<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Temperature Issues on the Solidoodle 3 Motherboard.]]> 2016-06-25T03:04:52Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/15034/temperature-issues-on-the-solidoodle-3-motherboard/ <![CDATA[Re: Temperature Issues on the Solidoodle 3 Motherboard.]]> wardjr wrote:

Buy one of these.
http://www.printitindustries.com/collec … -8-heatbed


These are awesome heatbeds, too. I love mine. smile

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/10399/ 2016-06-25T03:04:52Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/124521/#p124521 <![CDATA[Re: Temperature Issues on the Solidoodle 3 Motherboard.]]> Your board can handle the rated wattage of that heater.  It was designed as a drop in replacement.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2016-06-23T00:49:16Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/124455/#p124455 <![CDATA[Re: Temperature Issues on the Solidoodle 3 Motherboard.]]> First of all wardJ  is a founding member of this forum. He is an expert on the solidoodle printers. The product he is offering is designed to be a replacement. Solidoodle is not longer in business so no joy there.

The problem you are having is the short is drawing too much current.  A properly working heat bed will draw only so much.

I agree you need a new heat bed and you may as well get a good one. And keep n mind the one offered above is prewired and has the thermistor installed.

Another option is get a USA made PCB heat bed from e-bay seller "3dheadbeds"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MK1-Heatbed-8-0 … 1704865059
but you will need the additional thermistor and you need to wire it or order the prewire option at the same time you order the heat bed.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6775/ 2016-06-22T23:10:31Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/124453/#p124453 <![CDATA[Re: Temperature Issues on the Solidoodle 3 Motherboard.]]> wardjr wrote:

Buy one of these.
http://www.printitindustries.com/collec … -8-heatbed


Wont my motherboard on my SD3 just melt those connectors? Or is this powered by something separate?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/12829/ 2016-06-22T22:41:38Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/124450/#p124450 <![CDATA[Re: Temperature Issues on the Solidoodle 3 Motherboard.]]> Buy one of these.
http://www.printitindustries.com/collec … -8-heatbed

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2016-06-22T22:32:53Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/124448/#p124448 <![CDATA[Re: Temperature Issues on the Solidoodle 3 Motherboard.]]> Tin Falcon wrote:

Sounds like a short.  and the wires have become heater coils.
Pull out the ohm meter and start checking things out. you should have at least a couple ohms resistance in your heatbed circuit. and less you will have problems.
Tin

Yep, coming up as 0 ohms. What should i attempt to do now?
If anything...

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/12829/ 2016-06-22T22:22:39Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/124447/#p124447 <![CDATA[Re: Temperature Issues on the Solidoodle 3 Motherboard.]]> Sounds like a short.  and the wires have become heater coils.
Pull out the ohm meter and start checking things out. you should have at least a couple ohms resistance in your heatbed circuit. and less you will have problems.
Tin

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6775/ 2016-06-22T22:08:37Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/124444/#p124444 <![CDATA[Temperature Issues on the Solidoodle 3 Motherboard.]]> Recently the connector for the bed heating wire has melted. I have absolutely no idea why it has as I've been running this printer for about a year with no hiccups (on the motherboard side, that is). I rigged up a modified 3-Pin connector (one of the wires was snipped as  it's a two pin connector) then tied the wires together with some heat-shrink sleeving on the exposed wires. I attempted to heat the bed again and the female connector (on the 3 pin side) had reached 180 degrees F. I know forsure that this isn't supposed to be happening. Any ideas?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/12829/ 2016-06-22T19:33:57Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/124442/#p124442