Hey there everyone !!
So sometime ago I started to convert from a 12v
Bed heater on a creality cr10-5s to a 120v 1000w unit.
Well actually haven started the process quit yet
I've got everything I need but wanted to check to see if someone could give me some insight
Here are my concerns..
First off the old bed heater is seriously underpowered.. the aluminum 2ft x2ft acts more like a heatsink than any thing else. surprisingly, the bed is fairly flat but takes almost 20 min. to heat up and I'm lucky to reach 70c
Plans are to use a ssr. then, after that I'm just guessing. (Bad idea) !! I would think, so if switching to a 1000w 120v heater, will I warp the bed?? By applying to much heating power too quickly, orDr do I need to sw. To a dif. heating protocol in the g code?? Or am I OK with how it's set up now? Also if there is someone out there who has done this and already had and fix the pitfalls I might encounter. I k own that after the upgrade I will have to retune my p.i.d to avoid a heater fault and ha e that down.
please feel free to chime in... any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks