Power Consumption

[Slatye]

USB power (especially on USB3.0 where you can get 900mA) could well be possible, although technically you're meant to ask the PC before drawing that much power.

The other advantage of the low power, of course, is that you don't end up heating up whatever space the Peachy operates in. It's annoying to have an air conditioner running just to get rid of the heat dumped by a conventional FDM printer.

[mike_biddell]

USB power (especially on USB3.0 where you can get 900mA) could well be possible, although technically you're meant to ask the PC before drawing that much power.

The other advantage of the low power, of course, is that you don't end up heating up whatever space the Peachy operates in. It's annoying to have an air conditioner running just to get rid of the heat dumped by a conventional FDM printer.

There is no doubt, the very low power consumption of the Peachy is a major selling point, especially if you intend to use it for small scale manufacturing. Does anyone know how the resin cost per unit volume compares with extruded plastic per unit volume???