Category: Parts Replication System

  • Parts Replication System: Power Consumption

    Parts Replication System: Power Consumption

    Now that the prototype Parts Replication System (PRS) has been up and running for a bit I’ve been getting settings and procedures dialed in and collecting some data on power usage. The power consumption data were collected using the setup shown in the first photo and will be used to determine the power budget for…

  • Sérénité’s Parts Replication System (PRS)

    Sérénité’s Parts Replication System (PRS)

    Part 2: The Printer In my last PRS post I broached the idea of having an onboard 3D Printer to fabricate parts. After much consideration I decided to go with an economical, mid-range printer for the test. I needed one capable enough to make a variety of parts, with a good size build volume to…

  • Sérénitié’s Parts Replication System (PRS)

    Sérénitié’s Parts Replication System (PRS)

    Part 1 – The Idea A few years ago, while I was perusing NASA tech briefs, I came across an article about how they were testing additive manufacturing to replicate parts in space, on demand. That is, instead of carrying a store of spares onboard a Mars mission to replace anything that might break or…