Heater broken?
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dvdboom
Oct 27, 2011, 7:38:10 AM10/27/11
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Hi everyone,
yesterday suddenly the hotend temperature went down and the heater
stopped working in the middle of a print.
I have checked the voltage on the hotend side and it is 12 volts as
expected, but nothing happens.
Did something break inside the heater element?
Is there a fix or does this mean I have to buy a whole new unit?
Regards,
Danny
yesterday suddenly the hotend temperature went down and the heater
stopped working in the middle of a print.
I have checked the voltage on the hotend side and it is 12 volts as
expected, but nothing happens.
Did something break inside the heater element?
Is there a fix or does this mean I have to buy a whole new unit?
Regards,
Danny
dvdboom
Oct 27, 2011, 12:57:10 PM10/27/11
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Got myself some fire cement and removed the old cement.
ones i had unwired the nichrome coil a bit it started to function
again.
It must have been shorting out at the beginning of the coil or
something.
Hope this fix works when i have the cement on again, else I have to
recoil it,so buy some nichrome cable.
If I need to replace the nichrome cable on the heating element, how
long should it be to get the right resistance/heat?
regards,
Danny
ones i had unwired the nichrome coil a bit it started to function
again.
It must have been shorting out at the beginning of the coil or
something.
Hope this fix works when i have the cement on again, else I have to
recoil it,so buy some nichrome cable.
If I need to replace the nichrome cable on the heating element, how
long should it be to get the right resistance/heat?
regards,
Danny
Cees Leeuwinga
Oct 30, 2011, 4:30:38 AM10/30/11
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One important thing about the wire is that it cannot be solderded
The extentionwire is pressed together with the heater wire in a sort
of bushing.
If have seen in the past that it is possible that electrical
connection is not
always 100%, causing malfunction in heating.
Cees
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The extentionwire is pressed together with the heater wire in a sort
of bushing.
If have seen in the past that it is possible that electrical
connection is not
always 100%, causing malfunction in heating.
Cees
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