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Ohms to high on thermistor?
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:23 pm
by DeadLaine
recently I've been having problems with my extruder so I checked the resistance on the thermistor and it measured 112.7k ohms. is this good or is their a short?
Re: Ohms to high on thermistor?
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:28 pm
by insta
DeadLaine wrote:recently I've been having problems with my extruder so I checked the resistance on the thermistor and it measured 112.7k ohms. is this good or is their a short?
That's not an unheard of value (they are 100k thermistors). I'd contact MakerGear support directly at this point.
Re: Ohms to high on thermistor?
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:33 pm
by DeadLaine
okay, should I also measure the ohms of the cartridge heater as well?
Re: Ohms to high on thermistor?
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:48 pm
by insta
DeadLaine wrote:okay, should I also measure the ohms of the cartridge heater as well?
Whatever support asks you to do
Re: Ohms to high on thermistor?
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:53 pm
by DeadLaine
thanks for the help, they are sending me a replacement thermistor. hopefully this does the trick!