How to make a 3D Printer Quieter - Damper Install
00:00 Intro
00:45 Installing the X-Axis Stepper Motor Damper
01:51 Installing the Y-Axis Stepper Motor Damper
02:55 Installing the Extruder Motor Damper
03:14 Comparing the dB Values
03:55 Outro
This video shows the installation process of dampers on the stepper motors of a Creality Ender 3 FDM 3D printer. See below for the file for the Y-switch bracket, the dampers installed in the video, and the iPhone application used to record the dB data.
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Y-Endstop Switch Bracket STL: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:300...
Damper kit (unfortunately sold out at the time of this video posting, but any NEMA 17 stepper motor damper kit should do the trick): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
iPhone Application: Decibel X
Warning: Dampers may introduce ghosting on prints. I haven’t experience this yet but haven’t printed much since I installed them.