I am working on building a new 3D printer (RatRig VCore 3) and would like to improve wiring on it. One of the things i am thinking about is creating a small breakout board that takes one cable/connection coming in from control board/power and splits it into connectors going to all the fans, sensors, etc on the hotend. Will be my first try at pcb design but i think i can figure that out. I quickly sketched up what i was thinking below for board. White plugs would be jst connectors or terminal blocks going to the fans, sensors, etc. Blue one is what i could use some help on. I was looking on Mouser and other places and there is just so many options and i just dont know enough to weed through them all to find what would work best for me.
Hoping somebody can point me in the right direction with specific type to look into. Here are my requirements for it.
Thanks!
Hoping somebody can point me in the right direction with specific type to look into. Here are my requirements for it.
- 20 Pins
- Connection needs to stay secure with movement (this will be on print head whizzing back and forth). If connection gets loose just for second on some of the sensors the controller would stop print.
- As small as possible to eliminate bulk that would get in way of other things and dont want it too heavy.
- Would prefer its connection to board would be thru hole pins that i can solder on.
- Does not need to be waterproof or anything crazy like that.
- Dont care if connector is round or flat, guessing round would be less bulky though.
- Was looking at using this cable to connect to blue connector since i read it was good for repeated movement (https://www.igus.com/product/1074?artNr=CF211-PUR-05-14-02)
Thanks!