Testing out my new E3D hot end. So far it seems to be working wonderfully! It looks like I can run it at ABS temperatures without threat to my PLA extruder body. It runs much cooler on top than my old makergear. And even seems to fit on my little xcarriage (ok, one of the screws is colliding with the fan housing --dunno how I’ll fix that…)
I am a bit worried about the thermistor wire, however. What do people commonly do to strain relieve it?
I simply tied the thermistor’s wires to the heater’s and attached the whole set to the carriage.
Make sure you don’t create a spot where the wires get bent too much when printing!
Guess I’ll reverse the heater cartridge and try the tying option. Maybe I can find some heatshrink that will fit over them… 
Looking good, like Thomas said, zip tie them somewhere to the carriage to provide strain relief is the best option.
You also have bare heater-cartridge wire exposed! Push down that insulation sleeving or you are risking a nasty short-circuit situation.
Glad you like the hotend!
I didn’t see a good way to keep the insulation pushed down all the way. I had noticed that there were two layers of insulation on the wire, however, and left the red layer a bit higher up to see if the white insulation was going to heatshrink into tighter contact with the wire. I’ll keep the insulation further down while it’s in operation. Maybe pressure from the carriage strain relief will be enough, though I’d like to find a good way to strain relieve it at the heater.
