Anet a6 prusa i3 led plate holder

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I designed this for my anet a6 prusa i3 3d printer. Every time I was printing I needed a flashlight to see in detail what the printer was doing. At first I wanted to add lights to the frame but since the extruder is moving there was never a perfect spot without shadow. So I measured the aluminum extruder base and made a 3d model of it. Then designed something so it would fit the led plate I had. I think I found the same Led in the link below but I am not sure. For the costs it is worth trying. And if not you have to change the clamping part in acad yourself to make it fit to the different measurements of the new led plate. The file is made for a led plate of 47X20 mm. The power leads are put together with the rest of the extruder cables and go to a switch. Power is taken from the powersupply. The led plate will consume just minimal power so no worries if the powersupply can feed the led's. Depending on the quality of your print it may or may not be necessary to drill out the holes a bit to make them fit snug over the allan screws. And also check if the ridges in the plate holder arms need some adjustment or not. I use the led plate holder for a year or so and am still very happy with the result. Because of the slim design you keep a clear view on the printing area and it is lighted very well seen from the front of the printer and side angles of the printer. Seen from the back of the printer a little less ofcourse but to me that is not important because opperation is done from the front. Order the led plate here: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1PCS-Super-Bright-T10-18-LED-1210-SMD-3528-Car-Auto-Interior-Reading-Door-Light-Panel/32800244364.html?spm=2114.010208.3.68.267Quc&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10152_10065_10151_10068_10084_10083_10080_10304_10082_10081_10177_10110_10136_10137_519_10111_10060_10112_10155_10113_10114_437_10154_10056_10055_10054_10182_10059_303_100031_10099_10078_10079_10103_10073_10102_10052_10053_10142_10107_142_10050_10051,searchweb201603_2,ppcSwitch_7&btsid=f5f04a42-0ce2-4926-bc45-6bfa0c134434&algo_expid=857e0932-25b8-43dd-b230-5caa9d3c3864-9&algo_pvid=857e0932-25b8-43dd-b230-5caa9d3c3864