If you look at the Boosted Exhaust Fan for Snapmaker 2.0 shop page, you’ll realize that there’s a picture for the Artisan version of the boosted exhaust fan, which has its own shop page. A closer look shows the following differences:
At the time of this writing, the Artisan fan is 1,40 € more expensive
With the Artisan version you get the same screwdriver that came with the 2.0 - instead of a hex key
The fan is three-wire (plus, minus, speed feedback) for Artisan, as opposed to two wire (plus, minus) for the 2.0
With the Artisan version comes an “Enclosure converter”.
All other spec’s are the same.
My Screwdriver from the Kickstarter SM 2 was broken (the magnet got loose), and I was curious what this “enclosure converter” was (and if I maybe can hack it for something else), so I decided to get the Artisan version, despite of having the 2.0.
Shot version: The fan works after replacing the plug.
Longer version:
If you replace the three-wire plug with the right two-wire plug (you need the right tools for that), and leave the blue wire unconnected, the fan works just fine and as expected. As others wrote: you can feel the added power, but the noise level is considerably higher, and somewhat more unpleasant - more a whining but a hum. But that’s to be expected with the added air flow.
The wire length is just perfect!
The screwdriver is the same, but it only comes with one hex bit, not with four. No big deal for me - have the bits from the broken one.
The enclosure converter replaces the same module that seems to come with the original enclosure for Artisan. I suppose the original version was not capable to handle the higher current of the boosted fan.
The PCB has a GD32F103 MCU on it. So I suppose I can use it to flash alternative firmwares onto it.
So should you do the same? I suppose not - unless you have the same goals as me If your SM 2.0 and/or enclosure is still under warranty, I’d even strongly discourage you from following my example: You may have your warranty voided.
Hi Hauke, thanks for taking the time to do a write-up on the difference between the 2.0 boosted fan kit and the artisan boosted fan kit. Much appreciated.
This may be slightly off topic, but I thought it may help someone else building their own enclosure.
I purchased the artisan boosted exhaust fan kit for my Snapmaker Ray as I’m building my own enclosure. As Hauke said, it’s pretty much the same as 2.0 boosted fan kit, but you get the nifty screwdriver and enclosure converter PCB.
Only complaint I have (not that it’s really applicable for everyone) is that the enclosure converter that comes with it uses the “add on” snapmaker cable (black thin one with four wire configuration) and not the enclosure cable.
When I put everything together and plugged it all in, it seemingly powered the fan for a bit, before it refused to output 24v to the fan and lighting connectors. I confirmed it was putting 24v to the input end of the small PCB that is in the enclosure converter, but it didn’t want to output it at the other end (lights/fan end). Tried fiddling with door detection, toggling the lights and fan on and off in Luban but nothing worked.
Ended up creating a hybrid add on / enclosure cable with the add on cable on the output end to the PCB and an enclosure cable connector on the input end (to power supply), but this didn’t work either. Figured it was the PCB in the enclosure converter refusing to output the 24v.
I’m not good enough with electronics to figure out what the issue was, so I ended up buying a replacement ray enclosure pcb from support (very helpful) and when I received that, I plugged it in and everything worked fine! Note when you buy the ray enclosure pcb from support, it’s the PCB only, no plastic box, but it will fit in the black plastic box that comes with the artisan boosted exhaust fan kit, or you can 3d print something.
Hopefully this is helpful to someone wanting to design their own enclosure. If anyone is interested, I can also post photos of my build.
Thanks for sharing this! Honestly, I’m surprised that the Artisan enclosure converter works at all with Ray - I would have assumed that it is so specifically designed for Artisan, that they would not have supported it with the Ray firmware.
The PCB working for a while and then not putting out 24V anymore, sounds like something broke - I suppose that a repair is very complicated, unless you’ve SMD soldering experience, so getting a replacement sounds the right step to me.
Thanks Hauke. Yeah I was a bit surprised it worked too, but glad it does with the replacement ray PCB.
Not sure for the reason behind the 24v not outputting. It did put out 24v without the fan or lights connected, but as soon as I connected them it would stop. Even most basic PCBs are beyond my understanding, so it was really a matter of trial and error, so I’m glad the replacement ray enclosure pcb worked.
If your SM 2.0 and/or enclosure is still under warranty, I’d even strongly discourage you from following my example: You may have your warranty voided.