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  • Thing-O-Matic: X Axis Motor Wire Strain Relief

    As the Y stage moves front-to-back, the X axis motor wires tend to bend at the cable tie lashing them to the Y stage. While I had the XY stage apart, I wrapped a bit of self-vulcanizing tape around the skein of motor wires to provide some strain relief.

    X Axis motor wire strain relief
    X Axis motor wire strain relief

    It’s not great, but it’s better than nothing.