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Re: Connector for Heated Bed

null@example.com (wardjr) — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 03:02:52 +0000

I was referring to the heater itself, the connector will be fine.

Re: Connector for Heated Bed

null@example.com (knewsom) — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 01:10:17 +0000

I looked it up on the RCgroups.com website as the are used for RC planes. They can handle 5 amp continuous according to the guys on that site. Can also be used for up to 10 amps for short periods. I am going to fix tomorrow and monitor it a few time to be safe.

Re: Connector for Heated Bed

null@example.com (wardjr) — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:46:07 +0000

At four ohms that's 36 watts. Not exactly great but should still work. I don't know exactly what wattage those are claimed to be.

Re: Connector for Heated Bed

null@example.com (knewsom) — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 21:24:06 +0000

Thanks for information. I picked up a JST connector today and will replace it. Do you know how many ohms you should get when testing the wires to the heated bed? My multimeter is reading about 4ohms if I am looking at it correctly.

Thanks,
Kevin

Re: Connector for Heated Bed

null@example.com (Ski52) — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:16:49 +0000

It's not fused, I believe. JST connector from Pololu #1934 works fine. They are about 1.00 for 2 or 3 in a bag.

Ski

Connector for Heated Bed

null@example.com (knewsom) — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 14:48:11 +0000

My heated bed just stopped working yesterday. I took the board off this morning and found a bad connector from the bed to the board. Where can I find this kind of connector. Image is attached. It appears to be a 1 amp fused JST connector, but I have searched on Google and have not been able to find a match.

Thanks,
Kevin