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                  Bed thermal runaway

                  #31203 (CORE One) #35203 (CORE One L) #36203 (CORE One INDX) #26203 (MK4S) #13203 (MK4) #27203 (MK3.9S) #21203 (MK3.9) #28203 (MK3.5S) #23203 (MK3.5) 

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                  What happened?

                  The printer is showing the message "Check the heatbed thermistor wiring for possible damage."

                  Error name: Bed thermal runaway 

                  Error code: #31203 (CORE One) #35203 (CORE One L) #36203 (CORE One INDX) #26203 (MK4S) #13203 (MK4) #27203 (MK3.9S) #21203 (MK3.9) #28203 (MK3.5S) #23203 (MK3.5) 

                  Thermal Runaway is a safety feature designed to cut power to the heaters in case of a cable malfunction. If your printer's thermistor somehow dislodges itself, electronic parts can get a lower (incorrect) temperature reading. In an attempt to compensate for the lower temperature, the heater could reach dangerously high temperatures.

                  If the heatbed temperature drops by more than 2 ºC for over 60 seconds, the printer will shut down the print and show the Thermal Runaway error.

                  How to fix it?

                  CORE One L

                  Do not access or remove panels or disassemble components on the heatbed and surrounding parts, including cables, as this can pose a safety risk due to electronics. 
                  Report the issue to our 24/7 technical support, and we will guide you through the next steps. 

                  CORE One, MK4/S, MK3.9/S, MK3.5/S

                  Make sure that the ambient temperature is above 18 ºC, and that there are no sources of cooling near the printer, like air conditioning or windows.

                  Check if the thermistor is well secured under the golden Kapton tape.

                  If you are printing small objects with high-temperature filaments, try to print multiple at once and/or place them away from the center of the heatbed.

                  Open the xBuddyBox-cover and the el-box-cover by opening the screws indicated below to access the heatbed cables. Make sure that the heatbed power cable did not slip from the screw, and that the heatbed thermistor cable is well connected.

                  If you have a multimeter, you can check the resistance of the cables using this guide: Multimeter usage

