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Old 08-29-2019, 10:31 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by rkomar View Post
The plastic is the substrate for the display electronics. It could be that the process of building the electronics onto the plastic can warp the latter from the heat. A thin substrate would probably warp more than a thicker one.
Depends on polymer. Some like PLA melt at fairly low temperatures (~150C); others like PEEK melt at much higher temperatures (~350C). In other words, there's more to it than "it's plastic".

Pretty sure they're not using PLA; it's too brittle. Owners would be seeing cracks rather than warps.
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