<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Electronics Cooling Method]]> 2013-10-21T10:18:42Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/4309/electronics-cooling-method/ <![CDATA[Re: Electronics Cooling Method]]> diyengineer wrote:

thats cool! Where do i splice in to get the 12V for the fan?

The LED power, or the permanent extruder stepper fan...

On the older boards with screw terminal power, you just piggybacked in there.... printrboard boards... you have to use LED or the FAN headers...

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/663/ 2013-10-21T10:18:42Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/39498/#p39498 <![CDATA[Re: Electronics Cooling Method]]> thats cool! Where do i splice in to get the 12V for the fan?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/3724/ 2013-10-21T09:14:45Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/39494/#p39494 <![CDATA[Electronics Cooling Method]]> In my experience, cooling the motor driver board improves the performance of the Solidoodle.  Previously, I've used a fan mounted with "helping hands" to cool the board.  I decided a more permanent mount would be better.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:169178

This is my solution.

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