= NOW 20 WPM = TEMPERATURE. THIS DECISION TO UPGRADE FILAMENTS CAME WHILE I WAS MODIFYING AND PRINTING A DESIGN FOR MY YAESU FTM 400DR TO MOUNT ON MY VEHICLES DASHBOARD. THE PLA PRINTED MOUNT LASTED ONLY A FEW WEEKS DUE TO THE SUN EXPOSURE WHILE IN THE VEHICLE. THE ENDER 3 CAN PRINT WITH OTHER FILAMENTS, SUCH AS ABS OR PETG, BUT IT REQUIRES MODIFICATIONS TO PRINT WITH OTHER FILAMENTS, SUCH AS NYLON OR ACRYLONITRILE STYRENE ACRYLATE ASA. SPECIFICALLY, THE STOCK HOT END ON THE ENDER 3 SERIES IS ONLY RATED FOR UP TO 464 F. TO PRINT WITH NYLON, YOU WOULD NEED TO UPGRADE TO AN ALL METAL HOT END. THE LEARNING CURVE WHEN I STARTED 3D PRINTING, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AS EASY AS FINDING A PART I WANTED, CLICKING PRINT, AND COLLECTING IT FROM THE PRINT BED AFTER 30 MINUTES. IN OTHER WORDS, I FAILED TO DO MY = END OF 20 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <