External fans for Taz 5 with Flexydually print head

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I like to watch my prints in progress, both because it is strangely mesmerizing and to spot setup problems before I waste too much time and filament. Unfortunately, on the Flexydually the fans almost completely obscure the view of the print nozzles. You can only observe the print quality after the print has covered a fair distance on the bed. Here I adapt Kendawg's modifications (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1136235) for the Kittaz to be used on the Taz 5. Although I got it to work, the duct that directs air to the extruder cooling fins could still be improved. In this configuration the assembly is challenging. The hole in the dual extruder mounting plate needs to be enlarged to make this work. Eight LEDs are mounted on the bottom of the flex plate, and the wires are pressed into slots on the top of the flex plate. They look nice and are a bit helpful, but I don't really think they're generating enough light to really be worth the trouble. Files for the hose couplings and clips can be found in Kendawg's original post. I also used the blowers, fan controls and ribbed tubing listed in his write-up.