As far as simple mods for 3D printers go, this is right up there. Unfortunately, no impact on print quality, but a great alteration to style. LEDs are energy efficient and shaped in a way that makes them easy to install on 3D printers.

In this video, I cover two ways of adding LEDs. The first is the affordable and simple to install kits from printermods.com, which take only 5 minutes or so each to implement. The second is using digital RGB LED Neopixels, with support in Marlin for automatic animations and custom colours.

Either option gives great results!

The printermods.com kits were supplied free of charge to assist in making this video. The Neopixels were purchased with my own money. All opinions expressed are my own.

Marlin M150 gcode reference: http://marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M150.html

Easy install LED kits:
Hot end: https://printermods.com/collections/l...
2020 strip: https://printermods.com/collections/l...
Both together: https://printermods.com/collections/l...

Amazon goodies:
Arduino Neopixel strip: https://amzn.to/2O33G26
Buck converters (6 for $12): https://amzn.to/2DaZtGz
Buck converters (10 for $14): https://amzn.to/2DtB0NW
Dupont wiring kit ($12): https://amzn.to/2D9YI0w
Dupont crimping tool ($10): https://amzn.to/2RHBFhB
Wire strippers ($20): https://amzn.to/2D823xk
Heat shrink ($8): https://amzn.to/2DqSs5u

Banggood:
Buck converters (10 for $10): https://bit.ly/2POMHEG
Dupont wiring kit ($9): https://bit.ly/2zAZVus
Dupont crimping tool ($11): https://bit.ly/2QnyWtw
Wire strippers ($10): https://bit.ly/2Qxns73
Heat shrink ($4): https://bit.ly/2qCZcol

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