Timeline for Is it a good idea to include thermal fuses in a DIY 3D printer design?
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| Jun 18, 2019 at 5:14 | history | edited | user77232 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 14, 2019 at 6:23 | history | edited | Greenonline♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 14, 2019 at 6:22 | comment | added | Greenonline♦ |
A PPTC, or polyfuse, is not a thermal fuse, although (confusingly) they do operate due to temperature rise due to over current, whereas a thermal fuse operates due to external temperature rises. PPTC do indeed reset themselves (over time), albeit with a different impedance, but they reset themselves nevertheless. Thermal fuses are one-time use which break, open circuit, and need to be replaced. So the line No, you should not use a thermal fuse seems a bit misleading (and possibly dangerous advice). The rest is good though.
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| Jun 14, 2019 at 0:01 | history | answered | user77232 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |