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E3d revo release date11/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Myself, I value the reliable operation and clean simple design of the Afterburner, and probably for my Trident I will just upgrade the extruder to the lighter LGX lite. In the end, it is a question of personal taste. The funny thing is this upgrade was easier than on the Switchwire because the stock wiring had already wires for the LEDs. I have also installed the Stealthburner/Clockwork2 on the Artillery Sidewinder X2. So far, I have installed the full Stealthburner/CW2 on my Voron Switchwire only, because it was easy to add the 3 additional wires in the energy chains. If you are upgrading an existing reliable printhead consider the cost of a new stepper/fan/LEDs (around $40), but also the time to add the new wires. If you build a new Voron it is a no-brainer – go with the latest Stealthburner. Is it worth upgrading to the Stealthburner? I haven’t yet implemented the LED lighting here because it is too much trouble to add additional 3 wires in all the chains. This extruder works so well, that I won’t change it anytime soon. On my Voron 2.4 I have the Stealthburner installed with my excellent CNC-machined CW1 extruder. This can make the upgrade less costly and you can keep the current extruder and motor, but get the improved cooling and RGB lighting. It is possible to use the Stealthburner also with the previous Voron direct extruder, the CW1 or with the CW1 mods for Bondtech LGX/LGX lite and Galileo. You can disassemble all components from the front. No more need to unscrew the energy chain in order to get access to the extruder screws on the back of the carriage. Maintenance of the CW2 is also easier compared to the CW1. I am using it now for 2 weeks and its operation has been very reliable. With the dual drive kit the gear ratio is 50:10. The stepper is now a more compact and light round 36mm / 20mm depth pancake with 10 tooth gear. The connections compartment offers much more space to fit the connectors and even some spare lenght of wires. Its design integrates seamlessly with the Stealthburner. Compared to the previous CW1 extruder, the CW2 offers a straight filament path and larger space to fit the incoming wires and connectors. It is a printable extruder that uses dual drive gears from Bondtech or Trianglelab. The “native” extruder for the Stealthburner is the Clockwork2 (CW2). Currently, it supports several major hotends – Phaetus BMS/BMO/Dragon/Rapido and E3D Revo/V6/Revo6. Part of the Stealthburner is a new hotend mount/part cooling duct that matches the design of the front body. Check this review for the SB RGBW LED wire harness. The most difficult part for me was to measure the wire lengths between the LEDs and to solder them. The Adafruit Neopixel RGBW mini PCB button is best, however, there are many other similar products. Installing the fans is easy and similar to the Afterburner – the front panel of the 5015 fan has to be removed.įor the RGBW LEDs you can use any addressable PCB pixels with SK6812 or WS2812B chip on 5 V. The part cooling is better only if using a high-end 5015 fan. TBH I didn’t find much of a difference at print speeds up to 100 mm/s. This is mainly important for high-speed printing with PLA. What are the advantages of the Afterburner printhead? Besides the new badass look, the main benefit is the improved part cooling. Different colors can be set for various states – standby, heating, printing, etc. 3 RGBW LED diodes illuminate the nozzle and the Voron logo. It integrates 1 x 5015 part cooling blower fan, 1x 4010 hotend fan, the hotend, and … 3 x RGBW diodes.Īt the time of writing the Stealthburner is still in beta. It can be installed on all Voron 3d printers except the Vzero. It is a new toolhead that is an upgrade or an alternative to the Afterburner. Finally, we’ve got a Christmas gift – the Stealthburner and a redesigned direct extruder – the Clockwork2. First came the upgraded version of the Vzero and in August was launched the Trident. 2021 was a great year for the Voron community.
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