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09-17-2014, 04:27 AM #1
Thermistor broke, can I use my old one?
Hellooo. So, I just got my new e3dv6 hotend and last night I was about to print but while it was heating up I noticed a burning smell and some smoke coming from the hotend so I switched it off and turned it back on and I got an error saying the temp was at 309c....
So, I put my room fan on it and let it cool down, after it cooled I took it off and saw that one of the legs had broke off the thermistor, I have my old one that I got with my Hexagon hotend but it is a bit bigger than the one that came with the e3d but it fits nicely in the hole that a screw goes in to to hold the original thermistor in place, will this be ok?
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Cheers.
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09-17-2014, 05:06 AM #2
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Provided it is the same type of thermistor it will be fine but they do come in a large variety of resistances.
It will not damage anything trying it for a short time. If the temperature reads somewhere near ambient at power on (20c or so) then it will be the right one.
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09-17-2014, 05:41 AM #3
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09-18-2014, 07:52 AM #4
FYI - If a thermistor lead breaks open, the LCD will read zero degrees (infinite resistance). 309 degrees is displayed when the thermistor leads are shorted together (zero resistance).
Last edited by printbus; 09-18-2014 at 08:56 AM.
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10-16-2014, 11:01 AM #5
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Printer will print perfect...
06-14-2024, 10:44 AM in Tips, Tricks and Tech Help