/tags/ender-3-pro/Recent content in Ender 3 Pro on Kevin HeruerHugo -- gohugo.ioenWed, 16 Dec 2020 18:00:16 +0100/posts/2020/12/16/printer-upgrades/Wed, 16 Dec 2020 18:00:16 +0100/posts/2020/12/16/printer-upgrades/After owning my Creality Ender 3 Pro for almost a year I got sick of the noise it made, over the months I did some upgrades to my printer by printing new parts and replacing existing parts on my printer like fan ducts, display cover, tool drawer, etc. But this time it was a bigger upgrade, I replaced both the hotend cooling fan (not the directional fan that cools the print) and the control board fan.<p>After owning my Creality Ender 3 Pro for almost a year I got sick of the noise it made, over the months I did some upgrades to my printer by printing new parts and replacing existing parts on my printer like fan ducts, display cover, tool drawer, etc. But this time it was a bigger upgrade, I replaced both the hotend cooling fan (not the directional fan that cools the print) and the control board fan. I also replaced/upgraded the control board to a Bigtreetech SKR Mini E3 v2.0, the stepper motors now have become magically silent.</p> <img src="../images/skr-mini-e3-2-0-filaments-3d-quebec_2048x2048.jpg" class="left" /> <p>The only thing producing noticable noise right now is the cooling fan for the power supply, but that&rsquo;s an upgrade for another time. At least now I can print over night without the printer keeping me awake.</p>