Thanks everyone,
A gentle reminder of my last note from June.
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Originally Posted by Reanimotion
Prototypes are currently undergoing durability testing, and although indications are we have a viable product from an engineering viewpoint, there is still much to do.
Next step for us is the pre-production evaluation phase, and concentrating on manufacturing viability. e.g. refining the upper case to eliminate several of the CNC machining steps required for the prototype phase.
The tiny potential market for this and the physical complexity and dimensional tolerances of the module have this silly project jammed well and truly in the "must be near perfect or don't even try" zone.
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Now for the fun bit.
Remember when I said you should all hang on to your failed units?
well....
This little fellow was presented to me last week.
Matt black anodised aluminium (anodized aluminum) module cap with ceramic inserts for electrical isolation and thermal management.
More compact, less machining, no worries about connectors or case sealing, less obvious it is not stock etc.
But logistically more complicated.
- Machine off the donor cap,
- snip the internal connections and skim the contact pads.
- drop in the new module and reseal.
Tolerances are tight so you will need to send your dead unit somewhere to have it modified etc.
As always, still much to do, and I'll post updates as we have them.