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• Is it a spaceship or a blink(1)?

  todbot • 02/13/2017 at 06:22 • 0 comments

  I think the metal frame-based mounting is working well.

  Also this...

• Metal frame-mounted sconces: better

  todbot • 02/12/2017 at 21:28 • 0 comments

  I think frame-mounted sconces work better.

  The first attempt (uploaded as "blink1SconceFrameArch1.stl") is much more stable than the PCB-based mounts.

  Problems with this first attempt though:

  * mounting arms block some of the side-emitting light

  * mounting grippers are 2mm too wide on each side

  Thus fixes to try:

  * move mounting arms forward towards USB jack: gives more space for light

  * eliminate 2mm space on grippers

• PCBA-attached sconces

  todbot • 02/12/2017 at 21:24 • 0 comments

  There are two methods I can see for attaching add-on diffusers to blink(1):

  * mount directly to PCBA

  * mount to metal frame (that carries PCBA)

  I was initially designing for the former, but I think it will be structurally stronger (and safer for the PCBA) if I design for the latter.

  I've uploaded several attempts at PCBA-mounted sconces. They work... sorta.

  Things I like about some of the designs, even with the bad mounting technique:

  * the circular arc diffuser is minimally classic

  * two of the designs have inserts for a message to help define what the blink(1) is for (see the "NO NO NO") in one of the photos

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