Acadian Robotics Copperhead User manual

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COPPERHEAD 3D PRINTER ASSEMBLY GUIDE
WELCOME
Thank you for choo ing the Copperhead 3D printer from Acadian
Robotic . Plea e read through thi manual fir t before etting up
your machine. If you have any que tion or comment regarding
thi guide plea e contact u at tech upport@acadianrobotic .com.
January 2015 ver ion
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Tool required:
Metric allen wrench et
Needle no e plier
Large and mall Philip head crewdriver
Large and mall flat head crewdriver
Grounding wri t trip (for PCB protection)
Small cre cent wrench
General note :
- Keep the hardware (nut , bolt , wa her ) loo e until the machine i fully
a embled unle otherwi e noted in the individual tep .
- When te ting the machine’ component and wiring all connection
hould be ecurely fa tened.
- When in talling wiring loo ely ecure the zip trip or cable clap unle
otherwi e noted in the individual tep . Do not let the wiring hand loo e
from component without upporting the wire with zip trip or wire
clip .
- When di connecting the motor grab the ide of the white motor plug
connector and gently jiggle the connector away from the motor. NEVER
grab the wire to di connect the motor .

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I. Pre-a embly
Step 1: Bottom tructure panel
- In tall the Z motor wire (66) to the bottom ide of the bottom panel
(10) u ing zip trip (36).
Step 2: Shelf
- A emble the two helf (14) piece u ing (2) 8-32x7/8” black oxide
bolt (37) and wa her (40).

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Step 3: PCB mounting
- In tall the printed circuit board (PCB) (31) to the in ide of the helf
(14). Do not overtighten the bolt . Tighten enough only to ecure the
PCB. Spacer (30) hould be mounted between the helf and PCB.
Step 3: Top panel
- In tall the white LED trip (58) to the under ide of the top panel
(12).
- Cooling fan (65) can be in talled at a later tep when in talling the
extruder. Cooling fan i an option component. It i mo tly only u ed
when printing with PLA material.

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Step 4: Left panel
- Fa ten the Z limit witch (32) to the Z witch angle (7).
- In tall the Z limit witch angle (16) [NOT THE ANGLE THAT
FASTENS TO THE CARRIAGE] to the left panel (8).
- In tall the Z motor mount (26) to the left panel (8).
Step 5: Right panel
- In tall the Z motor mount (26) to the right panel (9).

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Step 6: Motor a embly
- In tall the aluminium gear (29) to the Nema 17 motor (20).
- In tall the motor (20) to the motor mount (26) with (55).
Step 7: X carriage
- In tall the Y rack (6), X motor mount (26), X motor (20), linear
bearing (22), limit witch bolt (44), Y limit witch (32), and rod
holder (23) to the X carriage.

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Step 7: X carriage wiring
Step 7: Y carriage
- In tall the Y motor mount (26), Y motor (20) , limit witch bolt (44),
linear bearing (22), print bed (4) to the Y carriage (3).
- In tall and ecure the Y carriage wiring from the print bed before
attaching to the X carriage.

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- Do not tighten the linear bearing at thi time. Fa ten the nut to the
bolt ju t enough o they will not fall off the bolt .
Step 8: Print bed to Y carriage
- In tall the print bed (4) to the Y carriage (3).
Do not in tall the gla until a embly i fully complete.
- Thi would be the be t time to manually level the bed. U e the
pring (19) and 2 nut (44) to level the bed.
Step 9: Y carriage wiring
- In tall the y carriage wiring but do not ecure tight at thi time.

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Step 10: Main carriage
- In tall the Z limit witch angle with witch (7), the X limit witch
(32), rod holder (23), Z linear bearing block (15)with linear
bearing (22), and the X rack (5) to the main carriage (1).
- Leave the rod holder nut loo e until the machine i completely
a embled. Do not over tighten the nut . Snug them to ecure in
place.
Step 10: Y carriage to the X carriage
- Fa ten the Y carriage (3) to the X carriage (2).
- When in erting mooth rod through linear bearing DO NOT USE
FORCE. Gently guide and pu h while twi ting lowly to guide the
rod through the linear bearing . It may help to lubricate the rod
with a light ba ed oil or WD-40.

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Step 11: X carriage (2) to the main carriage (1).
II. A embly
Step 1: Place the bottom tructure panel with the front edge flat on a flat
urface.
Step 2: Connect the two ide panel to the bottom panel and helf.
Step 3: Remove the backla h nut (27) from the z rod and flip it 180 degree
on the Z threaded rod (21).
- When removing the back lu h nut from the Z threaded rod u e
caution a to not lo e the pring that i hou ed in ide the backla h
nut.
- When in erting the backla h nut the pring and holder hould fit
in ide the backla h nut. U e pre ure to twi t the backla h nut onto
the pring and holder.
-En ure that you do not cro thread the nut onto the rod .
Figure 1 Figure 2

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Step 4: In tall the Z motor into the Z motor mount .
Step 5: Guide the main carriage onto the Z motor threaded rod .
Step 6: In ert Z mooth rod into the main carriage and into the helf.
- Do not u e force when in erting the mooth rod .
Step 7: Fa ten the backla h nut to the main carriage u ing (50, 51).
Step 8: In tall the Z rod holder (23) with pacer (15A) to the ide panel .
Step 9: In tall the extruder a embly and cooling fan to the bottom of the
top tructure panel u ing (43,52,46).
Step 10: Connect the top tructure panel to the ide panel .
III. Final A embly
Step 1: PCB Wiring

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- U e caution when handling the PCB. En ure that you are grounded a to
not tran mit any tatic to the PCB.
- When in erting the extruder heater wire, cooling fan wire, and heatbed
heater wire do not twi t the bare end of the wire together. It will make it
more difficult to in ert. Gently guide the wire into the pin and u e a
mall flathead crewdriver to ecure the wiring in place.
- The wire for the extruder heater and heatbed heater can be in erted into
the + or – pin . The cooling fan wire need to match the re pective
polarity for the cooling fan to work properly.
- The limit witch and thermo tat wire can be in erted either way but
must be in erted into the correct pin a hown.
- The X, Y, and E motor wire hould be in erted with the clo ed end of the
connector facing the top of the PCB a viewed in the picture above.
Step 2: Power upply wiring

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- Do not touch the power upply when plugged in or powered on. Alway
handle the power upply when the power i OFF.
- The power upply can be connected to the bottom plate and then to the
helf.
- Connect the wiring from the power upply a hown.
- Never pull on the wire to di connect the connection . Grip the
di connect and gently wiggle while pulling apart. It may help to u e mall
needle no e plier .

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- Never allow wire to hang freely from component . The wire can be
damaged due to weight pulling again t the connection . Thi i extremely
important for the motor connector .
Step 3: Main carriage wiring
Step 4: Connect all wire connector
Step 5: In tall back panel u ing ¾” wood crew .
- Secure the wiring to the back panel u ing ½” wood crew and 3/8”
wire clip .
Step 6: In tall front panel
Congratulations. You can mov on th hardwar and softwar
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