# Open mode with heat and wiper

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/open-mode-with-heat-and-wiper/21743>\
**Category:** Feature Requests & Ideas\
**Created:** [January 5, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/open-mode-with-heat-and-wiper/21743 "2019-01-05T23:06:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![BuildHubTV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/buildhubtv/32/13389_2.png) [@BuildHubTV](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/BuildHubTV)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/open-mode-with-heat-and-wiper/21743/1 "2019-01-05T23:06:10Z")

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Currently, my Form 2 keeps reporting a “Resin Sensor Error”. I’ve tried inserting the tank a little counter clockwise and have also tried reseating the grounding screws and still end up with the error message. So i’ve been printing with my Form 2 in open mode using FormLabs resin.

There’s been talks of FormLabs considering a firmware update to allow us to enable or disable the heat and the wiper but those posts were over a year ago. It sucks that they didn’t build the sensors properly, why should i only be able to use half of the functionality of my Form 2 due to their mistake?

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**Author:** ![rkagerer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@rkagerer](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/rkagerer)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/open-mode-with-heat-and-wiper/21743/2 "2019-01-07T03:09:58Z")

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I for one would love that. I’d be ok agreeing to a disclaimer to enable that mode.

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**Author:** ![Multiscale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Multiscale](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Multiscale)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/open-mode-with-heat-and-wiper/21743/3 "2019-01-15T04:16:55Z")

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I also need open mode with heat and wiper. How hard could this be to implement?

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**Author:** ![JohnHue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@JohnHue](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/JohnHue)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/open-mode-with-heat-and-wiper/21743/4 "2019-01-15T09:18:52Z")

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It’s not hard at all, obviously 😉 Official word is that Formlabs doesn’t want users to destroy their machines, because 3rd parts resins may have vastly different viscosity / behaviour when heated and an eventual resin spill due to the wiper pushing resin off the tank could be very damaging.

Now we all agree I think that this should be for the user to decide whether to take that risk or not, but that’s not Formlabs opinion.