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Enhancement: Screen options other than the current screen

Open evilguy422 opened this issue 4 years ago • 4 comments

I think it would be great for Prusa to give upgrades we can buy as replacement screens for the SL1 such as either a mono screen or a 4k screen. Would be very doable and Im guessing software side should be much of an issue either. It would be great for future proofing the machine since its not a cheap one. I would much rather spend a bit to upgrade the screen than to get another machine. Its not like replacing an anycubic with a sonic mini, cost wise. Id love to keep my prusa for forever if I can because I love it, so I hope they consider doing this if its not already planned.

Thank you

evilguy422 avatar Sep 19 '20 17:09 evilguy422

I expect/hope they will handle it like they do with their i3 machines. A complete SL2 upgrade kit to improve the current model and add edge technologies.

If they would offer a lot of individual component upgrades, they would have to offer firmware versions and profiles for all possible combinations. So a complete pack would make more sense.

But because the SL1 isn't as popular as the i3 and the Mini are and the machine is only a year old, I assume the SLX hardware development will not have a high priority at the moment.

Lichtjaeger avatar Oct 06 '20 07:10 Lichtjaeger

Yeah you points make a lot of sense. The SL1 is by far the best build quality printer out there so Id hate to see it become outdated. The price is a bit steep but when you see everything that went into it it makes sense. An upgrade kit would be cool to see, but other than the screen I dont personally see what else they could upgrade.

evilguy422 avatar Oct 14 '20 16:10 evilguy422

Flexplate system would be nice. And I have still a problem with resin accumulating on the top of the print platform. At the moment I use this to let it drip off. Maybe the next platform could be tapered like the Elegoo platforms or a build-in mechanic to tilt the platform.

Lichtjaeger avatar Dec 27 '20 20:12 Lichtjaeger

And there I have directly even more suggestions:

  • A replacement screen could be much cheaper if it didn't have to come with a milled aluminium frame
  • I'm currently working with the Druckwege High-Temperature resin. It prints much better when it is warm. The CW1's preheat function helps at first, but the resin cools down as it prints. So a heated tank would be helpful.

These improvements would give an SL2 an edge over those low-cost printers.

Lichtjaeger avatar Dec 31 '20 12:12 Lichtjaeger