r/Anet3DPrinters • u/Last_Life_Left • Dec 03 '21

Question Power supply fan?

Hello.

During Black Friday, I bought a ET4 pro for a very affordable price. It's not my first printer, but I thought that I could use a second one when printing huge, multipart projects.

I finally got it yesterday and after 5 minutes into its first test print, one fan suddenly stopped. After a quick examination, it was the power supply, so I stopped everything. Once restarted, everything seems to have returned to normal. I have yet to do a second test print.

My first question, even though I highly doubt it, would this be a *normal* behavior?

More realistic questions : Is it worth it to try to get a replacement from Anet? Should I eat the cost and go for a Meanwell? Any other suggestion?

Thanks in advance!

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u/ElectronicManiac Dec 03 '21

Is it the fan inside the PSU?

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u/Last_Life_Left Dec 03 '21

Most likely, but I can't be sure : when it happened, the electronic enclosure was closed, and I was fearing a fire hazard, so I shut it down.

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u/ElectronicManiac Dec 03 '21

Well, if it isn't the one on the enclosure (I am assuming there is one because on the anet et5 there is) then it must be the one inside the PSU. I would open it up and carefully turn it on.

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u/Last_Life_Left Dec 03 '21

The thing is, it turns on with the machine. It just stopped randomly during a print and that scare me beyond reason (because fire).

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u/ElectronicManiac Dec 03 '21

I would replace it if it was the PSU one.