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what to do with heating resistors?
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:12 pm
by tom10122
I wrapped em in foil but they are still loose, is it okay to put some rtv on them to hold them in?, by on them i mean on the sides of them, obviously the rtv wouldn't transfer heat well
Re: what to do with heating resistors?
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:41 am
by michaellatif
I would keep wrapping them in a little bit more foil, you want the surfaces to have a solid connection to allow for optimal heat transfer.
Then you can cap the ends with RTV.
Re: what to do with heating resistors?
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:24 pm
by Polygonhell
I agree, and it's probably not good for the resistor if you either have an air gap or RTV between the outside of the resistor and the hotend.