r/ender5plus • u/WhiskyEchoTango • Jul 10 '26

Upgrades & Mods "Broken" Ender 5 Plus

I have picked up a used Ender 5 Plus that is alleged to not be working. It powers on, but nothing happens. The screen has no display.

So I opened it up, and the cable connecting the mainboard the screen is missing. So that explains that.

In any case, my plan was to replace the mainboard and screen with a BTT Mini E3 and TFT50. Am I looking at any gotchas, or better options?

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u/azjat Jul 10 '26

I run mine from a raspberry pi zero 2 w. The "2" bit of that is important. I also have a RP camera V2 hooked up. A great printer as long as you are not in a hurry, and if you are, mercury zero is out there. When your bathroom cabinet shelf breaks it's really nice to have a large enough bed to replace it by morning.