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Does anyone use more than 12v for hotend?(prusa)

Posted by Hobbes20xx 
Does anyone use more than 12v for hotend?(prusa)
June 20, 2011 12:34PM
Hey guys, im almost done with my prusa. only thing left is to buy 4 stepper motor drivers from pololu and plug them in the ramps, and figure out/ attach a hotend to a wades extruder. does anyone have a picture of a hotend mounted on a wades? i can find a pictures of hotends mounted on other extruders but not wades. also, does anyone use 24v for a hotend design? i have one design that uses 12v and two others that work through 24v, the 24v designs are more stable though. is it possible to run 24v through ramps?
Re: Does anyone use more than 12v for hotend?(prusa)
June 20, 2011 08:24PM
I use 12V for my Adrians extruder that came from Mendel parts more than enough heat, I run it at 175-180C but it can go well over 220C


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Re: Does anyone use more than 12v for hotend?(prusa)
June 20, 2011 10:23PM
The RAMPS board can take up to 35 volts (the limit of the Pololu boards) according to the wiki. But you must not install the diode or you'll fry your Arduino Mega.

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