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    Re: Melting Point of ABS (Re: Strengthening Gears) —Thomas Avery
   (...) I measured the temp in my attic last summer and it reached 115 F. Needless to say I don't keep much up there and definitely not my Lego collection! ROSCO had a bad "melting" experience: (URL) think this was caused by prolonged exposure to (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: Melting Point of ABS (Re: Strengthening Gears) —Larry Pieniazek
     (...) IIRC, I thought it was from the back shelf of a car... cars with no windows opened can easily get to 145 or even hotter. (hence the warnings about not leaving dogs or ferrets or cats or whatever locked in cars on sunny days, it will kill them) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: Melting Point of ABS (Re: Strengthening Gears) —David Schilling
     (...) That reminds me of a picture I just took in December at Legoland - the Grand Central Station in Miniland had an amazing bit of damage due to sunlight! Check it out at (URL) (big file - sorry) - look in the bottom right corner of the 'window' (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: Melting Point of ABS (Re: Strengthening Gears) —Ross Crawford
   (...) Not so prolonged exposure to gas heater! (URL) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
 

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