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2.5W Resistor?

Posted by frankbsad 
2.5W Resistor?
January 17, 2012 12:51AM
Hi all,

I know that the extruder is meant to be heated with a 3W resistor but all I could find is a 2.5W, will this be a problem?

Thanks in advance.
Re: 2.5W Resistor?
January 17, 2012 12:53AM
By the way I'm using Sanguinololu electronics with a Wades extruder.
Re: 2.5W Resistor?
January 17, 2012 05:58AM
It shouldn't be a problem. The rating tells you how much power it can dissipate in normal circumstances. We are keeping the temperature under control and sinking the heat out of it into the extruder head, so we can put much more power than normal though it.
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