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Usually software can't easily destroy a device like a network switch. However on a 3d printer you can burn the whole unit into ash if you remove overheat protec
by sschueller 5y ago
Usually software can't easily destroy a device like a network switch. However on a 3d printer you can burn the whole unit into ash if you remove overheat protections. You may also be able to destroy stepper motors or drivers.
- gjsman-1000 5y agoAnd this isn't even theoretical. Buggy 3D Printer Software has literally burned people's homes down in the past.
- mschuster91 5y agoThat's really bad design then. Any design worth its salt should incorporate a thermal soft-fuse at the heater element that cuts power off if the printhead ever goes above the maximum temperature that any filament can handle. Pure software interlocks are not sufficient. One might think people would have learned a lesson, nearly half a decade after Therac-25.
- germanier 5y agoLast time I looked into this, there are no fuses in the required range available and I'm not sure they can be produced without significant R&D investment.