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    birdy
    last edited by birdy Aug 18, 2017, 2:08 PM Aug 18, 2017, 2:07 PM

    Hi guys,

    the new cable is working!!!
    alt text

    Now the easiest part: coding ;)

    Next update, when I get a keyboard from somewhere :D

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      birdy
      last edited by birdy Aug 18, 2017, 2:28 PM Aug 18, 2017, 2:28 PM

      Hi,

      there is also another challenge:
      alt text
      I would liek to get rid of these metal body. The side you can see shoud me glued to the plastic.

      What can I put between the curcuit and the plastic? Some small plastik tubes? Wood? Rubber? Should I then glue the boards or better (for the future) screw it to to the “legs”?

      How about grounding it? Needed?

      Cheers
      Birdy

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        tomyboy96 Project Sponsor @birdy
        last edited by Aug 18, 2017, 3:31 PM

        @birdy i used one of thease.

        http://www.biltema.se/sv/Fritid/Friluftsliv-och-camping/Kok-och-vatten/Vattendunk-2000023717/

        Easy to bend och drill in

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          birdy
          last edited by Aug 21, 2017, 8:51 AM

          you used a plastic water canister? In what manner?

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            tomyboy96 Project Sponsor @birdy
            last edited by Aug 21, 2017, 8:53 AM

            @birdy i cut out flat pices that i drilled the board to.

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              birdy
              last edited by Aug 21, 2017, 11:23 AM

              so like this (side view)?
              0_1503314589067_build.png

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                tomyboy96 Project Sponsor @birdy
                last edited by Aug 21, 2017, 11:47 AM

                @birdy yeah, but i used velcro tape insted of glue

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                  birdy
                  last edited by Aug 21, 2017, 12:30 PM

                  one question, which is bothering me: the controller plate has spot for grounding (the plate was connected with the metal body before via this “grounding spot”). Do I need to ground it e.g. with power supply or similar or I can leave the plate ungrounded?

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                    birdy
                    last edited by Aug 23, 2017, 10:13 AM

                    So I got the MM up an running :)
                    alt text

                    back side:
                    alt text

                    Next steps:

                    1. MM configuration & understanding how it works
                    2. to shorten the wooden legs
                    3. to order + build a frame
                    4. put everything together :)

                    BR
                    birdy

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                      birdy
                      last edited by Sep 5, 2017, 9:23 AM

                      Dear all,

                      next issue: to reduce the empty space behind the LCD panel, I bought a 90 degrees DVI adapter. But I have noticed, my plug was DVI-D and I bought DVI-I.

                      Question: I don’t want to wait a week for a new one, can I remove few pins (esp. the 4 on the left) on my own? see picture below:
                      0_1504603335463_2000px-DVI_Connector_Types.svg.png

                      Thx for your help!
                      Regards
                      birdy

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