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POWER SUPPLY for Prusa 3D Printer with HEATBED

Posted by Paul2d3d 
POWER SUPPLY for Prusa 3D Printer with HEATBED
September 01, 2011 05:47PM
I have start to build my PRUSA 3D Printer and am trying to work out the best solution for a suitable power supply unit which can drive all the motors etc. and deal with the power needs of the Prusa table HEATBED etc.,

Being based in the UK I am looking for 240Volts input and 12 volts output at a suitable Watts and Amps covering the above options.

Any ideas anyone !!

Thanks
Paul
UK based user
Re: POWER SUPPLY for Prusa 3D Printer with HEATBED
September 02, 2011 07:40AM
PC ATX power supplies with at least 18 amps on 12V are cheap and easy to find. You might be able to by a cheap 12V power supply on e-bay also.
Re: POWER SUPPLY for Prusa 3D Printer with HEATBED
September 03, 2011 12:05AM
I will be experimenting in the next few weeks with a power supply that has the 12V all on one rail rated at at 50A. Overall power supply is 675 watts as listed and ran me $50, so it really was not that bad on price.
This will feed my resistor for the hot end and the 9 * 6.0 Ohm metal clad resistors. I am hoping one rail will provide the draw for the rail to run at full power as needed. This feeds a RAMPS 1.3 board and I will just take the same 12v wire to feed the connections on the board.
I will see how it works in the near future and post.
Re: POWER SUPPLY for Prusa 3D Printer with HEATBED
March 26, 2013 11:30PM
that should do for running the Heat bed and Extruder Keep in mind your Fan Amps and How many, Fans you have I have Been informed you need at least 3 on the printer itself .One Bridge and one Cololing the Base of the X Carrige on on the Extruder Motor and one on the Y axes motor.
I have a 450Watt ATX and still If i put more then one Cooling fan (Ramps Board)and I try to add any other fans I get power Dips serious enough to effect my Bed Temp.and my Arduino Mega2560 Crashes.moody smiley or Loses serial connection with my Laptop Ending the Print.angry smileysad smiley
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