Homework Log, Hacking up the Mini-G

Tuesday March 21st, 2006

Page 2, preping the other launch bay for lighting

Giant exit holes for the starboard launch bay wiring. Paint was scratched away and the leads glue in place.
Giant exit holes for the starboard launch bay wiring.
Paint was scratched away and the leads glue in place.
The issues I ran into here were:  Drill bit to large, and the dremel speed to high (so the bit wobbled around) AND I wasn't careful when drilling the hole so that the angle of entry would result in the drill bit's [lateral] shaft would intersect the pod's longital shaft.  I had to wiggle the bit around to get it to open up into the main shaft, ugg.
Here we see a mangled 2mm white LED, from Christmas lights set, facing out of the forward shuttle bay opening. A surface mount (SMT) red LED faces out of the rear of the bay, the fighter return entrance.
Here we see a mangled 2mm white LED, from Christmas lights set, facing out of the forward shuttle bay, its a tight fit. A surface mount (SMT) red LED faces out of the rear of the bay, the fighter return entrance.
A resistor is attached to one pad forming an L shape, the power feed is common (with the white).