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Thermister compound

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:43 pm
by DangerDong
What's the best product for embedding a thermister in a heatbed?

Re: Thermister compound

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:52 pm
by joe
You can just tape it on with some kapton tape.

Re: Thermister compound

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:38 pm
by Xenocrates
I'm going to say a ceramic based non-conductive thermal epoxy, but Joe's right.

Re: Thermister compound

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 4:47 am
by DangerDong
I would not feel secure using Kapton tape alone. My first printer I built I bought a heat bed that came with thermister on eBay and it came with a small tube of stuff for embedding it. It's been three years and it's still hard as a rock. But there was no name on the tube saying what it was. Does anyone know a product name for a ceramic based epoxy?

Re: Thermister compound

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:28 am
by joe
Try some bubble gum

Re: Thermister compound

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:09 am
by Tincho85
I did it as the manual said and it's doing fine, almost 3 years and never came out.
RTV + Kapton tape.

Page 38: http://download.seemecnc.com/rostockmax ... dition.pdf

Re: Thermister compound

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:13 am
by Xenocrates
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_alum ... hesive.htm is a good ceramic based thermal adhesive. But yeah, the RTV and Kapton tape works to secure the thermistor fine.

Re: Thermister compound

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2016 10:39 pm
by DangerDong
Thanks everyone for the replys. I went with the Artic Silver. Great stuff. Jerry

Re: Thermister compound

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2016 12:59 pm
by Eaglezsoar
DangerDong wrote:Thanks everyone for the replys. I went with the Artic Silver. Great stuff. Jerry
I hope you went with the stuff that Xenocrates recommended.
It cures very solid and once cured the parts cannot be separated.
Good recommendation and I am glad you followed it.