I have a silicone heater that just barely doesn't fit on my bed. I want to trim about 2mm off one of the edges so it's not hanging off the edge. On the other hand I could cut a couple 3mm half-circles out of the other side, to clear some screws, then I could shift the whole thing over a couple mm. I'm not sure if either cutting a couple mm off the edge, or cutting a couple tiny notches off the side will definitely kill the heater or not. I know there must be some kind of conductors that run inside the silicone heater, but what are they? And do they run right next to the edge? And is the whole heater in electrical series, so if I cut 1 wire, the who heater is dead? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?424,895387,895387#msg-895387 Thu, 14 May 2026 06:10:54 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?424,895387,895403#msg-895403 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?424,895387,895403#msg-895403 PCLoadPLA Tech-Talk Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:19:40 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?424,895387,895392#msg-895392 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?424,895387,895392#msg-895392 dc42 Tech-Talk Wed, 31 Jul 2024 01:41:34 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?424,895387,895387#msg-895387 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?424,895387,895387#msg-895387
I want to trim about 2mm off one of the edges so it's not hanging off the edge.

On the other hand I could cut a couple 3mm half-circles out of the other side, to clear some screws, then I could shift the whole thing over a couple mm.

I'm not sure if either cutting a couple mm off the edge, or cutting a couple tiny notches off the side will definitely kill the heater or not. I know there must be some kind of conductors that run inside the silicone heater, but what are they? And do they run right next to the edge? And is the whole heater in electrical series, so if I cut 1 wire, the who heater is dead?]]> PCLoadPLA Tech-Talk Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:47:22 -0400