The NERF gun had as many problems as I expected when I installed electrical switches. I installed two and will wire them in parallel, so if one fails, the other can compensate. I installed one with cyanoacrylate and one with hot glue. I added a headphone socket to get the connection out because there was no room to run the wires inside the tagger.
I wired the switches in place and ran PVC-coated wires between them, as this should not add significant friction to the orange shaft they touch. I wanted to run wires to the top of the tagger, where the chassis pipe was located, but due to the extensive machine setup between the pipe and switches, I opted for a headphone socket to run a cable on the outside. The wires between the forward switch and the headphone socket were flexible silicone-insulated conductors to help them bend into the small space. I confirmed the switches worked with a continuity meter.
I created a model that incorporated a headphone socket and directs the exit in parallel to the chassis pipe. This orientation should help prevent snagging and maintain a low profile. I spent time on a rounded model to further reduce snagging and sharp edges.
I finished the NERF tagger! I wired the chassis pipe headphone socket, ensuring I made the correct connections the first time. The external wire, resting close to the NERF chassis, looked tactical due to its all-black design and a short, coiled cable. The microcontroller recognized the trigger reliably, so I took a final picture.
The screen holder on the Pipe Tagger, my first Bonfire build, was outdated. I designed and printed a version that would sit directly on a chassis pipe, eliminating fragile overhangs and ensuring the screen was oriented correctly. I had to break the old one to remove it, but I kept the screen wires intact. I replaced the temporary infrared receiver with three, fastened everything, sealed it up, and then tested it. The Pipe Tagger was updated.
Birdemic: Shock and Terror. We brought in Marc Abrigo to discuss the feature-length movie that cost $10,000. Birdemic was unintentionally funny. Some of the problems, like editing and consistency, were skill and experience issues. Some issues, like the CGI, were budgetary and forgivable.
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| Switches glued in place |
I wired the switches in place and ran PVC-coated wires between them, as this should not add significant friction to the orange shaft they touch. I wanted to run wires to the top of the tagger, where the chassis pipe was located, but due to the extensive machine setup between the pipe and switches, I opted for a headphone socket to run a cable on the outside. The wires between the forward switch and the headphone socket were flexible silicone-insulated conductors to help them bend into the small space. I confirmed the switches worked with a continuity meter.
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| Switches wired in parallel to headphone socket |
I created a model that incorporated a headphone socket and directs the exit in parallel to the chassis pipe. This orientation should help prevent snagging and maintain a low profile. I spent time on a rounded model to further reduce snagging and sharp edges.
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| Headphone enclosure or chassis pipe mounting |
I finished the NERF tagger! I wired the chassis pipe headphone socket, ensuring I made the correct connections the first time. The external wire, resting close to the NERF chassis, looked tactical due to its all-black design and a short, coiled cable. The microcontroller recognized the trigger reliably, so I took a final picture.
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| The NERF Tagger is done |
The screen holder on the Pipe Tagger, my first Bonfire build, was outdated. I designed and printed a version that would sit directly on a chassis pipe, eliminating fragile overhangs and ensuring the screen was oriented correctly. I had to break the old one to remove it, but I kept the screen wires intact. I replaced the temporary infrared receiver with three, fastened everything, sealed it up, and then tested it. The Pipe Tagger was updated.
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| Low-profile screen holder |
Birdemic: Shock and Terror. We brought in Marc Abrigo to discuss the feature-length movie that cost $10,000. Birdemic was unintentionally funny. Some of the problems, like editing and consistency, were skill and experience issues. Some issues, like the CGI, were budgetary and forgivable.
Critical Affection: Birdemic: Shock and Terror (1:12)
The rest of the summary posts 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
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Completed projects from year 11
Completed projects from year 12
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.
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