Forst time building a 3D printer.

[ohdatpro]

I'm sort of confused when. It comes to setting the power supply to the proper voltage. I'm in NA so I need to set it to 110 volts, but the switch layout doesn't make sense to me. The switch looks like this supplied pictures. I really don't want to try anything, so help would be appreciated!

[jackchipm]

You should have it set to 115

[ohdatpro]

6 minutes ago, jackchipm said:

You should have it set to 115

Thank you. I figured as much. Could you tell me why it has 115 and 230? 

[InsertName]

4 minutes ago, ohdatpro said:

Thank you. I figured as much. Could you tell me why it has 115 and 230? 

Different heats for different filaments?

[ohdatpro]

5 minutes ago, InsertName said:

Different heats for different filaments?

That makes sense. My manuel isn't verry clear. 

[batatas]

7 minutes ago, ohdatpro said:

Thank you. I figured as much. Could you tell me why it has 115 and 230? 

Here i will need to set it to 230volts or it will break depends on where you live everything in my country works at 230 volts in your country may be 110volts

[Hackentosher]

The different voltages is for if you live in a country that uses either 100-120v, or 200-240v.

[VoyexTech]

On 1/2/2017 at 1:39 PM, ohdatpro said:

That makes sense. My manuel isn't verry clear. 

You adjust the heat through software (slicers) or the printer it self the voltage is for different countries the actual printer will run off of 12v or 24v DC most likely 12v if I may ask what printer do you have?

[corrado33]

On 1/2/2017 at 0:34 PM, InsertName said:

Different heats for different filaments?

 

On 1/2/2017 at 0:39 PM, ohdatpro said:

That makes sense. My manuel isn't verry clear. 

Absolutely incorrect. This switch has NOTHING to do with the "heat." It's the winding selector switch for the transformer. The transformer has windings for 200-240 V countries, and a shorter winding for 100-120 V countries (technically the latter is just half of the former.) Having the switch on the wrong setting and plugging the device in WILL very likely mess things up. (More so if you live in a 220 V country.)