Turning of the SSR heated bed immediately kicks the printed part
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@secure
You appear to have the logic level control wire to the SSR bundled with the high current heater wire; that could be spiking the controller - try separating them?Tip: Where possible always twist the pairs of wires to heaters, controls and sensors etc. separately from each other, to minimise possible crosstalk.
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@rjenkinsgb said in Turning of the SSR heated bed immediately kicks the printed part:
@secure
You appear to have the logic level control wire to the SSR bundled with the high current heater wire; that could be spiking the controller - try separating them?Tip: Where possible always twist the pairs of wires to heaters, controls and sensors etc. separately from each other, to minimise possible crosstalk.
Yes, spiking is my suspect too. This is my first thing to do.
I'll add another small PSU for 12V leds&fans and source the heated bed AC from this PSU.Thanks for the tip too. I'm very bad on wiring this printer. All my connectors loose.
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I made a quick change and added another PSU and separate board output and heater output. Nothing changed.
I have measured AC outlet; 240 @ 50 hz. / PSU output 24.4 volt (stable) / Board input connector 23.6 volt (stable)
Board Vin voltage while printing took my attention. It is not stable and jumps between 22.4v to 24 volt.
I stopped printing and vin voltage becomes stable at 24.1 volt. Turned on hotend 1 and Vin dropped to 23.3 v.
I will check all my wirings again. There could be loose connection as I believe there shouldn't be a drop in voltage like this. -
@secure, I think you have more fundamental errors than the what you suspect is caused by the heated bed. You are correct that voltage should not fluctuate like that - it should be rock steady with a decent power supply (Meanwell but not a Meanwell clone)
This might possibly be the reason why the rest of the print looks quite crappy (sorry). The walls are all over the place and are just terrible.
I would try replacing the power supply first .... but I am afraid that there might be other gremlins at work that cause the poor walls. I suppose they could be just over extruded .... hard to tell from here. -
@jens55 said in Turning of the SSR heated bed immediately kicks the printed part:
@secure, I think you have more fundamental errors than the what you suspect is caused by the heated bed. You are correct that voltage should not fluctuate like that - it should be rock steady with a decent power supply (Meanwell but not a Meanwell clone)
This might possibly be the reason why the rest of the print looks quite crappy (sorry). The walls are all over the place and are just terrible.
I would try replacing the power supply first .... but I am afraid that there might be other gremlins at work that cause the poor walls. I suppose they could be just over extruded .... hard to tell from here.Yes it is crappy I have some errors and trying find the possible causes.
I think it is hardware related error because I had recently(3 weeks ago) printed this part with the same printer.
Not a Meanwell but I have 1300 watt @24 volt PSU lying around here. I don't think it is related with PSU because it's voltage output is stable. I had changed a lot of things on that printer for the last 3 weeks. One another suspect is the twisted CAT7 23 awg cables that I used to for heat cartidges. Like @rjenkinsgb said I may need to rewire those cables. Thanks for the inputs.
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Yes it is crappy I have some errors and trying find the possible causes.
I think it is hardware related error because I had recently(3 weeks ago) printed this part with the same printer.That's a night and day quality difference!
Not a Meanwell but I have 1300 watt @24 volt PSU lying around here. I don't think it is related with PSU because it's voltage output is stable.
What do you mean the output is stable .... you said "Board Vin voltage while printing took my attention. It is not stable and jumps between 22.4v to 24 volt."
If Vin varies at the board but not on the power supply then you have either severely undersized wiring or bad connections on the wiring which I assume you checked as soon as you noticed the fluctuations.I had changed a lot of things on that printer for the last 3 weeks. One another suspect is the twisted CAT7 23 awg cables that I used to for heat cartidges. Like @rjenkinsgb said I may need to rewire those cables. Thanks for the inputs.
Yes, 23 gauge is iffy but might work if it's a 24V / 40W heater .... if it is a 12V heater then 23 ga is not heavy enough.
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Further thought - the crappy wall finish could very well be related to an undersized extruder heater wire.
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@secure said in Turning of the SSR heated bed immediately kicks the printed part:
Yes, spiking is my suspect too. This is my first thing to do.
I'll add another small PSU for 12V leds&fans and source the heated bed AC from this PSU.You still have the SSR control wire bundled in with the power wires; that's a no-no - small signal wires need some form of isolation, eg. distance, screening, twisting etc., to separate them from power wires anywhere it is physically possible.
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@secure
Can you separate the input lines of the two PSUs? maybe using UPS, if you can pull an extension cable from your neighbor's garage it's better
just for what causes this feedback, reading the various posts the only point in common is the AC line .... -
Are you using Bang Bang heater control or PID
A long time ago i was using BANG BANG and i put a indicator on the platform and i could see movment in the platform of up to .2mm. I changed to PID and that variation went away..you can use PID with SSR without a problem.
Also if i were you i would use a seperate power supply for the DUET controller and one for the bed heater that should control your 24vdc variations. (Personally i would use mains to power a bed heater but that means purchasing a new heater)
One other thing that i noticed was the way you are pulling the filament off the spool. With that arrangement you are going to be twisting the filament. This may cause issues with the extruder. -
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@danzaywer I did it. Powered the board with adjustable power supply to see the current it draws. 0.18A at idle and 1.80A when hotend is on.
Ac outlet 230volt stable. PSU output 24.2volt stable. Board power input connector 24.0 v stable.@percar It is in a PiD mode. I'm using two PSU. The 24V psu is for the board, 12V psu is for leds and 12v fans around enclosure. Filament spool made by a turntable. It is a free spinning bearing.
@rjenkinsgb I understood what you mean. I tried it. Nothing seem works really right now.
I don't know if this macro shows a layer height change or over extruded layer? I think layer height is different than others.
Anyway I'm tired. Don't shut off the heater bed and problem is solved.
