Home
>
Safety & Best Practices
>
Topic
Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape?
Posted by foul_owl
|
Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 02, 2014 04:06PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 197 |
Hi folks,
I currently have my thermistor and heater attached to the hot end via kapton tape. It's working, but it looks like the tape is loosing its adhesion.
I would like a much cleaner solution. Is there a better way to do things here? Maybe a metal bracket that clamps these parts in place?
Edit:
Here's one extremely compelling reason I want a better method than tape to attach the thermistor:
[forums.reprap.org]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/02/2014 04:13PM by foul_owl.
I currently have my thermistor and heater attached to the hot end via kapton tape. It's working, but it looks like the tape is loosing its adhesion.
I would like a much cleaner solution. Is there a better way to do things here? Maybe a metal bracket that clamps these parts in place?
Edit:
Here's one extremely compelling reason I want a better method than tape to attach the thermistor:
[forums.reprap.org]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/02/2014 04:13PM by foul_owl.
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 02, 2014 04:19PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 125 |
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 02, 2014 05:10PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 439 |
It is one reason I like the new E3D v6. The thermistor is locked firmly in place.
[e3d-online.com]
[e3d-online.com]
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 02, 2014 06:20PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 197 |
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 02, 2014 07:20PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 581 |
E3D v6 will definitely work with the i3, at the very least. You may need to print a new extruder, but the v5 designs on thingiverse will work without modification.
[3DKarma.com] - suppliers of quality, affordable 3D printer kits and filament for the UK market.
[3DKarma.com] - suppliers of quality, affordable 3D printer kits and filament for the UK market.
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 03, 2014 06:40AM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 439 |
I have an E3D v6 in my Mendel90. Here are files for the parts I modified for it:
[www.thingiverse.com]
[www.thingiverse.com]
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 03, 2014 11:23AM |
Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 198 |
I use high temperature silicone: [uk.rs-online.com] for attaching both thermistor and heater cardrige.
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 03, 2014 01:44PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 125 |
A little uneducated ...Quote
Ralph.Hilton
I have an E3D v6 in my Mendel90. Here are files for the parts I modified for it:
[www.thingiverse.com]
Will this work on my Prusa I3 Reworked ..... Got a little not perfect printout for extruder in my kit
Ha det gött
Bosse
Prusa i3 Reworked, Delivered March 28 2014, RAMPS 1.4
Göteborg, Sweden
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 04, 2014 07:19AM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 231 |
Zennmaster has a good article on using exhaust repair putty for holding a thermistor in place. Not sure how well it would work for a heater.
Zennmaster Blog
I've done this with an E3Dv5 and it works great.
Zennmaster Blog
I've done this with an E3Dv5 and it works great.
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 04, 2014 04:34PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 18 |
I use Permatex ultra-copper to set the thermistor and resistor in place, then wrap with kapton a couple turns. I've experimented with then putting a single turn of copper tape around the kapton and securing it at the seam with a drop of solder. Works pretty well and keeps the kapton from unpeeling.
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 04, 2014 04:57PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 87 |
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 04, 2014 08:05PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 154 |
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 07, 2014 06:07AM |
Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 973 |
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 07, 2014 08:39PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 197 |
Thanks folks.
I'm planning on getting a Mendel90 with a E3Dv6 for my next printer, but I would like to refine my current Prusa i3 + Greg's Accessible Extruder + J head mk V. (Not sure exact revision)
I like the idea of using high temp epoxy/putty/etc. I suppose if the thermistor fails I can always drill it out.
I'm planning on getting a Mendel90 with a E3Dv6 for my next printer, but I would like to refine my current Prusa i3 + Greg's Accessible Extruder + J head mk V. (Not sure exact revision)
I like the idea of using high temp epoxy/putty/etc. I suppose if the thermistor fails I can always drill it out.
|
Re: Any way to attach thermistor and heater besides tape? July 08, 2014 06:38AM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 903 |
Tap your heater block for M3 threads. Dig one of those little brass hex-head chassis standoffs out of your parts bin. Glue your thermistor into the top (threaded hole) end of the standoff. Thread the standoff into the tapped hole in your heater block. Never seize on the threads may aid with future removal. For the pennies that a standoff costs, this should be the standard on all hotends for safety reasons.....
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.