<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Heater cutting out mid print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/12806/heater-cutting-out-mid-print/ Wed, 11 Nov 2015 20:25:35 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Heater cutting out mid print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/109386/#p109386 Replaced the heater and all is good. It only had <20 hours on it, and from other forums it seems relatively normal for e3D heaters. But all is good again!

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2015 20:25:35 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/109386/#p109386 <![CDATA[Re: Heater cutting out mid print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/109347/#p109347 carl_m1968 wrote:

if you have a meter that can measure resistance, disconnect the heater and measure across it at it's leads and see what it measures.

Unfortunately I do not have a meter here.

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2015 01:59:50 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/109347/#p109347 <![CDATA[Re: Heater cutting out mid print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/109345/#p109345 pbcrazy wrote:

I'm currently running repetier firmware w/an e3D V6 (with their thermistor and heater). I tried printing something today but about 4 hours into the print the hotend's temp fell to ~40C and just stripped the filament (so it stopped extruder). I figured it was a fluke so I retried the print (but I opened the back and had a fan blowing on the mobo to see if it was maybe overheating) and it again was fine for ~20 minutes but then the same thing happened. I then resoldered the heater cables to see if maybe the connection was bad, and now it doesn't heat up at all. I used a hair dryer on it and the temp did rise, so I think the thermistor is ok, but I have tried heating the hotend from the onboard menu and my computer with no luck. Did my heater just randomly die or am I missing something?


if you have a meter that can measure resistance, disconnect the heater and measure across it at it's leads and see what it measures.

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2015 01:57:22 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/109345/#p109345 <![CDATA[Heater cutting out mid print]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/109342/#p109342 I'm currently running repetier firmware w/an e3D V6 (with their thermistor and heater). I tried printing something today but about 4 hours into the print the hotend's temp fell to ~40C and just stripped the filament (so it stopped extruder). I figured it was a fluke so I retried the print (but I opened the back and had a fan blowing on the mobo to see if it was maybe overheating) and it again was fine for ~20 minutes but then the same thing happened. I then resoldered the heater cables to see if maybe the connection was bad, and now it doesn't heat up at all. I used a hair dryer on it and the temp did rise, so I think the thermistor is ok, but I have tried heating the hotend from the onboard menu and my computer with no luck. Did my heater just randomly die or am I missing something?

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