Ultimaker Heated Bed Upgrade Kit User manual

English V1.0
Heated Bed Assembly manual
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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.