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hot end heat resister ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 11:36 am
by spart
i see on the rambo board + - for extruded so does that mean the heat resister has a + - direction i did not see any markings on the resister, better find out now before i tune this thing on lol

Re: hot end heat resister ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:21 pm
by Polygonhell
No it's just a resistor, they just mark the outputs in case you're driving something that cares, some fans do.

Re: hot end heat resister ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:24 pm
by spart
thank you

Re: hot end heat resister ?

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 4:55 pm
by kbob
For example, the Onyx heated bed cares. The heater is just a resistor, but the indicator LED needs correct polarity.