Viton bands snap and are hard to insert
Viton bands break or are hard to insert into actuators during assembly, with no reliable technique.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 2 March 2021 · last reported 16 February 2026
What's going wrong
Builders keep breaking Viton O-rings when they insert them into the microscope's actuator columns, and some report breaking several in one build.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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