When I rendered all the parts together, I thought the LED angle looked steep, so I changed it from thirty degrees to twenty. I could also tell there was no way that my spacing on the emitter distance was remotely accurate. I should have looked at the entire model a few times before I printed the last one. There was a problem with the program, and when I changed the radius of the emitter holder, things got wonky. I got the spacing under control, but when I joined the aerial cross member and LED socket, part of the lip filled in, but LEDs have a flat side, so this should work.
I thought there was an error with my measurement from the LED lip, but it was already accurate. I could barely make the emitters fit into their sockets before, so I enlarged the lip a tiny bit. Another issue I wanted to tackle was making an exit from my upright for the wires to exit close to the platform. I could have made the hole a square, but I opted for a circle to start.
The most significant task in this revision was adding a socket for the IR receiver. Last time, I modeled a receiver that I used to create a cavity in a cylinder, and I reused it, but I put it in a cube this time. Like before, I put a hole at the front to limit how much light would reach it, but I worried it would occlude the sight to my fingers, so I angled the hole to match the emitters.
Updated IR aerial
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First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
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2021-05-08
I thought there was an error with my measurement from the LED lip, but it was already accurate. I could barely make the emitters fit into their sockets before, so I enlarged the lip a tiny bit. Another issue I wanted to tackle was making an exit from my upright for the wires to exit close to the platform. I could have made the hole a square, but I opted for a circle to start.
The most significant task in this revision was adding a socket for the IR receiver. Last time, I modeled a receiver that I used to create a cavity in a cylinder, and I reused it, but I put it in a cube this time. Like before, I put a hole at the front to limit how much light would reach it, but I worried it would occlude the sight to my fingers, so I angled the hole to match the emitters.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2021-05-08
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