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thermal-runaway [2019/02/18 20:16] – [Best Practices & Safety Precautions] samuelpinches | thermal-runaway [2019/02/18 20:30] – samuelpinches | ||
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+ | Many features in Marlin can be enabled or disabled by modifying the configuration files in the source code. In most cases, features are disabled when they are ' | ||
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==== Thermal Runaway Safety Monitoring Settings in Marlin ==== | ==== Thermal Runaway Safety Monitoring Settings in Marlin ==== | ||
- | Let’s now go through each of the settings in the Marlin firmware (as of release 1.1.9) and cover what they are each for: | + | Let’s now go through each of the thermal runaway |
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What it is:\\ | What it is:\\ | ||
- | **These are the two most important settings for thermal protection in Marlin**. If these are disabled (having two slashes in front of them ‘%%// | + | These are the two most important settings for thermal protection in Marlin. If these are disabled (by commenting out - see [[#Enabling & Disabling Settings|above]]), then there is no Thermal Runaway Protection at all – regardless of any of the other items covered here. |
What it does:\\ | What it does:\\ | ||
- | When enabled (no slashes before the ‘# | + | When enabled (no slashes before the ‘# |
How to use it:\\ | How to use it:\\ | ||
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**Here are some precautions and best practices when operating your 3D Printer.** | **Here are some precautions and best practices when operating your 3D Printer.** | ||
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+ | * Ensure you have a **fire extinguisher** (pick one suitable for electronic fires) within the room your printer is operating. | ||
+ | * Ensure you have a **working Smoke Alarm** within the room your printer is operating. | ||
* Do not turn on your printer’s heaters if the thermistors are not initially reporting temperatures near your room’s temperature (when fully cooled) or, if a thermistors is not connected or physically attached to the heater it is responsible for monitoring (e.g. stuck down to the the print bed or mounted in the nozzle heater block). | * Do not turn on your printer’s heaters if the thermistors are not initially reporting temperatures near your room’s temperature (when fully cooled) or, if a thermistors is not connected or physically attached to the heater it is responsible for monitoring (e.g. stuck down to the the print bed or mounted in the nozzle heater block). | ||
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* If you are unsure if any of the Thermal Runaway Protection settings are enabled in your printer’s firmware, contact the manufacture. If they are unable, or unwilling to provide that information, | * If you are unsure if any of the Thermal Runaway Protection settings are enabled in your printer’s firmware, contact the manufacture. If they are unable, or unwilling to provide that information, | ||
- | * Ensure you have a fire extinguisher (pick one suitable for electronic fires) within the room your printer is operating. | ||
- | * Ensure you have a working Smoke Alarm within the room your printer is operating. | ||
**CAVEAT EMPTOR: Thermal Runaway Protection is not an absolute failsafe!** | **CAVEAT EMPTOR: Thermal Runaway Protection is not an absolute failsafe!** |
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