UM2 and UPS power supply

[pm_dude 26]

Hello,

Anyone plugged his Ultimaker 2 to a UPS? I already got 2 power cut recently and one occurred after 8 hours of print just one hour before the end...

I'm looking for something that would hold for at least 15min up to an hour.

Thanks

 

[gr5 962]

It's not too hard to continue a failed print - most important thing is to keep the bed hot so the part doesn't pop off when it cools.

First you need to use pronterface to find the exact layer to continue on. Pronterface is here:

http://koti.kapsi.fi/~kliment/printrun/

read all gr5 posts here:

http://umforum.ultimaker.com/index.php?/topic/4213-ideas-for-recovering-failed-prints/?p=34788

post #9 here has specific code change example for um2 (ultigcode):

http://umforum.ultimaker.com/index.php?/topic/5269-um%C2%B2-printing-more-than-24-hours-non-stop/?p=46704

 

 

[pm_dude 26]

That's nice. I didn't knew you could do that!

I'll take the time to read all of this really carefully

Thanks gr5

 

[IRobertI 429]

Kinda hard to keep a bed hot when the power goes out...

 

[ultiarjan 1,082]

I see no reason why you could not use a UPS,

http://www.apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=27&tab=models

think an UM2 runs at about 200 W ....

 

[korneel 164]

Í've had my UM2 connected to a APC SmartUPS1000 for a while now. works like a charm. no power cuts eperienced but it shows me it could support up to 30 mins..