MakerBot Replicator 2X How To Replace

HowtoReplaceaReplicator2XXYZEndstopCable
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TheseareinstructionsforreplacingtheXYZendstopcableontheReplicator2X.Theywill
requiretheuseofthe2.5mmhexwrenchthatcamewithyourbot,severalzipties,anda
wirecutterorstrongpairofscissors.
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Note:Yournewendstopcableshouldshipwiththejumpercablealreadyattached.Iftheyare
notalreadyconnected,simplyattachthelargerendofthejumpercabletotheXaxismotor
cable.YouwillalsoreceiveajumpercablefortheXYZmotorcable,whichyoushouldalso
attach.
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Beforeyoustart,dothefollowing:
•Unloadandremoveanyfilament.
•TurnofftheReplicator2X.
•Removethefilamentguidetubeandspoolholder.
•UnplugpowerandUSBcables.
•RemovetherightsidepaneloftheReplicator2X.
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TheXYZendstopcableconnectstotheMightyboardwithasingleconnector,butfromthere
branchesoffinthreedirections,onesectiongoingtoeachofthethreeendstops.
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1.Disconnectthecablefromallthreeendstops,aswellasthemotorcablefromthe
Xaxismotor.
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Unplugtheblackplasticcableconnectorfromeachendstop.TheYaxisendstopislocatedat
theupperbackleftcorneroftheReplicator2X’sinterior.TheZaxisendstopislocatedbehind
thetopsectionofthethreadedZaxisrod.TheXaxisendstopislocatedontopoftheXaxis
motor,attherightsideofthegantry.AlsounplugthemotorcablefromtheXaxismotor.
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2.DetachtheXaxissectionoftheendstopandmotorcablesfromthegantry.
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TheXaxissectionsoftheendstopandmotorcablesroutethroughaholeandintoaslotonthe
sideofthegantry.Pullthecableconnectorsfreeofthehole.Thenprythemetaldoweloutof
theslotatthesideofthegantryandsetitaside.Slidetheendstopandmotorcablesoutofthe
slot.
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3.Detachallthreeendstopcablesectionsfromtheircableclips.
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TherearetwokindsofclipsholdingthesecablesectionstotheinterioroftheReplicator2X:a
curvedmetalflapandaplasticpiecewithaholeforaziptie.Removethecablesfromtheziptie
clipusingastrongscissororwirecuttertocliptheziptie,beingverycarefulnottodamagethe

MakerBot Replicator 2X Specifications

General

Print technology	Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
Printing material	ABS, Polylactic acid (PLA)
Layer thickness (min)	- mm
Number of printing colors	-
Maximum build size (WxDxH)	152 x 246 x 155 mm
USB port	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No
Compatible memory cards	SD
Storage temperature (T-T)	0 - 32 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	15 - 32 °C
Input current	4 A
AC input voltage	100-240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Product color	Black
Housing material	Aluminium, Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Steel

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	420 mm
Width	490 mm
Height	531 mm
Weight	12600 g