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Easy Installation
Customers have overwhelmingly positive feedback about the ease of installation of this thermistor upgrade from Gulfcoast Robotics for various Creality 3D printers. The majority of reviewers mention that the install is straightforward, quick and hassle-free, with some adding that it's a significant improvement over the stock bulb in terms of quality and durability. A few customers have mentioned minor modifications they made to their printers for a perfect fit, but overall, the consensus is that this upgrade is easy to install and worth the investment.
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Hot-Swappable Design
Customers have generally positive opinions about the hot-swappable design of the HEX EPCOS Thermistor Upgrade for Creality Ender 3, Ender 5 and CR10 3D Printers. Most reviews praise its reliability, ease of installation, and direct plug-in feature to the motherboard. However, a few customers have reported issues with the silicone sleeve being too big and wires getting twisted or broken during maintenance.
Thermistor Reliability
Customers have mixed opinions on the reliability of the thermistor upgrade, with some reporting successful use for several months while others have experienced thermal runaway issues shortly after installation. The upgrade is described as sturdy and secure compared to industry-standard thermistors, but some users have had issues with compatibility and connector quality.

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Quality
The cables are much stronger and sturdy and the hot-swappable design means you don’t have to redo your whole wiring set-up if y... Read More
Great upgrade for someone who’s already upgrading the block.
I installed this in place of the bulb because of a time rush and i could not get the oem bulb within a day like this hex thermistor.
Was able to get a single print out with this thermistor installed on an ender 5 pro before it broke and the printer caught ther... Read More
Price
Overall a great value for the money and better than what i expected
Packaging/appearance
Edit: they sent a replacement without me even asking, and it works like a charm (it also came with a handwritten note apologizi... Read More
Competitiveness
This is such a better design than the original part by creality.
That being said, this thermistor has to be better than the factory glass bulb type.
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thermal, stock, runaway, fit and far. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 331 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 28 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I will not switch back to the glass beads
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These things will eventually burn out or experience a wire break so they are not invincible and wont last forever but i will continue to use
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I wanted to come on here and put a review
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Recently i purchased two of these and after a bit began running into thermal runaway issues
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Researched these a bit more and found out that you have to recompile your firmware and set the temp sensor from 34134 to 34534
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The issue i have is the seller left this piece of important information out
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I ordered this to replace the thermistor on my ender 3
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The thermistor also comes in two parts the first one is the connection that connects the thermistor to the processor board
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