Dragchain-project discontinued!
Set 1 and Set 2 are still available,
while stock last.

The drag chain conversion kit I've developed for the Artillery Sidewinder X1 (v4) - slightly modified it can also be used on the Genius - is a replacement for the flat ribbon cables that are quite prone to failure.

These ribbon cables and especially the cheap FPC sockets used by Artillery are actually completely overloaded. The stepper motors for example are only supplied by one wire per line on the cable, although they can draw up to 1.8A. Good FPC sockets are designed for 1A, inexpensive sockets are only 0.5A. That is nowhere near enough. Only the heating is supplied by several wires connected in parallel.

The remedy here is the conversion kit to drag chains.
The JST XH plugs used can be loaded with 3A per contact, the drag chain compatible cable I use holds per wire even a little more. There are also lines provided for a BLTouch, so the LED no longer has to be deactivated in order to be able to use a BLTouch (or comparable ABL sensor) on the Sidewinder X1.

I offer the kit in 4 different sets:

Set 1: Contains only the three unassembled PCBs. Just the 24-pin. Socket on the BasePCB will always be assembled because it's hard to get.

Set 2: Includes set 1, with the three full assembled PCBs plus the 8 JST connector housings and 64 terminals to crimp by yourself.

Set 3: Includes set 2, plus the matching drag chains, plus the pre-drawn cables with crimped plugs. (The necessary brackets are available at Thingiverse to print by yourself)

Set 4: Includes set 3, plus all printed brackets, plus all screws and nuts. This set includes everything you need, all you need to do is drill a 25mm hole in the printer housing and after all supplied parts have been installed, the printer is ready-to-go.

Each set also contains a printed quick guide and a list of all necessary Bolts & Nuts.

The dualFPC Mod of the Sidewinder X1 (v4) and the Genius are, so to say, the further development of the drag chain conversion.
Although the drag chains are the stronger variant, many users like the ribbon cables better because they are less conspicuous and simply more beautiful.
Unfortunately Artillery dimensioned these cables far too tight electrically and sometimes only used cheap FPC sockets. The results are burned sockets and charred cables after a short time.

I wanted to remedy this situation with the development of the dualFPC Mod.

How it works: With this mod, two parallel ribbon cables run in both the Z-axis and the X-axis. The load is thus distributed over more lines and there are again extra lines for a BLTouch or similar ABL sensor available. Brand new from revision 1.2 is the support of closed-loop systems like the BTT S42B on the Sidewinder X1 X-Axis (not yet on Genius). There is an additional 2-pin JST socket on the Base-PCB and a 6-pin JST socket on the X-axis PCB to connect a closed-loop Stepper. Care was taken to only use high quality, lockable ZIF FPC sockets with a current rating of at least 1A per contact.
On the Sidewinder it is even possible to continue using the original ribbon cables, as long as they are not already damaged. Since Artillery includes replacement ribbon cables in the scope of delivery, you only need the circuit boards for the conversion because you already own two complete sets of ribbon cables.

With the Genius, on the other hand, it will be unavoidable to use two completely new sets of ribbon cables in addition to the circuit boards. The special 30-pin. cable on the Z-axis and the 24-pin. on the X-axis has to be changed into two 30-pin. and two 20-pin standard ribbon cables. Due to the smaller dimensions of the Genius, they are a little shorter than the Sidewinder cables, but otherwise identical.
With the Genius, you don't even have to replace the circuit board in the base. The transition to the double ribbon cables will just be connected at the existing PCI-E socket on the original Base-PCB outside of the base compartment.

I have published a video tutorial on YouTube (German audio) for the conversion to the dualFPC Mod using the example of a Sidewinder X1, so here you can already see what the whole thing will look like and how easy it is to fit.

Please have a look at the German part of this site for prices and shipping.