[Problem]Heating bed not working with Duet Wifi 1.04

timcurtis67

Run the bed with an SSR (DC/DC type). It works well and is easy to hook up.

briskspirit

Check resistance of your heated bed. Isn't it overpowered and trying to drain more than 20A?

Tommy_Fr

@briskspirit said in [Problem]Heating bed not working with Duet Wifi 1.04:

Check resistance of your heated bed. Isn't it overpowered and trying to drain more than 20A?

@tommy_fr said in [Problem]Heating bed not working with Duet Wifi 1.04:

EDIT 2018-12-18: I measure 0.7 Ohm for bed heater resistor, and with substracting 0.3 Ohm from multimeter short, it is 0.4 Ohm. So, if I do not say foolery, current should be 30A...
What should I do to lower current?
Adding an additional resistor?

briskspirit

@tommy_fr Oh, sorry, didn't see you already answered. You can't use resistor as it won't be able to dissipate enough energy. Change heater or use SSR as @timcurtis67 told you before. But you should have a very good power supply...

Tommy_Fr

@briskspirit No problem.
But is it normal there is now an issue with a 12V power supplying whereas with my previous board (MKS Gen L) the same bed heater worked fine?

dc42

@tommy_fr said in [Problem]Heating bed not working with Duet Wifi 1.04:

@briskspirit No problem.
But is it normal there is now an issue with a 12V power supplying whereas with my previous board (MKS Gen L) the same bed heater worked fine?

Are you certain that there are no shorted wires? 0.4 ohms resistance for a bed heater is extremely low. I'm sure a MKS Gen L can't handle 30A bed heater current.

Tommy_Fr

@dc42 I just made your 24V + 12V wiring. Bed heater now works great, but nozzle heater turns on fault a few seconds after it heats. The fact to go with a 24V PSU instead of 12V could make this?

@dc42 said in [Problem]Heating bed not working with Duet Wifi 1.04:

Are you certain that there are no shorted wires? 0.4 ohms resistance for a bed heater is extremely low.

I will watch this ASAP. And I did another resistance testing, it displays 0.8 Ohm as often as 0.7 Ohm, so with substracting 0.3 Ohm from multimeter short (tested again) it is 0.4-0.5 Ohm -> Giving a 24-30A.
I will try with an other multimeter.

dc42

@tommy_fr said in [Problem]Heating bed not working with Duet Wifi 1.04:

@dc42 I just made your 24V + 12V wiring. Bed heater now works great, but nozzle heater turns on fault a few seconds after it heats. The fact to go with a 24V PSU instead of 12V could make this?

What error message is given when the heater fault occurs?

If it's a 12V heater cartridge then with 24V power it will produce four times its rated power. You should replace it by a 24V cartridge. Also, take care not to apply 24V to any 12V fans in your printer.

Tommy_Fr

@dc42 said in [Problem]Heating bed not working with Duet Wifi 1.04:

What error message is given when the heater fault occurs?

I did not see it.

@dc42 said in [Problem]Heating bed not working with Duet Wifi 1.04:

If it's a 12V heater cartridge then with 24V power it will produce four times its rated power. You should replace it by a 24V cartridge. Also, take care not to apply 24V to any 12V fans in your printer.

It is. I removed the 24V PSU.

A question on SSR. The purpose is just to have a low current moving throught the Duet 2, and so mainly avoiding PCB traces to melt. Because just the heat triggering signal goes throught the board ?

dc42

@tommy_fr said in [Problem]Heating bed not working with Duet Wifi 1.04:

A question on SSR. The purpose is just to have a low current moving throught the Duet 2, and so mainly avoiding PCB traces to melt. Because just the heat triggering signal goes throught the board ?

Yes. The Duet is rated to 18A bed heater current, so it can handle higher powered bed heaters than most other boards.

Another reason for using an SSR is if you want to use an AC mains voltage bed heater. That allows you to use a smaller PSU, because the PSU doesn't have to power the bed heater.

Tommy_Fr

@dc42 Ok. Thank you for your answer. I will buy a SSR. I read the PSU should be very good. What does it mean ? PSU should have a big current capacity ? Mine are a 12V 30A model S-360-12 and a 24V 20.8A model T-500-24 (but lastly will not be used because of incompatibility with components).

Tommy_Fr

Hi,

just to say I installed the SSR and now it works.
Thank you to everyone, specially to @dc42.

Can you mark it as solved?