LED Illumination MOD for the Anet A8.
You don't need to print anything!
I'm always trying to get the best result with minimal effort, and this is the perfect example. On Thingiverse you can find some structures made for support leds for your printer.. but are they really needed?
Led strips have an adhesive layer on its back, and the small 3528 leds are mounted on an 8 mm wide strip that is exactly the width of the Anet acrylic frame.
I used 3528 led strips to illuminate my Anet A8 while printing. I also added a small led strip chunk under the extruder assembly to have a brighter view of the current printing job.
This is controlled by OctoPrint and a 2-relay board, but you can simply use a rocker switch getting power from the power supply.
Video showing how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMFnYT3vU9w
Info on how to use a relay board with OctoPrint: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1428478
Check out all my Anet A8 projects:
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