Ultimaker Heated Bed Upgrade Kit User manual

English V1.0
Heated Bed Assembly manual
Original

Table of Contents
Introduction & Specification p. 4
A. Preparing the frame. p. 5
B. Mounting the electronics. p. 11
C. Assembling the Z-stage. p. 15
D. Installing the Z-stage & electronics. p. 24
E. Updating the Firmware and Calibration p. 33

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Introduction & Specification
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Technical specification
Temperature
Operating heated build
plate temperature 50 - 100 degrees celsius
Printing with PLA 65 degrees celsius
Printing with ABS 100 degrees celsius
Electrical
AC INPUT 100 - 240 V,
Approx. 4 AMPS,
50 - 60 HZ
221watt max .
Power Requirements 24 V DC @ 9.2 AMPS

A. Preparing the frame. Part Amount
Drill bit 14mm 1
Drill bit 3,2mm 1
Handdrill 1
Scissors 1
(Blue) Tape 1
Hex Key Screwdriver 2 1
Hex Key Wrench 1.5 1
Powerplug Template 1
Heated Bed PCB Template 1
5
Note: Make sure you have
al the parts before you start
with the next step.
7Warning: When installing electronics or prefor -
ming any other maintenance on the machine, make sure
you are staticly discharged and ALWAYS DISCONNECT
THE POWER SUPPLY from the machine.

1. Use the Hex Key Wrench 1.5 to
undo the top two screws in the
Z-coupling.
2. Unscrew the Top caps (3B)
so you can remove the guiding
rods. Remember to save all the
nuts and bolts
6

3. Remove the guiding rods
from the frame
4. Lift the bed upwards and tilt
it to remove it from the frame.
7

5. Remove these 4 screws
from the Z-motor and save the
screws, you will re-use them to
install the new motor
6. Turn the machine on its side
and remove the Z-motor
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7. Take the two templates and
the tape. You can use any tape
you want, just make sure it
sticks to the wood.
8. Cut out the Template with
the corner shape.
9. Line up the template with
the back left corner of the
frame and secure it with tape.
10. Take the handdrill and the
14mm drill bit, and drill out the
hole. You can use a center -
punch to create a nice starting
position.
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Note: Make sure no wires are under -
neath the spot where you are going
to drill.

13. Line up the hole in the
template with the hole you just
drilled. Tape the template in
place.
14. Take the drill and the
3.2mm bit, and drill through
the 4 black circles in the tem -
plate.
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11.Cut out the Heated Bed
PCB Template.
12. Cut out the hole in the tem-
plate and fold it on the red line.

B. Mounting the electronics
Part Amount
Hexagon Spacer 4
M3X25mm Screw 4
Black 10MM spacer 4
M3X10mm Screw 3
Heated Bed PCB 1
Heated Bed PCB Cover 1
Heated bed upgrade power cable 1
Heated bed upgrade temperature cable 1
Heated bed upgrade switch cable 1
11
Note: Make sure you have al the
parts before you start with the next
step.
7Warning: When installing electronics or prefor -
ming any other maintenance on the machine, make sure
you are staticly discharged and ALWAYS DISCONNECT
THE POWER SUPPLY from the machine.

16. Put the 4 M3x25mm screws
through the holes you just
drilled and place the 4 10mm
black spacers on the screws.
17.Now put the pcb in place
and secure it with the 4 white
Hexagon Spacers and screw
the 3 M3x 10mm scews in the
cornes marked here.
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15. Remove the cover from the
electronics and disconnect the
fan, this makes the next steps
easier and

20. On the Mainboard screw
open the screwterminal mar -
ked Hot Bed. Now insert the
stripped side of the Red/black
cable as shown in the picture
and screw down tight.
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18. Take the 3 Cables that
came with the Heated Bed Up -
grade kit and take the one with
just the Red and Black cable.
Note: make sure RED CABLE is inser -
ted in the LEFT side of the terminal.
Also screw the terminal down firmly
19. Insert the cable in the con -
nector marked switch (J4).

22. Now take the Last cable
and connect it to the Temp
connector on the PCB (J1).
Attach the other side to the
Temp3 connector on the ulti-
maker electronics board.
23. Loop all the cables through
the velcro strip near the
ultimaker logo.
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21.Connect the power cable
to the connector marked 19V
(J6) and plug the other side
into the ultimaker electronics
board.

C. Assembling the Z-stage.
Part Amount
Table Spring D2150 3
Base Plate 1
Glass 1
Heated Bed PCB 1
Z-motor With Trapezoidal Lead Screw 1
Square Flanged Linear Bearing 2
Heated Bed Cable 1
Z-Lead Nut 1
M3x8 2
M3x10 4
M3x12 6
M3x14 4
M3 Locknut 4
M3 Nut 10
Countersunk M3x8 A2 4
Countersunk M3x20 A2 3
M4x10 8
Heated Bed Cable Clip 1
Glass Retainer clips 4
Knurled Nut Platform 3
Washer M6 3
Key Wrench T2.5 1
Pliers or M3 wrench 1
Wooden Z-stage parts 5
Copper Grease 1
15
Note: Make sure you have
al the parts before you start
with the next step.
7Warning: When installing electronics or prefor -
ming any other maintenance on the machine, make sure
you are staticly discharged and ALWAYS DISCONNECT
THE POWER SUPPLY from the machine.

24. Take the Heated Bed PCB
and turn it upside down. Place
the connector facing towards
you. The two holes on the right
are for the thicker gray cables.
These supply power to the
heated bed.
25. The two thin black cables
connect to the PT100 tempera -
ture sensor and go in the two
left holes.
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NOTE: MAKE SURE THE -
SE CABLES ARE SCREWED
DOWN SECURE. TEST THIS
BY PULLING ON EACH CA -
BLE SEPARATELY. LOOSE
CABLES CAN CAUSE THE
TERMINAL TO SHORT OR
GET VERY HOT.

28. Repeat this step for the left
back side.
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26. Take 2 Glass Retainer clips,
4 countersunk m3x8 screws
and 4 m3 locknuts.
27. Use the m3x8 counters -
unk screws with the locknuts
to secure the glass retainer
clips on the rear of the heated
bed.

30. Use the M4x10 bolts to
secure the bearings. You will
need the T2,5 Hex key for this.
Don’t tighten yet.
Note: Don’t screw the bolts down all
the way. They need to be able to move
in order to center them on the guiding
rods later.
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29. Take the Base plate, two
bearings and the 8 M4x10
bolts. Position the plate as
shown in the picture below,
and place the two bearings
over the holes.

31. Take the Knurled Nut Plat -
form, springs, M6 washers and
the countersunk M3x20mm
screws.
33. Do this for all the washers
and place the thumbscrews
through the apropriate holes in
the baseplate.
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32. The M6 washer has a flat
and a rounded side. Slide it
over the Thumbscrew with the
rounded side facing upwards.
now apply some coppergrease
on the washer
34. Place the springs on top
of the thumbscrews sticking
through the baseplate, and
place the Heated bed on top

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35. Take the two remaining
glas retainer clips and place
one end of them between the
spring and the heated bed.
Now take the countersunk
20mm screws and screw eve -
rything together. Dont fasten
these screws too tight.
37. Next take the Z-Lead Nut
and place it on the top of the
baseplate.
36. Take the heated bed cable
clip and two M3x8mm screws
and secure the cable into
place.