I measured some terminal blocks we were using at work and sketched them on paper to visualize what I was doing. The sketch helped ensure that my proportions were not drastically out of line and that my program was functioning as I intended.
The labels I printed at home worked well until I tried to cut them. A razor blade required too much pressure, and pliers crushed the legs. If I want to use these, I need to print exactly what I need, because altering them afterward is no good.
I added a couple of options for adding text. The first was to create sequentially numbered entries so that I could start with any number and increment by another variable. EG, I could start with 1 and increment by 3, so I would "1 4 7 10". The most important was the option to add any alphanumeric text to an array, and it appeared on the face.
The final step to the TerminalBlockLabels was printing legible labels. A single color, like gray, was decipherable but hard to read. I tried permanent marker and acrylic paint on the embossed characters, but the best result was printing the first layers in black, then manually switching to white filament. Even the smallest labels were easily legible. I was delighted to make readily-printable labels and started with a big handful of the ones I expect to need regularly.
I started the PCB for my simple schematic. I arranged the 12 LEDs around the outside at 30° and created a socket for the microcontroller board with two rows of holes. There was a rectangular hole in the middle for the power-harvesting board and adjacent power pads.
We watched The Last Dragon (1985) as Danny J Quick promoted Aceblade, his comic about a black martial artist. The two are related in important ways, so it was a good pick. Fortunately, we all liked the movie more than we thought we would. We were all prepared for the campiness, and the movie knew what it was about and fulfilled it well.
The rest of the summary posts have been arranged by date.
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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
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| Terminal block label socket measurements |
The labels I printed at home worked well until I tried to cut them. A razor blade required too much pressure, and pliers crushed the legs. If I want to use these, I need to print exactly what I need, because altering them afterward is no good.
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| The gold filament looks so classy |
I added a couple of options for adding text. The first was to create sequentially numbered entries so that I could start with any number and increment by another variable. EG, I could start with 1 and increment by 3, so I would "1 4 7 10". The most important was the option to add any alphanumeric text to an array, and it appeared on the face.
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| Letters and numbers |
The final step to the TerminalBlockLabels was printing legible labels. A single color, like gray, was decipherable but hard to read. I tried permanent marker and acrylic paint on the embossed characters, but the best result was printing the first layers in black, then manually switching to white filament. Even the smallest labels were easily legible. I was delighted to make readily-printable labels and started with a big handful of the ones I expect to need regularly.
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| Two-tone TerminalBlockLabels |
I started the PCB for my simple schematic. I arranged the 12 LEDs around the outside at 30° and created a socket for the microcontroller board with two rows of holes. There was a rectangular hole in the middle for the power-harvesting board and adjacent power pads.
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| PCB REV01 |
We watched The Last Dragon (1985) as Danny J Quick promoted Aceblade, his comic about a black martial artist. The two are related in important ways, so it was a good pick. Fortunately, we all liked the movie more than we thought we would. We were all prepared for the campiness, and the movie knew what it was about and fulfilled it well.
Critical Affection: The Last Dragon (0:59)
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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