<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Helios 200 Heatbed kit quaestion]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/8596/helios-200-heatbed-kit-quaestion/ Sat, 06 Dec 2014 15:57:05 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Helios 200 Heatbed kit quaestion]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/74168/#p74168 Yes you can use the existing thermistor, providing you can get it off without any damage to it. They aren't that expensive.
You're going to want one of these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/30-Amp-Relay-Bo … 3cea59a775
Also you're going to need a:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-DC-30A-360W … 2eda42a107
The reason being is if you run the power to heat the bed through the board, you run the chance of burning out the existing power supply or the controller board on your printer, maybe even start a fire.

]]> Sat, 06 Dec 2014 15:57:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/74168/#p74168 <![CDATA[Re: Helios 200 Heatbed kit quaestion]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/74040/#p74040 yea should be ok, I read where someone else is using  Epcos 100k Thermistors  with that heatbed.

]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2014 02:13:01 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/74040/#p74040 <![CDATA[Helios 200 Heatbed kit quaestion]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/73956/#p73956 I'm thinking about upgrading my stock SD3 heatbed to a Helios 200 Heatbed kit, any thoughts on what issues I could run into?
I was going to replace my bent (since day one) aluminium plate with a better solution and then mount the heatbed on top and then glass on top of that.
Can I use the thermistor from my stock heatbed? 


http://www.panucatt.com/product_p/hbp200.htm

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