<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Broken wire for hotend heater]]> 2013-03-01T13:33:51Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1530/broken-wire-for-hotend-heater/ <![CDATA[Re: Broken wire for hotend heater]]> I replaced mine with 20awg copper, You can use butt connectors, solder or replace with R/C battery connector on the hot end side.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/282/ 2013-03-01T13:33:51Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/14615/#p14615 <![CDATA[Broken wire for hotend heater]]> Hi Everyone,

So it looks like I've got a broken wire somewhere from the board to the joining connectors for the hot end. The tip doesn't heat up at all unless I wiggle the ribbon around until eventually it comes to life, only to die and cool off the second I move the print head or ribbon. I thought I'd just check in and see if
a) anyone else has already dealt with this issue and
b) what's the best approach to fix this?

I assume the two red wires just go all the way back through the ribbon directly to the board? Am I best just to try and replace both wires and re-use the existing connector?

I'm a software guy that can solder, I just doesn't like doing it, so any advice appreciated smile

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