How many watts do I need? How do I wire this thing? Oww... why did that shock me? All questions I try to answer in this in-depth look at silicone heated beds for your 3D printer.

00:00 Intro
00:35 Disclaimer
01:45 Heater Basics
04:57 Heating Speed Benchmarks
05:21 Wiring #1: Control Board to Bed
06:39 Wiring #2: Single PSU w/ MOSFET
08:06 Wiring #3: Dual PSE w/ MOSFET
08:59 Wiring #4: A/C w/ SSR
12:26 Wiring #5: A/C w/ SSR and Thermal Fuse
13:19 "Bed Sandwich"
14:29 Cable Strain Relief
15:08 PID Tuning

This video was republished without the volts/watts/amps graphics as they diverged from the normal model and could cause confusion.

Per Andrew Kowalczyk - when attaching a ground wire to frame it's best to do so via a screw through the aluminum as even 'clean' aluminum extrusion can have non-obvious oxidation that could prevent a solid connection.