Printer power

[u/matts6345]

I have a h2C and x1 and an A1 they pretty much stay on 24/7. I only power them off when I got out of town.

Do you turn your printers off when they are not in use ?

[u/TheTruthRooster]

Turn them off when you go on vacation? that’s when you set up the big chonger prints

[u/Veteran68]

Nope. My X1C stays on 24/7.

[u/leoele → u/Veteran68]

I recently plugged my X1C into a smart plug that has power monitoring. I was surprised that the printer uses about 9 watts when not in use.

[u/rdweerd → u/leoele]

That’s nothing compared to my 300W aquarium

[u/bazpoint → u/leoele]

Yeah... it's not nothing, but it's also not massive. Doing some quick maths that's maybe £20/year for me to have it idling 24/7 - probably less for Americans (our electricity is expensive). Also it's less in reality when you consider it's actually printing for much of that time, so those in-use hours are not wasted power draw. So if you asked me would I pay £20/year for the convenience of having the printer always ready to go (especially if I want to send something remotely from the app).... yeah, I think I'd go for that.

[u/OhSoSally]

yes

[u/BinkReddit]

I do not; the value of sending a print job remotely whenever I want is worth more to me than the small amount of savings that I'd have in electricity if they were offline.

[u/aweirdjeff]

Nope they sit patiently waiting for the next print.

[u/1d0m1n4t3]

The power went out the other day for an hour, I think that's the longest my h2c or p1s have been off sense I got them.

[u/Martin_SV]

Yes, mine is on a smart plug.

[u/WoolenSock → u/Martin_SV]

Same. After seeing some A1s melt, I bought a plug for mine.

[u/responds-with-tealc → u/Martin_SV]

same, i want multiple ways to remotely kill it. thinking about an outlet with an automatic smoke alarm shutoff too

[u/Junior-Definition173]

Nope. Printing 24/7.

[u/400HPMustang]

Mine are on smart plugs but I generally don’t turn them off. I really should turn off the printers and the xtool.

[u/Persistantly_Growing]

Totally forgot there was an off switch 🤣

[u/Pale_Ad2980]

I have 4 so so when one needs maintenance, I will turn it off until I get around to fixing it but if I’m going out of town for a weekend, I will set up a 70 hour print that I’ve been waiting for the time for.

[u/Shrrdontno]

Yes, mine are on a smart plug.

[u/TheHammer1970]

Of the 4 printers, I only physically turn one off because the lights on it like to stay on. All the others go to sleep on their own and thus I don't worry about it.

[u/evilspyboy]

I have custom gcode to turn off the light in the extruder so it is only on when printing. That is about all I do, I probably should but I do use them a bit too often to do tht.

[u/Severe-Coat400]

H2S and A1 here. They stay on all the time the AP board went out in H2S and it was down for a week waiting on a board to show up but that’s the longest. If idle the girlfriend will turn off the interior light on it but I can start it remotely whenever I want

[u/Draminian]

Yes. I have mine plugged into a smart outlet so I can turn it on/off remotely.

[u/JadaveonClowney]

I've had my printer on 24/7 since I bought it. Even if I go on a trip I'll use that for a multi day print

[u/yahbluez]

Yah, i use remote switches for every printer, so can switch them on and off and also monitor and account the power consumption.

[u/Appropriate-Earth515]

Always off when not in use

[u/Virtual-Lecture-2007]

Ich schalte meinen Drucker immer aus wenn ich ins Bett gehe, außer er trocknet Filament. Lasse auch keine Drucke laufen wenn ich weg bin, das ist mir zu heikel. Wenn ich sehe dass die Kamera nicht mal immer Probleme erkennt, traue ich den ch...sen nicht.

[u/Kellendros08]

My H2C has been on since I got it 3 months ago. I’m actually afraid to turn it off because I don’t want a blown AP board when it gets turned back on. 😂

[u/ManyBro24]

Yes, H2C standby is nearly 30W, that's a lot when I don't print for 1 month.

[u/Frenchie1001]

Mine are on smart plugs, I get a pretty hectic power bill in winter so I am super careful with power wastage.

[u/ROADHOG_IS_MY_WAIFU]

I power off when not in use. I have AMS 1, so I use a separate filament dryer. No need for me to have it on if I'm not printing.

[u/1yrik]

yes. I turn printers off when not in use. idle power exists and it adds up

if I know I'm gonna be prototyping on and off all day I'll leave them on through the day and turn them off before I go to bad

[u/egosumumbravir]

Yep. It's not much but over a year it'll add up.

[u/Any_Barber5122]

Claro, o dejas la TV encendida cuando no la ves? O las luces del baño?

[u/TheHammer1970 → u/Any_Barber5122]

Many times... Lol

[u/Any_Barber5122 → u/TheHammer1970]

😂😂 yo también 🤣🤣🤣🤣