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A project log for 3D Printer Power Control Board

A super simple little control board that allows for connecting/disconnecting power from a 3D printer via a relay.

skellyskelly 03/25/2017 at 22:570 Comments

Quickly mocked up the circuit on a breadboard to verify its operation. Octoprint's PSU Control plugin is set to toggle Pin 8 (Physical pin, not GPIO 8) for power control. The circuit did perform as intended. The coil draws 15mA when energized which leaves our little TO-92 transistor only dissipating 18mW, well within its 350mW limit.

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