<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Cooling Fan For SD3 Motherboard]]> 2013-04-11T20:55:27Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/2037/cooling-fan-for-sd3-motherboard/ <![CDATA[Re: Cooling Fan For SD3 Motherboard]]> It's worth repeating the recommendation I received from some other members here to get some RAM heat sinks for your motor driver IC's. Made a big difference on my X axis stepper drivers. For long prints I also had a small clip-on desk fan to increase convection across the board.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/827/ 2013-04-11T20:55:27Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/19547/#p19547 <![CDATA[Re: Cooling Fan For SD3 Motherboard]]> I was hoping at the very least to be able to somehow splice the fan wires to the existing setup so it would be as compact as possible since the space I have for the printer is limited as it is.  I like the fan mount idea but was something you bought or made?  If I can't get the print to go all the way though before it freezes again, then making it would be kinda futile!

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1560/ 2013-04-11T20:28:51Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/19542/#p19542 <![CDATA[Re: Cooling Fan For SD3 Motherboard]]> this was my solution...

http://www.soliforum.com/post/6706/#p6706

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/55/ 2013-04-11T19:45:12Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/19534/#p19534 <![CDATA[Re: Cooling Fan For SD3 Motherboard]]> Tape it in place, run it off a 12v wall wart for now

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/221/ 2013-04-11T19:31:30Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/19531/#p19531 <![CDATA[Re: Cooling Fan For SD3 Motherboard]]> Why not put a small desk fan on it to see if that solves the problem before going to the mods

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/282/ 2013-04-11T19:30:55Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/19530/#p19530 <![CDATA[Cooling Fan For SD3 Motherboard]]> I had an issue with my prints freezing partway through (no error messages).  The tech I spoke with suggested adding a fan for the stepper chips.  I bought a 30mm 12vdc fan, but I'm not sure how to go about mounting and wiring it.  Anybody tried doing this yet?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1560/ 2013-04-11T19:24:53Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/19529/#p19529