Possible to Pause Printing for Hours and Resume?
Is it possible to pause printing for hours, turn off all heaters, and then resume? I have not seen this discussed for the Mini. For others it seems pausing only turns off the extruder heater. The bed heater and possibly stepper motors may remain powered, still risking a fire.
Any suggestions are welcome. This is with PETG if it makes any difference in procedure.
Regards,
Mark
RE: Possible to Pause Printing for Hours and Resume?
Not a good idea. Thermal contraction when turning off the bed heat often causes the part to break free and you end up with a crows nest of spaghetti when restarting. But, Power Panic does exactly what you are asking about.
RE: Possible to Pause Printing for Hours and Resume?
Not a good idea. Thermal contraction when turning off the bed heat often causes the part to break free and you end up with a crows nest of spaghetti when restarting. But, Power Panic does exactly what you are asking about.
From the limited testing I've done with the smooth sheet, PLA comes off easily, in fact in about 1/2 of my prints it came off during the print. PETG is very hard to get off, so I think the risk is much less with PETG.
Mark