoard PCB and PCB holder
  • Pusher head

Hardware assembly

Section titled “Hardware assembly”

1. Assemble the door opener

Section titled “1. Assemble the door opener”
  1. Attach the wire to the terminals before pressing the button into place - it’s much easier to reach now than after the button is seated in the hole.
  2. Press the button into the designated hole in the lid.
Pressing the button into the designated hole in the lid
  1. Fix the button using the rubber ring and metal ring.
Button fixed with the rubber ring and metal ring
  1. Slide the actuator into the bottom part until fully seated.
Actuator slid into the bottom part until fully seated
  1. Align the lid with the base and press them together until they click/lock into place.
Aligning the lid with the base and pressing until they click into place

2. Set up the benders

Section titled “2. Set up the benders”
  1. Slide the actuator into the bracket (cable should be at the bottom).
Actuator ready to slide into the bender bracket Sliding the actuator into the bender bracket, cable at the bottom
  1. Assemble the two levers using an M4 bolt.
Two levers ready to assemble with an M4 bolt Assembling the two levers with an M4 bolt Levers assembled with the M4 bolt
  1. Attach the lever group to the actuator using an M4 bolt.
Lever group attached to the actuator with an M4 bolt
  1. Assemble the two bender holders together.
  2. Attach the bender to the bender holder at a tilted angle.
Bender and bender holder before attaching Attaching the bender to the bender holder at a tilted angle Bender seated in the holder at the tilted angle
Bender and holder assembly, continued Bender and holder assembly, continued Bender and holder assembly, continued
Completed bender and holder assembly
  1. Press the limit switch into the slot in the right part.
Pressing the limit switch into the slot in the right part

3. Prepare the 3D printer

Section titled “3. Prepare the 3D printer”
  1. Remove the printer’s top lid and set it aside.
  2. Remove the 4 bolts at the front panel.
Front panel with the 4 bolts removed Removing the 4 bolts at the front panel
  1. Flip the printer.
  2. Remove the two rubber feet at the back and replace the right one with a tilted foot.
Rear of the printer before removing the rubber feet Rubber feet at the back before removal Removing the rubber feet at the back
Right rubber foot removed Replacing the right rubber foot with a tilted foot Tilted foot secured in place
  1. Flip the printer back.
  2. Lift the printer slightly to put the actuator-holder foot in the correct position.
Lifting the printer slightly to position the actuator-holder foot Actuator-holder foot in the correct position
  1. Remove the bottom two screws from the original door hinge - position the new door hinge and reinsert two M3 bolts to secure it.
Removing the bottom two screws from the original door hinge Positioning the new door hinge
New door hinge held in place New door hinge secured with two M3 bolts
  1. Insert the wire harness into the print room through the opening.
Wire harness ready at the print-room opening Inserting the wire harness into the print room Wire harness inserted into the print room
  1. Remove the 4 bolts on the side of the printer’s right wall - you’ll reuse them in the next step.
  2. Put the cable bracket on and secure it using those same 4 bolts.
  3. Connect the wire harness to the actuator and switch.
Connecting the wire harness to the actuator Connecting the wire harness to the switch
Wire harness connected to the switch Wire harness fully connected to actuator and switch
  1. Wrap the loose part of the wire harness using the side cable bracket.
Loose part of the wire harness before wrapping Wrapping the loose wire harness using the side cable bracket
  1. Secure the bender holder using the 4 original bolts.
Securing the bender holder with the 4 original bolts
  1. Use M3 bolts to secure the PCB holder at the back.
  2. Connect all cables.
Cables ready to connect Connecting all cables
  1. Attach the pusher head.
Pusher head ready to attach Pusher head positioned Attaching the pusher head
  1. Place the lid back.
  2. Clip the bed.
Bed ready to clip into place Bed clipped into place

Support

Section titled “Support”