UPDATE 1-10-2022. For those of you wanting to get out hands on these I have launched my new website and they are available to order right now. Please visit www.etherealproject3d.com

First things I printed with and for my SWX1 were a cover for the x-axis board and a new cover for the extruder with a BL-touch mount. Both with guides for the cables, so they sit more securely and dont bend so close to the connection. I have had this printer for about two years and so far everything is perfect.

UPDATE: This has gotten alot of positive remarks and there is alot of interest in making it available. So I am excited to announce that I have ordered all the parts necessary to put together 30 of them to sell. I will have it in 3 configurations, a kit so you can solder the bits on yourself. Or preassembled with the BL-Touch connector being a Dupont style one, or preassembled with the BL_Touch connector being a JST type.

UPDATE: For those of you wanting to purchase one I have good news. I will have boards ready to ship in the next week. The boards are $15 USD. Shipping to the us is $10, Canada and Mexico $12, Europe and Australia $15. You can choose to have it assembled or as a DIY kit. Also you can choose if you want the BL Touch connector to be the the standard DuPont type or a JST type. If you are interested please email me at etherealproject3d@gmail.com

Great Job, my one arrived today (europe). After my first one, I am thinking to buy additional one just a replacement for future. Please continue with this style of sidewinder-improvements.

Great work man, top notch as usual!

Nice solder work. I can't remember the last time I had to do that fine a work. Excellent video.

Superb. You left us all with the taste. Please decide if you gonna sell the kit, otherwise share PCB design so that we can also benefit from it. Good work!

Very well done!

Just found your channel. Great work on showing us x1 owners of how to make our Great machines that much better. I am definitely interested in your break out board. As someone who has little hand function, I need my printer to be as easy to use as possible. So a BL touch would be great. I wonder if Artillery copied your work for the new X2. But I guess you could look at it as a honor that they ďid. Will be looking for your next video. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 👍 😀

Awesome job! I’d definitely buy one 👍 Would be good if you could sell them either fully soldered, or in a kit maybe so that all we have to do is solder it up 😃

I applaud this video...

Great video

Would love a copy of this board, great work :)

awesome

This happens because the top 4 pins are connected to the extuder motor. And the two bearings (625Z) inside the extruder motor get damaged easily (as they work under pressure for pulling the filament) and they need to be replaced. If not, then the extruder motor works under high friction (even stucks sometimes) and burns the cables. This is what I figured out.

Спасибо!

This PCB is awesome. I will gladly buy it as the stock one stared to degrade at the ribbon connector. Too bad that you're located in US and i'm from Romania as the shipping fees will exceed the price of the board :(

The ZIF connector is an improvement over the stock connector but it will fail eventually too … just ask owners of early versions who had the same. The fix is far simpler - just print one of the many stain relief brackets to stop the cable flexing at the socket.

Great videos! Question: Is the spacing for the new heater connector the same as the stock one? If I DIY, I'd consider just desoldering the old one, and solder in the new one. Like others, I'd also seriously consider buying one of your boards if you go that route.

Hi, very cool project! I already ordered a PCB and it also arrived. Is there a guide to also install the BL-Touch! Thanks! :)

Do you have any videos on all the other updates you have done to your X1? It looks like you have some other upgraded parts! Thanks

I looked at buying one of these when they were released but had concerns about the ribbon cable, at first they did not have replacement cables on their website and that was the final dealbreaker for me, in the end I bought a Creality Ender 5 Plus and built a Pro 3D V-King 400

Excellent video, this is a much better solution as the original connector, is it possible to order a complete board and ship to the Netherlands?

Make a minimum of 100x. They will easily sell. That being said, Sidewinder X2 is weeks away and rumours are they have gone back to a locking tab design. Probably buy it as a spare part. The reason they moved away from it was because people wouldn’t release the tab and just yank it out. Lastly, I don’t think I have ever heard anyone say use dielectric grease for conductivity. Everyone talks about it for anti corrosion properties. Lastly, I defiantly think you should come up with a anti kinking design for the end cables. In my opinion, the bed wires kinking is the worst part of the printer. The break the power and thermistor wires. Such a shame. It’s a easy fix with some plastic sleeving. I would love for you to make a video so I can just link them on how to fix it.

Do you think you could do this for the Artillery Genius since it falls victim to the same thing?

Hi guys, any reason I can't use the board without the BL? Just wanting the board as an upgrade...

Great video. I just installed this board....but didnt use the ferrules as mentioned at 4:00. Will it be ok? Will i go to hell?

I have 4 Sidewinders all fitted with a BLTouch. How much will it cost for a fully soldered board with JST connector (BLTouch) shipped to the UK?

Question, can the X2 breakout be used with the X1? Your extruder looks like the X2 in this video

So you give up the Neopixel when using this board? Just checking.

Take my money 💰 also if you could do the X pcb too put me on that list. Thanks for the video.

bonjour Laurent de France, j'ai acheté le PCB ,mais je trouve pas la pièce a imprimer pour maintenir le BL touch pouvez vous me dire ou je peux trouver cette pièce Merci hello Laurent from France, I bought the PCB, but I cannot find the part to print to maintain the BL touch can you tell me where I can find this part Thank you

What about that fan duct? Did it make any difference over the stock one?

I would love to buy a fully mounted PCB

I would be interested in a purchase if you decide to do a batch.

Interested in kit!

Which way is the BL Touch cable supposed to plug into the board?

Would you post to UK 🇬🇧?

Hello sir quick question I just purchased one of these PCB and really love the design but I am having issues with my hot end. Every time I try to heat it up it blows the 10amp fuse on the bigtree v1.4 turbo. I triple checked the wiring and looks over the hot end wiring and well switched around the wiring without luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

c'est quoi le produit liquide avant la soudure ?

hahahahahaha XD "congratz, you just greased an already wiggly/loose connection"

How would I go about purchasing one of these from you?

Can you ship to South-Africa?

Put me down for one if you do a run.

Link to buy? Ship to Spain?

Hi, impossible ti join you. Do you still prepar the card?

I would like to buy one please.

Wehre you can buy ??

You are not welding correctly. The tin is applied in the same place where you are heating with the soldering iron. You are using too many flux The solder you use incorrectly for soldering ALREADY HAS FLUX IN ITS CORE.