Rod alarm


Rod alarm system

This rod alarm system was designed to detect losing rod of the MOST Delta - Athena during printing.

Original Author: User:siranee


Design and Printing

Design

OpenSCAD was utilized for Hook and box modeling operations. The MOST-Athena GitHub file repository is located here. The Hook and box assembly were imported into OpenSCAD and the part was designed to accommodate the geometrical constraints of the parts provided to MY4777.

rod box is edited from Battery box for AA cells http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:331394/#files


Hook model

Printing

The stiffness of the component is driven by the infill percentage. Adjust as necessary to achieve your desired characteristics.

  • Print Parameters Utilized for Hook and Box
    • Layer Thickness: 0.2mm
    • Skin Thickness: 1.0 mm
    • Top/Bottom Thickness: 1.0 mm
    • Temperature: 180C
    • Speed: 30 mm/s
    • Flow: 100%
    • Infill: 50%

Installation

The model is designed to add onto the end effector. Print out Hook qty. 6 and box qty. 3 of the STL and install as shown below.

Motor end materials
tools.
Motor end materials
Materials.



Materials
Description Count
window and door Alarm from Dollar Tree 1
Rod box 3
Rod arm 6
stainless ties 11" 3
plastic ties 6" (2.5mm x 150mm) 3
red electric wire 20 gauge for negative side 70 cm
blck electric wire 20 gauge for positive side 70 cm


Tools
Electric Wire Stripper Cutter Crimper
Wide Cutter Diagonal Cutting Plier Wire Cutter
lineman pliers


Delta Rod alarm Installation
  • six Rod arm and three Rod box printed part.
  • six 1.5 cm wire (three for each red and black) and six 6 cm wire (three for each red and black)
  • six 4 cm stainless and folding them
  • put folding stainless into Rod box
  • solder 1.5 cm red and black electric wire for each side into Rod box
  • solder 4 cm red and black electric wire to connect two Rod bow together
  • cut off the wire that connect to the positive of window and door alarm
  • solder 50 cm red and black electric wire to the positive of window and door alarm
  • solder another side of 50 cm red and black electric wire to the end of Rod box
  • Fully Installed.



Video how it works

Rod Alarm System
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The file repository is located on Thingiverse

See Also

Open Source 3-D Printing Athena Printer Build Overview MORE Delta Mods]

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