BeepDog
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- V2.4
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- Orbiter
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- Stealthburner
I have posted in the discord too, and I'll update this thread with whatever I learn there, so that this stays around, because I couldn't google things to get this figured out.
Why would my heated bed be heating in "stair steps"? I have double and triple checked my bed thermistor connections. They're definitely attached, and I'm reasonably confident the bed temperature is reading accurately. Though I don't own an IR camera or IR thermometer to check. When I told it to get to 60C, it did that, and it definitely wasn't too hot. Going to 105, however, is not succeeding at all.
Bed is limited to 60% power cycling rate. This was all working fine up until recently, where I replaced some of the panels, so I had taken everything apart. I put it all back together, and everything is connected with MicroFits or Heavy Duty AC connections, so I'm confident it's all connected well.
I haven't yet tried another thermistor connection on the octopus, to see if that's the problem. I haven't changed any configuration recently, and it was able to get up to 105 smoothly in the past. And the Revo hotend very smoothly heats.
![Bed Heating Stair Steps.png Bed Heating Stair Steps.png](https://forum.vorondesign.com/data/attachments/2/2998-06ea9c6f49961cd3f02bdbcc1325ac84.jpg)
Why would my heated bed be heating in "stair steps"? I have double and triple checked my bed thermistor connections. They're definitely attached, and I'm reasonably confident the bed temperature is reading accurately. Though I don't own an IR camera or IR thermometer to check. When I told it to get to 60C, it did that, and it definitely wasn't too hot. Going to 105, however, is not succeeding at all.
Bed is limited to 60% power cycling rate. This was all working fine up until recently, where I replaced some of the panels, so I had taken everything apart. I put it all back together, and everything is connected with MicroFits or Heavy Duty AC connections, so I'm confident it's all connected well.
I haven't yet tried another thermistor connection on the octopus, to see if that's the problem. I haven't changed any configuration recently, and it was able to get up to 105 smoothly in the past. And the Revo hotend very smoothly heats.
![Bed Heating Stair Steps.png Bed Heating Stair Steps.png](https://forum.vorondesign.com/data/attachments/2/2998-06ea9c6f49961cd3f02bdbcc1325ac84.jpg)
- Is it going bad, and I need to replace my bed heater?
- If I need to replace my bed heater, how do I go about doing that?
- Can I peel off the old one and slap on a new one, or should I just go ahead and buy a whole new bed?
- Is it possible to replace the thermistor?
- Is it my SSR failing?