Heated Build Wire Support
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Published on June 22, 2010
Description
The sensor wire broke on my heated build platform so I designed this to prevent it from happening again.
Instructions
1) Use cat6 cable to replace the original 2 cables
-use 2 pairs for the power pins to reduce power losses in the wire.
2) Print suuport
3) Screw into wood base
4) use a tie rap to secure the wire to the end of the support
5) connect other end of cat6 cable to control board.
-use 2 pairs for the power pins to reduce power losses in the wire.
2) Print suuport
3) Screw into wood base
4) use a tie rap to secure the wire to the end of the support
5) connect other end of cat6 cable to control board.
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Heated Build Wire Support by mctrivia is licensed under the Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share Alike license.
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Hmm. Could I also use that CAT-6 trick to use standard connectors, and make a quick-disconnect?
I'm not sure if Cat6 has enough (safe) current carrying capability. The heater bed is about 4,5ohm, so at 12V it's drawing more than 2,5A. Or is it pulsed enough to keep it safe?
i have been thinking of respinning the heated build platform with a surface mount cat6 connector to do just that. would make a lot more robust.