Zat German wrote:Makerbots use cartridge heaters in their extruders but don't they have safety electronics to prevent them from running away in the event of a failure? I don't see any mention of this in the project, that is probably the only thing holding me back from one of these.
Zat German wrote:Makerbots use cartridge heaters in their extruders but don't they have safety electronics to prevent them from running away in the event of a failure? I don't see any mention of this in the project, that is probably the only thing holding me back from one of these.
bdring wrote:With number of units MakerBot sells I can imagine they had a few over temp problems or even fires.
Halfdead wrote:Zat German wrote:Makerbots use cartridge heaters in their extruders but don't they have safety electronics to prevent them from running away in the event of a failure? I don't see any mention of this in the project, that is probably the only thing holding me back from one of these.
The safety is supposed to be built into the firmware, but there's certainly limitations with regards to it's capability.
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