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Heated Bed - Fake Fotek Solid State Relays (SSR)

Discussion in 'Mods and Upgrades' started by Ziggy, Dec 16, 2014.

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  1. Mike Kelly

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    Not necessarily. I use the fan to cool my stepper driver boards but I pull more current than most people. You could use it to cool the SSR heatsink if you don't have issues with that.
     
    #21 Mike Kelly, Feb 20, 2015
  2. Ziggy

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    It's not good practice to use an SSR designed for AC to switch DC. In most cases (depending on the design) an SSR designed for AC won't work on DC anyway.
     
    #22 Ziggy, Feb 22, 2015
  3. David Sparrow

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    Thanks I was able to change my order in time. I suspect the Fotek I ordered on Amazon isn't real. I'll probably remove the cover to see if it's a named part inside or not. I also bought a heatsink to match. I bought the 40 amp version.
     
    #23 David Sparrow, Feb 25, 2015
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  4. Robert Choban

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    David where did you finally purchase your SSR.
     
    #24 Robert Choban, Feb 25, 2015
  5. David Sparrow

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    Amazon from a seller uxcell I think on prime so at least I knew I could return it.
     
    #25 David Sparrow, Feb 25, 2015
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