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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by thantik to c/3dprinting
 

Please, use adequate ventilation (with a heat exchanger if you need to keep A/C in the room) if you're going to be resin printing inside. I don't want to see all of you guys get cancer from this hobby.

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[–] Tikiporch 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Explain what you mean by use heat exchangers?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah the term "heat exchanger" describes a lot of things.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay I pulled the radiator out of my truck buy I'm not sure where to connect it or how much coolant I need to pour in my printer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You connect the radiator to the FAN1 plug, you might need to crimp the tube to a cable connector though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

you might be interested in this https://www.openerv.org/

[–] thantik 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yep, it's basically a simple air-to-air heat exchanger. Applicable to any hobby that will generally put fine particulate matter into the air. Laser cutting, woodworking, etc. Generally an overall good thing to have for a shop.

[–] thantik 4 points 1 year ago

It's essentially a heat/cooling recovery unit so you're not simply pumping your A/C out into the world and wasting energy. It allows you to swap the air in a room out, without losing its cool/heat by simply pumping in outside air. The video explains what he used.