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Problem with PSU!
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:50 am
by HighDangerr
I am making a 3D printer on school. It is a Delta version.
The problem is the psu shuts itself down when the heated bed wants to keep it on 55 degrees. and i can't figure it out what the problem is.
specs:
Rambo Board
450 watt psu
200mm Heated bed.
Can someone help me with this problem?
Re: Problem with PSU!
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 8:17 am
by Eaglezsoar
HighDangerr wrote:I am making a 3D printer on school. It is a Delta version.
The problem is the psu shuts itself down when the heated bed wants to keep it on 55 degrees. and i can't figure it out what the problem is.
specs:
Rambo Board
450 watt psu
200mm Heated bed.
Can someone help me with this problem?
It really sounds like a bad power supply, it can't supply the needed current.
Re: Problem with PSU!
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:10 am
by Xenocrates
What voltage is the PSU rated for, and what is it actually delivering (both are relevant, as if the two are particularly different, it may just be a crap supply, rather than an undersized one), as well as the resistance of the bed. I'm hoping you have a multimeter, and know something about how to use it. Once you know those things, try to pick up a power resistor (not a small one mind you) that will be able to dissipate the appropriate amount of power given it's resistance versus the wattage of the power supply as partially a dummy load, and partially to limit the current the bed is drawing if the PSU will run it as a dummy load (this will reduce the power available to the bed, as you are limiting the current it can grab)
Re: Problem with PSU!
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:00 pm
by Jrjones
What firmware are you running?
Sounds like it could be this issue:
http://forum.repetier.com/discussion/co ... mment_2125
I had a similar problem when I was still using an ATX PSU, setting
#define PDM_FOR_EXTRUDER 0
Worked for me