{"id":2987,"date":"2020-02-28T13:50:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T20:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meandyouis.us\/charles\/choosing-wiring-kits-for-budget-diy-cnc-3d-printer\/"},"modified":"2020-02-28T13:50:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T20:50:31","slug":"choosing-wiring-kits-for-budget-diy-cnc-3d-printer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meandyouis.us\/charles\/choosing-wiring-kits-for-budget-diy-cnc-3d-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing wiring kits for Budget DIY CNC\/ 3D Printer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There really are three options when you are choosing how to wire a DIY 3D printer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy a 3d printer wiring harness \/ kit.<\/li>\n<li>Assemble the wiring kit and connectors yourself.<\/li>\n<li>Re-use salvaged wiring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Buying a pre-made wiring harness is the easiest option and increases your confidence in your build.<\/p>\n<p>You are saved from the worry about the solder join on the second pin for the heater bed shorting out when you walk away from your Franken-printer.<\/p>\n<p>So, let&#8217;s talk about what a good wiring harness includes, and give you some examples. Then, I&#8217;ll go into options on how to wire your own connectors and re-using salvaged wiring.<\/p>\n<h2>Pre-Made Wiring Harnesses<\/h2>\n<p>Congrats! If you are reading this, I&#8217;ll bet you have a 3d\/cnc controller board in your online cart somewhere. This is the start of an exciting journey!<\/p>\n<p>The great thing about buying a pre-made wiring harness is that you don&#8217;t have to learn about the difference between JST and DuPont connectors, which male\/female connectors are needed, or how to properly crimp ferrules that are smaller than most humans can see (yay!).<\/p>\n<p>Here are my recommendations for the best Wiring Harnesses for different printers:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There really are three options when you are choosing how to wire a DIY 3D printer: Buy a 3d printer wiring harness \/ kit. Assemble the wiring kit and connectors yourself. Re-use salvaged wiring. Buying a pre-made wiring harness is the easiest option and increases your confidence in your build. You are saved from the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meandyouis.us\/charles\/choosing-wiring-kits-for-budget-diy-cnc-3d-printer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Choosing wiring kits for Budget DIY CNC\/ 3D Printer&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"twitterCardType":"","cardImageID":0,"cardImage":"","cardTitle":"","cardDesc":"","cardImageAlt":"","cardPlayer":"","cardPlayerWidth":0,"cardPlayerHeight":0,"cardPlayerStream":"","cardPlayerCodec":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Choosing wiring kits for Budget DIY CNC\/ 3D Printer - LearningMore<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meandyouis.us\/charles\/choosing-wiring-kits-for-budget-diy-cnc-3d-printer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Choosing wiring kits for Budget DIY CNC\/ 3D Printer - LearningMore\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There really are three options when you are choosing how to wire a DIY 3D printer: Buy a 3d printer wiring harness \/ kit. 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