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Install the Drag Chain to the X- and Y1-Rails
Required Components:
M3 × 8mm Flat Head Screw (Replacement)
M3 Nyloc Nut (Replacement)
1. Position the X-rail to the back of the machine.
2. Lay the drag chain on the rails. See Fig. 10.
a. First, place the three cables not threaded
through the X-Axis drag chain (the Y-Axis
proximity switch cable and the Y1- and
Y2-motor leads) over and behind the
X-rail.
b. Second, lift the drag chain and place it
across the Y1- and X-rails.
c. Lay the drag chains so that the tail of the
Y-Axis drag chain will curl under and the
head of the X-Axis drag chain will curl up.
3. Secure the drag chain to the rails, but leave the
X-Axis drag chain head disconnected for now. See
Fig. 11.
a. Secure the head of the Y-Axis drag chain
to the head bracket on the outside of the
Y1-carriage.
i. Use a 2mm hex key, needle nose
pliers, two (2) M3×8mm FHS, and
two (2) nyloc nuts to secure.
b. Secure the tail of the Y-Axis drag chain to
the tail plate next to the Carbide Motion
Board enclosure.
i. Curl the tail of the drag chain
under and toward the enclosure.
ii. Use a 2mm hex key and one (1)
M3×6mm FHS to secure.
c. Secure the tail of the X-Axis drag chain to the tail plate near the Y1-motor.
i. Use a 2mm hex key and one (1) M3×6mm FHS to secure.
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