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putting a printer in a vacuum

AriesPrinters

putting a printer in a vacuum
October 08, 2014 08:10AM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 17

I was wondering if is it worth it putting a printer into a vacuum. As there will be very little oxygen there is next to no chance of a fire and the heat will have a harder time escaping from the heatbed and end. Just a thought. I would like to have prints that go over night on my Prusa i2, but I don't yet trust the open style printer with a home sodered gen 7 board.

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Ralph.Hilton

Re: putting a printer in a vacuum
October 08, 2014 08:29AM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 439

Air dissipates heat. You would probably have to introduce a liquid cooling system for your electronics, extruder cool end etc.

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gmh39

Re: putting a printer in a vacuum
October 08, 2014 11:46AM

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Seems excessive. If the only benefits are increased insulation and fire prevention, it doesn't seem worth it. At least cost wise.

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dave3d

Re: putting a printer in a vacuum
October 08, 2014 04:00PM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 329

I can appreciate your concerns about leaving a printer running overnight. Pulling a vacuum is not practical, but housing the printer inside a fireproof metal enclosure, say out in the garage, is do-able.
Smoke or heat detection could cut the power to the printer and trigger a blast from a CO2 extinguisher inside the enclosure.

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AriesPrinters

Re: putting a printer in a vacuum
October 13, 2014 03:03PM

Registered: 9 years ago
Posts: 17

Yeah, I looked further into it. Moving it into a different location and shielding it from any drafts is a lot more practical.

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nechaus

Re: putting a printer in a vacuum
October 14, 2014 03:47AM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 313

thermal fuses....smoke alarms..

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/14/2014 03:47AM by nechaus.