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***About the bed insulation on the artillery! I get it, I hear you, it's insulated. I know, it's obvious when you think about it..yes of course it will save some power.
Anyway I suspect this isn't the whole story, not least according to a video by Teaching Tech here:
   • Speed up 3D prints & save money. Insu...  
According to his methodology that was similar to mine (same monitors even!) this would account for around 10% of the energy saving - not accounting for the nearly double bed surface area. The bulk of the energy saving between bed types potentially is still unaccounted for and remains open to speculation, I guess..
Obviously this needs further work, so I've penciled it in for a future episode on enclosures, insulation and ambient temperature. *****

Ambient temp for all experiments was 20C.

In this video, I am hopefully answering any and all possible questions about 3d printer power usage and energy consumption. How much does it cost to run? Can you save energy? Does bed temperature make a difference? Find out.

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