Features:

  • The TL-Smoother is an addon module for 3D printer stepper motor drivers
  • Lower vibration lower noise smoother result
  • The board provides flyback diodes (freewheeling diodes) for the motor outputs
  • Also protected against induction voltages in the unpowered state of the driver
  • You will got smoother movement especially on the delta-style 3Dprinter under DVR8825 stepper drivers and A4988/2 drivers
Need to test some more

For the Creality CR-10 S5 Printed a before and after Benchy but couldn't see any noticeable improvement. Both prints came out fine. I ordered a second pack as I forgot that I have two Z axis motors. I put one the extruder but it wouldn't feed properly until I uninstalled it. I'll do more testing. Otherwise the seller was great and received the product promptly.

Eliminate salmon skin

Eliminate salmon skin in my prints, used on Ender 3. Just plug and play, no need to use jumpers or switch cables. Awesome service!!

These are great, and work wonders!

*First I'll say that not every machine needs these, so make sure that your's needs it, or it could make prints worse. If your machine is suffering from "salmon skin" these can help. I purchased these for a couple of machines, and saw immediate results on the machines that suffered from extensive salmon skin. The stepper motors got quieter, and the salmon skin was completely gone from follow up prints (especially recommended for the Alfawise U20). However, if your machine doesn't suffer from salmon skin, I wouldn't use these. I tried them on another printer that worked great, hoping to see even better prints. Unfortunately it caused issues in printing and I have since removed them from that machine. So that said, these are amazing to address some issues in print quality such as salmon skin, but not necessary for a machine that already prints good with no quality issues.

Cr-10s approved.

I ran the same print twice, once before and once after I installed the smoothers on my cr-10s. Though it wasn't a total game-changer it did make for a smoother print which reduced my finishing work. Super easy install and they're cheap so I'd say it was worth it.

Prints are better and machine runs alot

Have hooked up to cr-10s, they made a huge improvement, they have to be installed inside the case to the main board. Prints are better and machine runs alot

Big improvement on th Tevo Tornado.

Big improvement in quality and servo control on the Tevo Tornado. Image shows how to install them in a stack using (12) 4mmx15mm nylon standoff.

These helped quiet down my printer a lot!

I have an MP Mini delta and they are notoriously loud. I added these on my 3 tower steppers and the machine is substantially quieter and as a bonus the quality of my prints have increased enough for non 3d printer people to notice. There is a print on thingiverse (MPDM Stepper Smoother board mount by ZUK3D) that holds all 3 boards quite nicely and could work on other printers. Installation is dead simple since they include a little extension cord. Just print a holder, insert inline with your motor, then start printing.

No more salmon skin pattern on my Tevo Little Monster prints!

I bought these to see if they would help eliminate the "salmon skin" patterning in my Tevo Little Monster (delta) prints. They did exactly that, so five stars. [following paragraph edited to correct a mistake.] One problem and one caveat: One of the included extension cables was wired in reverse, according to the plug keying. It was no problem to fix the order and everything worked OK. If you buy this board (or any other), check the cables carefully as I understand mis-wiring of these is not rare, and sometimes the mis-wiring will cause problems. The caveat: these boards run hot. Really hot - around 80-90C whenever the motors are energized - not just when printing. This is normal, from what I've read, but you may want to re-consider where you put them. I chose to mount mine near the motors so they wouldn't add a bunch of heat to the Tevo LM control case. Plus, it's pretty crowded in there already. Be aware that there are two versions of "TL Smoother" boards out there. The other one has one diode pair per drive line for a total of 4 diodes on the board. There are some recommendations online that you use two of those 4-diode boards (in series) per stepper motor to maximize the smoothing effect on the stepper drive lines. This board (two diode pairs per drive line for a total of 8 diodes on the board) does the same thing as two four-diode boards in series, but does it on a single board per stepper motor drive line. Either arrangement works, and the 4-diode board may fix you right up. The Tevo LM has some really strong "salmon skin" artifacting, so I chose to go with this board and I'm very satisfied with the results.

Works beautifully on my CR10 S4.

Used these straight off the controller board of my CR10 S4 wrapped in heat shrink tubing to prevent shorts. They work beautifully. The printer runs a little quieter and I have zero salmon skin effect on my prints. When I first bought them, I intended to hook them up at the motor end of the chain, but didn't realize that the steppers were 6 wire units, which made hooking them up at the motors a very messy/bad idea. Once I checked the connections at the controller and found that they matched there, I just plugged them inline and made sure they didn't impede airflow too much to the steppers. They worked beautifully and I am very happy with my purchase.

Noticeable difference in performance

Installed them in my CR-10S. Had some issues with layer shifting before these were installed and was forced to print at a slower speed. These smoothers enables me to print at faster speeds while still maintaining print quality. I would absolutely recommend these to anyone on the fence.

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