There are some other differences between the original UM heater block and the E3D (speaking about v5, but v6 shouldn't be too different regarding that):
The E3D heater block is significantly smaller (and therefore lighter) than the UM. But the UM heater cartridge is also longer than the E3D.
Also, you can't fit the thermocouple sensor into the E3D block. So if you want to use the thermocouple, you have to stick with the UM original block.
I will stick to the UM heater block because my 24V heater cartridges are longer than the E3D block, and I prefer the thermocouple sensor over a thermistor.
Switching over to the E3D hardware (block, cartridge, thermistor) would have the advantage of being a lot lighter, but I don't like their 12V heater (twice the current flow as with 24V).
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Just FYI, I believe both the UM1 and UM2 drive the heater (and steppers) at 19V. That and the easy of wiring without switching firmware or adding the 4.7k that would be required for a thermistor is the reason I asked.
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