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			<title><![CDATA[Re: What is a Solid PSU to Upgrade to?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I went a much sillier route to switch on my PSU: I have linux udev scripts that notice when I plug in the solidoodle USB cable and use my home automation controller to switch on the PSU :-).</p><p><a href="http://home.comcast.net/~tomhorsley/hardware/solidoodle/solidoodle-udev.html">http://home.comcast.net/~tomhorsley/har … -udev.html</a></p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (Claghorn)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: What is a Solid PSU to Upgrade to?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Wow, that power switch looks mighty attractive! Not sure I can go without setting that up now! Thanks for the advice! Again, I really really appreciate everyone&#039;s help. Seems like I might have a short where my power goes into arduino so I need to take it apart anyway. Might as well upgrade while we&#039;re at it.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: What is a Solid PSU to Upgrade to?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The one you&#039;re looking at should be just fine.&nbsp; You&#039;ll need the pinout information so you can wire your 12V and your switch.</p><p>If you&#039;re referring to the orange thingy, that is not a switch, it&#039;s a locking tab that lock the PSU into the server backplane, and is not used in our setups.&nbsp; These power supplies don&#039;t usually have a physical power switch.&nbsp; They are ATX power supplies and they&#039;re powered on by the main server power switch.&nbsp; </p><p>This is why you&#039;ll need the PSU pinout.&nbsp; The back of the PSU looks like this:</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=4463" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=4463" /></span></p><p>ON the left you have a bunch of control &amp; signal pins. The 6 large connectors are the +12V and 12V return (3 + 3).</p><p>Once you know the pinout, you&#039;ll be looking for 2 pins, one called PS_ON, the other PS_Kill.&nbsp; Grounding these 2 pins will power non the PSU.&nbsp; So you&#039;ll have to first connect PS_ON &amp; PS_Kill together, then run a wire to a switch.&nbsp; Run another wire from the PSU ground to the other connector on the switch.&nbsp; That should be your ON/OFF power switch.</p><p>Then you&#039;ll need to connect the PSU 12V output to your Solidoodle.&nbsp; Yous should first bridge the +12V connectors together then run a heavy duty wire from there to your Solidoodle power input.&nbsp; Do the same for the 12V return. </p><p>That&#039;s it.&nbsp; If you really want to get fancy, then you might want to buy a lighted switch, in which case, you should run 12V to the power switch LED as well.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=4464" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=4464" /></span></p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (pirvan)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2014 00:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: What is a Solid PSU to Upgrade to?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.soliforum.com/post/47711/#p47711</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class="quotebox"><cite>pirvan wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Best thing to do is get a server PSU, and and wire it to your SD3.&nbsp; One advantage of those server PSU&#039;s is that they are long and skinny, and can be mounted to the back of the SD3.&nbsp; Then there&#039;s the 60A or so they can deliver on the 12V rail.&nbsp; Unlike the average desktop PSU which may only have 15-20A available these beasts are true workhorses.</p><p>Add a power switch and you&#039;re set.&nbsp; You can throw just about any mod you can think of into your printer and still not even come close to tapping all the power of the PSU.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=4435" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=4435" /></span></p></blockquote></div><p>Is this a good one?? I&#039;m new to this. Looking to get something someone already has had luck with in case I have some questions about it. </p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Redundant-HotSwap-Poweredge-Z750P-00/dp/B001EM608Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1390684889&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=750W+Dell+server+power+supply">http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Redundant-Ho … wer+supply</a></p><p>Also, is that not a switch next to the plug? If not how would I go about adding one? Thanks for your help everyone!</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2014 21:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: What is a Solid PSU to Upgrade to?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div class="quotebox"><cite>MolecularConcept wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>i want to print something to mount it to the back like pirvan.. friggin solidworks...</p></blockquote></div><p>Or you could use some VHB tape to mount the PSU to the back of the printer.&nbsp; That stuff is pretty much permanent, and some of these tapes are rated at 75-100lbs/in² holding strength.&nbsp; The only way to take off is to use a thin blade to cut through it, then scrape it or rub it off.</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/3M-Scotch-4905-Tape-transparent/dp/B00CC470KA/ref=pd_sim_indust_2">http://www.amazon.com/3M-Scotch-4905-Ta … m_indust_2</a></p><p>P.S.&nbsp; I know this isn&#039;t the place, but If anyone is interested in server PSU&#039;s, send me a PM, I have some I can let go for $50 shipped</p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (pirvan)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I don&#039;t see why not, but the fan on this power supply hardly gets&nbsp; up to speed.&nbsp; It&#039;s PWM controlled and I&#039;ve never heard it speed up.&nbsp; If you put you hand in front of the exhaust there&#039;s almost nothing coming out.&nbsp; Just more proof this PSU is not being worked very hard.</p><p>Oh, and it would make any difference in my case, as I&#039;m not using and enclosure on my SD3.</p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (pirvan)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>i have a 12v&nbsp; 29 amp constant voltage meanwell. its nice has served me well. and i havent even installed the bed upgrade yet. i want to print something to mount it to the back like pirvan.. friggin solidworks...</p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (MolecularConcept)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Nice work, Pirvan!</p><p>I wonder if you could port the exhaust from the cooling fan from that beast into the build chamber to heat it (hopefully no implied Patent Infringement)!</p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (IronMan)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: What is a Solid PSU to Upgrade to?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.soliforum.com/post/47584/#p47584</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Best thing to do is get a server PSU, and and wire it to your SD3.&nbsp; One advantage of those server PSU&#039;s is that they are long and skinny, and can be mounted to the back of the SD3.&nbsp; Then there&#039;s the 60A or so they can deliver on the 12V rail.&nbsp; Unlike the average desktop PSU which may only have 15-20A available these beasts are true workhorses.</p><p>Add a power switch and you&#039;re set.&nbsp; You can throw just about any mod you can think of into your printer and still not even come close to tapping all the power of the PSU.</p><p><span class="postimg"><img src="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=4435" alt="http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;amp;item=4435" /></span></p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (pirvan)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 03:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Key thing to note is that while gaming PC PSU are related by wattage, often they have substantial wattage on their 5V rails and not as much amperage as you&#039;d expect on the 12V. </p><p>Personally my favorite thing is to convert server powersupplies, or use a good genuine meanwell.&nbsp; If you can, splurge for a higher watt one, but you shouldn&#039;t need to spend more than $50. Splurging for a higher watt one will serve you in that it runs cooler at a lower power and can give you room to get a more powerful heated bed.</p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[null@example.com (Tomek)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 03:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I was just about to order one from Amazon and figured I should ask soliforum for some advice. What is a good one to upgrade to that will allow for future expansion to a RAMPS controller with LCD or whatever I might think is cool in a couple months?</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 02:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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