Re: Heted bed not integrated into Ramps?

Traumflug Wrote:
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> I am wondering if there is anything I can
> buy/build that would let me say plug into a 110V
> outlet that will allow me to control the
> temperature like Ramps does.
>
> Possible, sure. Get a heating mat for 110V, leave
> the thermistor as is and connect the mat to the
> RAMPS' MOSFET via a solid state relay. Works well,
> except if you try to heat with PWM or pour water
> over your printer.


Thanks for the reply!

This is all a bit new to me so please bare with me on this questions.

First off, I did some digging on heat mats, and everything I saw was around either for under flooring, or for seedlings. What type of heat mat would work for this application?

Second, I am not sure I understand how to execute connecting the mat to the RAMPS MOSFET via a solid state relay. Can you either elaborate for someone pretty lay in electronics, or point me in the direction of a post or blog or something else that I can read how to do such a thing?

Thanks agian.