by geoffs » Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:15 am
After looking at many, many builds, the majority have connectors of some sort or a terminal strip mounted near the extruder so I guess it's a good idea (or at least popular)
I have some Molex connectors that should be OK for the heater current ( < 4A @ 12V).
I'd love to claim the shower hose idea as my own but it was already on Thingiverse although it's covered in more detail on the reprapdiscount forum.
I've found the the spiral hose has a tendancy to unwrap if you're not careful, a spot of hot glue may help with that.
The metal hose has a rubber hose inside it (waterproof) and removing this leaves the metal part a bit floppy, even with wires threaded through it. Threading 6 wires (stepper - 4, endstop - 2) is a squeeze and will be even worse for the extruder (stepper - 4, heater - 2, fan -2, thermister - 2). The extra wires for the extruder may make it stiff enough without the rubber hose.
Regards
Geoff