                  How to access the xBuddy board on the MK4/S and the CORE One
                   
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                      • Toolchanger error #17135 (XL) #36135 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Hotend preheat error #31202 (CORE One) #35202 (CORE One L) #26202 (MK4S) #13202 (MK4) #27202 (MK3.9S) #21202 (MK3.9) 
                      • Bed thermal runaway #31203 (CORE One) #35203 (CORE One L) #36203 (CORE One INDX) #26203 (MK4S) #13203 (MK4) #27203 (MK3.9S) #21203 (MK3.9) #28203 (MK3.5S) #23203 (MK3.5) 
                      • Hotend thermal runaway #31204 (CORE One) #35204 (CORE One L) #26204 (MK4S) #13204 (MK4) #27204 (MK3.9S) #21204 (MK3.9)
                      • Hotend mintemp error #31208 (CORE One) #35208 (CORE One L) #26208 (MK4S) #13208 (MK4) #27208 (MK3.9S) #21208 (MK3.9)
                      • Bed mintemp error #31207 (CORE One) #35207 (CORE One L) #36207 (CORE One INDX) #26207 (MK4S) #13207 (MK4) #27207 (MK3.9S) #21207 (MK3.9) #28207 (MK3.5S) #23207 (MK3.5)
                      • Bed maxtemp error #31205 (CORE One) #35205 (CORE One L) #36205 (CORE One INDX) #26205 (MK4S) #13205 (MK4) #27201 (MK3.9S) #21201 (MK3.9) #28201 (MK3.5S) #23201 (MK3.5)
                      • Homing error Y #31305 (CORE One) #35305 (CORE One L) #36305 (CORE One INDX) #17305 (XL)
                      • Heatbed Port Overcurrent #31309 (CORE One) #35309 (CORE One L) #26309 (MK4S) #13309 (MK4) #27309 (MK3.9S) #21309 (MK3.9) #28309 (MK3.5S) #23309 (MK3.5) #12309 (MINI) #36309 (INDX)
                      • MMU Overcurrent #31310 (CORE One) #35310 (CORE One L) #26310 (MK4S) #13310 (MK4) #27310 (MK3.9S) #21310 (MK3.9) #28310 (MK3.5S) #23310 (MK3.5)
                      • I2C Send failed #31311 (CORE One) #35311 (CORE One L) #36311 (CORE One INDX) #26311 (MK4S) #13311 (MK4) #27311 (MK3.9S) #21311 (MK3.9) #28311 (MK3.5S) #23311 (MK3.5) #12311 (MINI/+)
                      • Loadcell Not Calibrated #31523 (CORE One) #35223 (CORE One L) #26523 (MK4S) #13523 (MK4) #27523 (MK3.9S) #21523 (MK3.9)
                      • Loadcell Measure Failed #31526 (CORE One) #35526 (CORE One L) #36526 (CORE One INDX) #26526 (MK4S) #13526 (MK4) #27526 (MK3.9S) #21526 (MK3.9) #36526 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Loadcell Bad Configuration #31527 (CORE One) #35527 (CORE One L) #36527 (CORE One INDX) #26527 (MK4S) #13527 (MK4) #27527 (MK3.9S) #21527 (MK3.9)
                      • Loadcell Timeout #31528 (CORE One) #35528 (CORE One L) #26528 (MK4S) #36528 (CORE One INDX) #13528 (MK4) #27528 (MK3.9S) #21528 (MK3.9)
                      • Heatbreak MINTEMP Error #31211 (CORE One) #35211 (CORE One L) #26211 (MK4S) #13211 (MK4) #27211 (MK3.9S) #21211 (MK3.9)
                      • Blown Fuse (MK4/S, MK3.9/S)
                      • Filament not loading (MK4/S, MK3.9/S)
                      • Homing error Y #26305 (MK4S) #13305 (MK4) #21305 (MK3.9) #23305 (MK3.5)
                      • Tangled filament
                      • Nextruder filament sensor (CORE One, CORE One L, MK4/S, MK3.9/S, XL/+)
                      • Connect Registration Failed
                      • Hotend maxtemp error #23206 (MK3.5)
                      • Connect Registration Failed #21401 (MK3.9)
                      • Connect Registration Failed #23401 (MK3.5)
                      • Homing Error Z #23301 (MK3.5)
                      • Nozzle Heater Overcurrent #23308 (MK3.5)
                      • Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) #31538 (CORE One) #35538 (CORE One L) #36538 (CORE One INDX) #26538 (MK4S) #13538 (MK4) #27538 (MK3.9S) #17538 (XL) #21538 (MK3.9) #28538 (MK3.5S) #23538 (MK3.5) #12538 (MINI)
                      • Stuck filament detection #31101 (CORE One) #35101 (CORE One L) #26101 (MK4S) #13101 (MK4) #27101 (MK3.9S) #21101 (MK3.9) #17108 (XL)
                      • Heatbed temp not matching #31209 (CORE One) #35209 (CORE One L) #26209 (MK4S) #13209 (MK4) #27209 (MK3.9S) #21209 (MK3.9) #28209 (MK3.5S) #23209 (MK3.5)
                      • Hotend temp not matching #31210 (CORE One) #35210 (CORE One L) #26210 (MK4S) #13210 (MK4) #27210 (MK3.9S) #21210 (MK3.9)
                      • Under-extrusion (Nextruder printers)
                      • Nozzle Timeout #31819 (CORE One) #35819 (CORE One L) #36819 (CORE One INDX) #26819 (MK4S) #13819 (MK4) #27819 (MK3.9S) #21819 (MK3.9) #28819 (MK3.5S) #23819 (MK3.5) #17819 (XL) #12819 (MINI)
                      • Uneven bed #31111 (CORE One) #35111 (CORE One L) #36111 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Filament sensor stuck #31113 (CORE One) #35113 (CORE One L) #36113 (CORE One INDX) #17113 (XL) #26113 (MK4S) #13113 (MK4) #27113 (MK3.9S) #21113 (MK3.9) #28113 (MK3.5S) #23113 (MK3.5) #12113 (MINI/+)
                      • Chamber MAXTEMP error #31214 (CORE One) #35214 (CORE One L) #36214 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Homing error X #31304 (CORE One) #35304 (CORE One L) #36304 (CORE One INDX) #17304 (XL)
                      • Puppy error #31511 (CORE One) #35511 (CORE One L) #36511 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Puppy error #31513 (CORE One) #35513 (CORE One L) #36513 (CORE One INDX)
