MK2A Heated Bed causes board to crash

BoA

@bdelia According to reprap wiki - MK2b Dual power is what you expected. MK2a seems to be be a single power heatbed (and probably 12V). And in general dual power heatbed has 3 solder pads.

Veti

however something is still wrong here.

a 600W meanwell power supply should be able to handle that.

BoA

Perhaps the wire is too thin, and passing 14A+ (14A is bed alone) causes significant voltage drop.

Veti

yes. you would need a 2mm^2 wire for that.

bdelia

@Veti said in MK2A Heated Bed causes board to crash:

2mm^2

I am using 14Gauge wire from my external Mosfet to the Bed.

dc42

If you set your multimeter to read resistance and then short the two probes together, what reading do you get? You need to subtract that reading from the 1.6 ohms that you measured.

bdelia

@dc42 said in MK2A Heated Bed causes board to crash:

If you set your multimeter to read resistance and then short the two probes together, what reading do you get? You need to subtract that reading from the 1.6 ohms that you measured.

When I read resistance by shorting the MultiMeter leads it reads .2 Ohms. So, if I understand you then that would mean my bed resistance, if measured at 1.6 is really 1.4 Ohms?

If the above is accurate then it seems the bed is on the fringe of 24V compatible? Does that sound correct?

Phaedrux

Does your board have 2 solder pads or 3? The photo is a bit blurry.

@bdelia said in MK2A Heated Bed causes board to crash:

If the above is accurate then it seems the bed is on the fringe of 24V compatible? Does that sound correct?

No. 1.4ohms would still indicate 12v. I think you're hoping pretty hard that this is just going to somehow work. I think your seller is clueless and is leading you astray. There's no way I would connect 24v power to that heatbed and leave it unattended in my own house.

bdelia

@Phaedrux said in MK2A Heated Bed causes board to crash:

Does your board have 2 solder pads or 3? The photo is a bit blurry.

@bdelia said in MK2A Heated Bed causes board to crash:

If the above is accurate then it seems the bed is on the fringe of 24V compatible? Does that sound correct?

No. 1.4ohms would still indicate 12v. I think you're hoping pretty hard that this is just going to somehow work. I think your seller is clueless and is leading you astray. There's no way I would connect 24v power to that heat bed and leave it unattended in my own house.

Thanks for your thoughts. I have sent an email to my supplier for the bed and am waiting for a response. Worst case I am out about $50 for the bed and will have to source another one.

Does anyone here have a recommendation for a 24V 300x300 heated bed? I would prefer to source in the USA if possible for shipping timeliness.

Thanks
Brett

Phaedrux

https://www.filastruder.com/products/e3d-varipower-heated-bed-pack?_pos=1&_sid=80bc0b874&_ss=r

Not sure if that suits your bed shape though.

Phaedrux

Do you have a link to the item you've purchased?

Veti

e3d makes 300x300 beds
https://e3d-online.com/collections/printer-parts-electrical/products/high-temperature-heated-beds

but they are ac beds.

their variopower bed 24v is only available in 300x200
https://e3d-online.com/collections/printer-parts-electrical/products/varipower-bed

you could try and source a voron 2 buildplate with a Keenovo heat pad
https://store.digmach.com/collections/voron-parts/products/build-plate-for-voron-2-3d-printer?variant=31774400675885 (us store but sold out, you could ask on the voron discord for other suppliers)
the matching kenoovo heater is avaiable in 24v (though voron guide says go with ac version at nearly twice the power)
https://keenovo.store/collections/standard-keenovo-silicone-heaters/products/keenovo-square-silicone-heater-3d-printer-build-plate-heatbed-heating-pad?variant=8324020895799

but to be honest if you are going for a 300x300 bed, you are in the territory of ac beds.

Phaedrux

https://www.amazon.com/310x310mm-Aluminum-HeatBed-Thickness-Creality/dp/B07H8DXVQD/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=cr-10+heated+bed&qid=1607369292&sr=8-6

JamesM

You could get a nice cast aluminum bed and put a 24v silicone heater on it. 713maker.com has some nice stuff. This is a 300x300 bed https://713maker.com/ft-5/ft-5-heated-bed

bdelia

@Phaedrux said in MK2A Heated Bed causes board to crash:

Do you have a link to the item you've purchased?

Here is a link to what I purchased:
http://www.zyltech.com/zyltech-3mm-aluminum-heated-heat-bed-3-sizes-available/

If you look at the description I purchased the one labeled as 300 x 300 MK2A Heated Bed.
300 x 300mm MK2A Heated Bed

Outside dimension: 330x330 mm
Usable size: 300x300mm
Resistance: 1.05-1.3 ohm
Voltage: 12-24 V (recommend 24V for better performance)
Pre-wired with thermistor and power cable

Phaedrux

Thanks. That helps.

In that case your measurement of 1.4 ohms is closer to the 1.3 ohms they specify.

Still not clear how it's capable of 12 or 24 without different wiring, but at least Zyltech is a recognizable brand and not just some ebay seller or something.

A Former User

Still not clear how it's capable of 12 or 24 without different wiring, but at least Zyltech is a recognizable brand and not just some ebay seller or something.

From the specs it is effectively a powerful 24V bed, at 24V it is nominal 0.52W/cm^2 which is a little over the recommended 0.4 and at 12v it is at 0.13W/cm^2 which is borderline useless imho - so calling it dual voltage is BS.

At 24W and 1R05 to1R3 it's 550W to 450W and 23-18A, but OP is using a external mosfet so that should be fine, leaving voltage drop due to thin wiring or power supply over current protection kicking in (prematurely).

Phaedrux

@bearer said in MK2A Heated Bed causes board to crash:

so calling it dual voltage is BS.

Ok that makes more sense and explains why the reviews of the heater say using it at 12v is pointless because it can't reach even moderate temps.

BoA

@bearer Well... If You are on the lower R side, and close to 23A then bed alone is 550W + hotend 50W + motors + duet and over current protection might be triggered not so prematurely as You might think. Best would be to measure current from PSU, but not many multimeters can do it for range higher than 15-20A

Veti

@bdelia said in MK2A Heated Bed causes board to crash:

Mosfet

the duet will definatly not handle the current of that heated bed.
maybe the mosfet you have can not either.

Just to be on the save side, for 23-18A you need 10 AWG wire btw!