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Review on Proto Pasta CDP11705 Composite Conductive Black: High-Quality Conductive Filament for Advanced 3D Printing by Joseph Stone

Revainrating 5 out of 5

plastic solder! I'm a happy customer.

This is exactly what I wanted. I can use it as a low temperature solder and apply it directly to the metal wire to make low resistance connections. This plastic seems a little less stiff than regular PLA, I didn't find brittleness to be an issue. vary depending on the voltage potential on the plastic. Measuring the resistance of my first circuit (without connecting voltage of course) disappointed me with a very high number; However, when I turned on the device and the LEDs flashed, I wasn't disappointed at all! The filament runs at PLA temperature and smells slightly like PLA wafers. ABS temperatures don't seem to burn the filament. The Safety Data Sheet for this product (available on the Proto Pasta website) indicates that the conductive polymer is potentially hazardous to humans BUT is fully encapsulated in plastic and should remain inaccessible to biology. Combine this with the fact that PLA can be degraded; Store this material carefully, keep dry, dispose of leftovers. This is new technology. So far I've enjoyed using this thread with my new MYNT 3D pen. I've had a Prusa Mendel for about 2 years but haven't run it through the printer yet. Cardboard tube is cool. Didn't expect to like it, but it's lightweight and you can easily punch a hole to hook the floss in for storage (that way you don't have to cut a foot of floss if the end doesn't match the one). pre-punched hole on the plastic spool).

Pros
  • Processing comparable to standard PLA. A heated bed is not required, but this can improve results. The process can be less consistent with smaller nozzles (<4mm) and/or Bowden type machines
Cons
  • Not bad, but...