Anet A8 Heat Bed Antistress connector connector

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Anet A8 Heat Bed Stress Reliever Connector. NOTE: Soldering the heatbed connections and adjusting the point of "stress by movement" is the best solution to this fire hazard issue!! Since not everyone can solder these connections, I designed this connector for those who shouldn't try to solder without knowing how. Many people claim that the heatbed connector itself cannot handle 10A of current, yet these connectors are rated at 10A, so the connector itself should not be the problem in my opinion. The stress of movement on the connector is the real issue here. This simple stress reliever connector attaches to your heatbed connector. It moves the point of "stress by movement" away from the critical pins and reduces ~90% of the high current pins' movement. Making the stock connector even safer. MATERIALS NEEDED: - HOT Glue ** - 1x Stress Reliever Connector - 2x M3 x 12mm Screws - 2x M3 Nuts ** UPDATE 25-10-2017: When printing a lot of ABS prints, do not use HotGlue but a good contact glue or similar to secure the connector. I had my HotGlue become soft when printing big ABS prints, resulting in a badly secured and moving connection. No problems so far when printing big PLA prints. (See pictures for installation) IMPORTANT: Check your connector from time to time!! This upgrade does NOT make your printer or the connector 100% SAFE!! Use at own risk!!