1 Topic by patrick.w.york (edited by patrick.w.york 2015-04-23 15:38:48)

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Topic: Broken "Ceramic" pad on heat element block

So I was removing the nozzle to clean a clog and I cracked half of one of the "ceramic" pads off that cover and insulate the electrodes on the heating element block. When I put it all back together I put it back over and wrapped some Kapton around the block to hold it on. Should I be concerned about this or will my fix be ok? I have not printed anything yet since it happened.

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Re: Broken "Ceramic" pad on heat element block

You'll be fine even without the tape.

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Re: Broken "Ceramic" pad on heat element block

You may want to re-run your PID calibrations just to be sure your temps remain stable. Check the wiki on how to do this, it's very simple.

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Re: Broken "Ceramic" pad on heat element block

Will do jagowilson. Of course you both know since you are in my other thread discussion that I am probably going to upgrade it anyways. I'll just need it to be able to print the items i need to make the change.