<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — nichrome wire]]> 2013-03-18T10:15:33Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1752/nichrome-wire/ <![CDATA[Re: nichrome wire]]> inconel does exactly what nichrome does but doesn't expand and contract as much.

Might try that instead.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1132/ 2013-03-18T10:15:33Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/16811/#p16811 <![CDATA[Re: nichrome wire]]> 12V 40W works fine with my RAMPS
but I am using a 40amp  power supply

OK
Search for 30W heater
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heater cartridge produces 30W heat at 12V. It is suitable for hotends with a 6mm bore for the heating element.

http://reprapsource.com/de/show/6800

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/264/ 2013-03-18T03:02:28Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/16795/#p16795 <![CDATA[Re: nichrome wire]]> satman49 wrote:

Wonder what the wattage is of the current SD heater? That on is 40 watts.

Roughly 30 watts.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/221/ 2013-03-17T16:43:36Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/16765/#p16765 <![CDATA[Re: nichrome wire]]> Wonder what the wattage is of the current SD heater? That on is 40 watts.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/574/ 2013-03-17T16:40:45Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/16763/#p16763 <![CDATA[Re: nichrome wire]]> Use a cartridge heater

Like

http://store.qu-bd.com/product.php?id_product=23

IMHO  Resistors shouldn't be used as heaters!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/264/ 2013-03-17T16:34:56Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/16762/#p16762 <![CDATA[Re: nichrome wire]]> Just  a thought as my hotend  failed in only 2 weeks. There's got to something better.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/574/ 2013-03-17T16:13:44Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/16760/#p16760 <![CDATA[Re: nichrome wire]]> Why? In my experience the nichrome/fire cement design is more failure prone than the resistor.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/221/ 2013-03-17T16:02:10Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/16759/#p16759 <![CDATA[nichrome wire]]> I want to use nichrome wire  to replace the heating resistor on the extruder. Does anybody know what gauge I should get?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/574/ 2013-03-17T16:00:26Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/16758/#p16758