The FlashForge 3D printer doesn’t use that much electricity – it is almost the same as if you had a radio on during the time of print.
Please refer to the table below to get an idea about costs and consumption.
| Calculating energy consumption per print | Calculating filament usage per print | |||
| Printer power rating (W) | 65 | Filament cost per m | R0,97 | |
| Hours of printing (h) | 0,2 | Rand to dollar exchange | 13,9 | |
| Kwh | 0,013 | Price per meter (USD) | $0,07 | |
| Energy price /Kwh (Rand) | R0,92 | Total meters printer | 0,61 | |
| Price for print (Rand) | R0,01 | Total cost of filament printed | R0,59 | |
| Total cost of print – electricity + filament | R0,61 | |||
| (excl. printer and other costs) | ||||