tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post804960537425771119..comments2023-09-20T06:10:29.485-04:00Comments on The Marine Installer's Rant: Screen scenes dayBill Bishop - Parmainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11554223870035485145noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834826019588534175.post-5995577206129186502016-11-19T14:42:41.419-05:002016-11-19T14:42:41.419-05:00Kurt Larson was nice enough to email me with a muc...Kurt Larson was nice enough to email me with a much better description than I was able to dredge up. Many thanks Kurt.<br /><br />About the Raymarine RL 80C MFD display with the ferns.<br /><br />The ferns are are metal dendrite growth due to migration of the thin-film metal in the display. The crack in the screen allowed enough moisture ingress to provide surface conductivity on the display substrate. The conductivity allowed the metal to "reverse-plate and replate" (migrate) itself from one place to another; the fractal looking pattern being one of natures favorite modes of dispersion, like some ferns...<br /><br />Thought you might be curious to know a little more about this in case you have already surmised. (I hadn't)Bill Bishop - Parmainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554223870035485145noreply@blogger.com