Belt tension/Belt slipping
Hello lovely people. I'm wondering what the highest acceleration you guys have achieved with the v-core 4?
I've just begun printing with my V-core 4 IDEX 400mm and the belts on the X axis keep slipping if I have higher than 4000mm2 acceleration.
And if I put more tension on the belts it slips out of the clip on the toolhead. I did manage to print a replacement clip I found on printables which seems to be working somewhat better. But it still slips if I increase tension much more than before.
What else could be causing this issue?
Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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The belts coming out of the toolhead mounts, from my understanding, is a known issue. Shoudl either get the belt clips from Wade @ mandala or use the vzbot style clips.
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The belts coming out of the toolhead mounts, from my understanding, is a known issue. Shoudl either get the belt clips from Wade @ mandala or use the vzbot style clips.
for completeness sake:
Mandala belt clips: https://mandalaroseworks.com/products/ratrig-vcore4-belt-clips
vzbot style belt clips: https://www.printables.com/model/1130157-ratrig-vcore4-toolhead-belt-clip
I think the mandala path is probably best, as it's metal, but if you can't do that, there is that alternative.
MandalaRoseWorks
RatRig VCore 3.1 and 4.0 - Belt Clips
The RatRig VCore Belt Clips are machined out of 6061 Aluminum and have been tested to work in place of the printed clips. These are very rigid and strong. These clips are sold in sets of 2. For all vcore4 (core xy, hybrid and idex) setups, you will need only 1 set of Belt Clips.They will work on VCore 3.1 and 4.0. T
I suspected that. I did try to print a slightly more ridgid version in ASA to solve this: https://www.printables.com/model/993378-ratrig-v-core-4-rigid-toolhead-belt-clamp
But it didn't do enough of a difference. I'll try the ones you linked. Thank you.