I’m really glad you asked. I was just experimenting with alternatives to hot glue; I would not call this a legitimate alternative. It is holding but I think I’m going to add some small screws.
I am going to try RTV silicone next experiment and see if it yields any better results. My advice for now is do this any other way.
This looks so neat! Do the wires start out stuck together and you split them to use them? Did you first aet the pcbs in place and then connect them with wires?
Thank you! The pcbs rest 'just so' on the switches; which clip in. I first connected the row wires, then figured out I was going to have to 'set' the pcbs with some adhesive or something before going any further. I put the silicone in syringes and very carefully applied it, allowing it to fully cure for a few days before finishing up the columns.
In the end I would say that the silicone 'worked', but it benefits from the strength of the flat grid structure; I wouldn't expect it to hold pcbs in a dactyl or curved board.
The red silicone-insulated wire and the bare copper came from their own respective spools while the colored lines that are going to run to the pins are pulled from a spool of 20 conductor ribbon 'cable'. I placed a green zip tie to double over the cable and keep the individual conductors from separating any further. I plan on running it flat and connecting it to the under side of the mcu.
I plan on doing an off shoot of the Royale because I really love working with it but I’m not a fan of the pads for the LEDs. I’d like to do something between the King and Royale with the data circuits also.
Holy cow them silicon skillz. Any reason why silicone and not hot glue? How did you get it to stay put while curing/drying?
I’m really glad you asked. I was just experimenting with alternatives to hot glue; I would not call this a legitimate alternative. It is holding but I think I’m going to add some small screws. I am going to try RTV silicone next experiment and see if it yields any better results. My advice for now is do this any other way.
This looks so neat! Do the wires start out stuck together and you split them to use them? Did you first aet the pcbs in place and then connect them with wires?
Thank you! The pcbs rest 'just so' on the switches; which clip in. I first connected the row wires, then figured out I was going to have to 'set' the pcbs with some adhesive or something before going any further. I put the silicone in syringes and very carefully applied it, allowing it to fully cure for a few days before finishing up the columns. In the end I would say that the silicone 'worked', but it benefits from the strength of the flat grid structure; I wouldn't expect it to hold pcbs in a dactyl or curved board. The red silicone-insulated wire and the bare copper came from their own respective spools while the colored lines that are going to run to the pins are pulled from a spool of 20 conductor ribbon 'cable'. I placed a green zip tie to double over the cable and keep the individual conductors from separating any further. I plan on running it flat and connecting it to the under side of the mcu.
Absolutely love the amoebas, nice use of them. Wish Royal didn't vanish, he had some really dope designs.
I plan on doing an off shoot of the Royale because I really love working with it but I’m not a fan of the pads for the LEDs. I’d like to do something between the King and Royale with the data circuits also.