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Christmas gift for my 90+ granny: TV remote with big buttons

christoph-tackChristoph Tack 12/01/2018 at 14:450 Comments

Requirements

Selection

Hammon Manufacturing offers a wide range of suitable housings in their 1553 series.  Chinese copies are available from SZOMK: AK-H-30 series.

Selecting color

Selecting size

There are two options for a yellow case with a battery compartment:

Accessoires

ABS blocks NIR.  Hammond Mfg. provides a PC (polycarbonate) window : 1553DIR-BULK.  This part can't be bought from the usual online resellers.  It might be better to find a piece of PC with the correct thickness and laser it.  Another option is to keep the current ABS panel and drill a hole for the LED in it.

Battery compartment

Room for two AA-cells, or one PP3 9V battery.  Two AA-cells will be used here because they offer the highest energy per dollar.

Conclusion

1553DYLBKBAT : IP54 Handheld Enclosure, ABS, Yellow, 147 x 89 x 24mm

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