                      • Fil. sensor troubleshooting #31114 (CORE One) #26114 (MK4S) #13114 (MK4) #27114 (MK3.9S) #21114 (MK3.9) #28114 (MK3.5S) #23114 (MK3.5)
                      • Chamber Mintemp error #31215 (CORE One) #35215 (CORE One L) #36215 (CORE One INDX)
                      • MCU in Buddy is overheated #31825 (CORE One) #35825 (CORE One L) #26825 (MK4S) #27825 (MK3.9S) #28825 (MK3.5S) #13825 (MK4) #21825 (MK3.9) #23825 (MK3.5) #17825 (XL) #12825 (MINI)
                      • The heatbed cooled down during the power outage #31808 (CORE One) #35808 (CORE One L) #26808 (MK4S) #27808 (MK3.9S) #28808 (MK3.5S) #13808 (MK4) #21808 (MK3.9) #23808 (MK3.5) #17808 (XL) 
                      • The G-code isn't fully compatible #31803 (CORE One) #26803 (MK4S) #27803 (MK3.9S) #28803 (MK3.5S) #13803 (MK4) #21803 (MK3.9) #23803 (MK3.5) #17803 (XL) #12803 (MINI)
                      • Filament not detected #31804 (CORE One) #35804 (CORE One L) #26804 (MK4S) #27804 (MK3.9S) #28804 (MK3.5S) #13804 (MK4) #21804 (MK3.9) #23804 (MK3.5) #17804 (XL) #12804 (MINI)
                      • Print preview unfinished selftest #31801 (CORE One) #35801 (CORE One L) #26801 (MK4S) #27801 (MK3.9S) #28801 (MK3.5S) #13801 (MK4) #21801 (MK3.9) #23801 (MK3.5) #17801 (XL) #12801 (MINI)
                      • Crash recovery axis long #31809 (CORE One) #35809 (CORE One L) #26809 (MK4S) #13809 (MK4) #27809 (MK3.9S) #21809 (MK3.9) #28809 (MK3.5S) #23809 (MK3.5) #17809 (XL) #12809 (MINI)
                      • Crash recovery repeated crash #31811 (CORE One) #35811 (CORE One L) #26811 (MK4S) #13811 (MK4) #27811 (MK3.9S) #21811 (MK3.9) #28811 (MK3.5S) #23811 (MK3.5) #17811 (XL) #12811 (MINI)
                      • Crash recovery axis short #31810 (CORE One) #35810 (CORE One L) #26810 (MK4S) #13810 (MK4) #27810 (MK3.9S) #21810 (MK3.9) #28810 (MK3.5S) #23810 (MK3.5) #17810 (XL) #12810 (MINI)
                      • Crash recovery home fail #31812 (CORE One) #35812 (CORE One L) #26812 (MK4S) #13812 (MK4) #27812 (MK3.9S) #21812 (MK3.9) #28812 (MK3.5S) #23812 (MK3.5) #17812 (XL) #12812 (MINI)
                      • Loading obstruction #31119 (CORE One) #35119 (CORE One L) #17119 (XL)
                      • Homing calibration needed #31118 (CORE One) #35118 (CORE One L) #36118 (CORE One INDX)#17118 (XL)
                      • Calibrate homing from menu #31120 (CORE One) #35120 (CORE One L) #36120 (CORE One INDX) #17120 (XL)
                      • MCU overheat #35270
                      • PCB overheat #35271
                      • Data Timeout #35330
                      • AC Controller Fault #35273
                      • AC controller fault #35333 (CORE One L)
                      • AC controller fault #35335 (CORE One L)
                      • AC controller fault #35336 (CORE One L)
                      • Selftest failed (CORE One L/+)
                      • Bed fan is not spinning #35849 (CORE One L)
                      • PSU fan is not spinning #35850 (CORE One L)
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                  antionion
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                  Tightening the nut on the heatbed from below seems to have fixed the issue.
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                  moddedLimes
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                  I had this error occur happen at the same time that my Keurig turned on while I was starting a print on a core one.... I'm pretty sure it's the Keurig loading down the circuit than bed thermal runaway, but I'll keep my eye out for this error again.
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                  Vadar007
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                  Tightened the nuts for the heatbed electrical connections but was seeing same symptoms. Bed temp was dropping during sequential printing of one of two small parts using PETG. Seems that the first piece was located close to where the thermistor was located underneath the heatbed causing the error. When I force the printer to print the second piece located to the right side of the bed, everything was fine. To confirm I moved the location of the first piece, reprinted and everything was fine.
                  Reply
                  Lunar Hamster
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                  I got this error on my 3rd print on a new MK4. I've checked everything in this article and it all looks good. What now?
                  Reply
                  Marina Curzi - Official Prusa CS
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                  Please contact our customer support to troubleshoot this issue.

                  Reply
                  noah.s.coleman
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                  I had this error and one of my heatbed electrical connections was loose and making intermittent contact, therefore not heating the bed. Tightening the nut seems to have fixed the issue.
                  Reply