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Post by MarkH on Apr 25, 2015 15:46:55 GMT
I always start a new video thinking it will be a 'quick' one to do. It never is. Hopefully this one will give you an idea of what is involved in building one of my panels from a kit. I have experimented with solderless construction and I am happy to say it seems to work just fine. So if the prospect of soldering is holding you back from buying a kit - don't solder it! (It's also a lot quicker!)
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Post by gidlet on Dec 8, 2015 18:33:24 GMT
Mark, just a quick question. Why, in this video, did you carry each switch's ground wire to the bodnar board instead of wiring all the grounds together and just sending one (common) wire to the bodnar?
Hope all is well.
Chuck
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Post by MarkH on Dec 8, 2015 19:14:51 GMT
Why, in this video, did you carry each switch's ground wire to the bodnar board instead of wiring all the grounds together and just sending one (common) wire to the bodnar? It's just easier to do and it means you can dismantle the board if you want, say to replace the graphics. Of course if you're going to make an umbilical cable, it saves a lot of wire to send only one ground (my umbilicals are 1.5m to 2m long and I have ten of them!) |
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Post by brantleycmd on Jun 26, 2016 13:04:32 GMT
So here I finally, after months of getting the kit from you, was able to get my hands in a BBI-32 (which I overpaid by $6 USD since I bought it two days before Brexit and the pound dropped, but that's more unfortunate for you guys across the pond than for me so I shouldn't complain). So I'm sitting at work, which is painfully slow on Sunday's, and brought along my panel which is all assembled, and I open up my new BBI-32 and I'm getting all excited to finally put it all together when I realize I grabbed my wire cutter instead of my wire stripper on the way out of the house this morning. So now I'm all sad and kicking myself. But I suppose it's alright, patience is a virtue after all, I'll just have to wait. In the meantime I have converted a Tupperware container into a suitable case for my BBI-32, and made a little cardboard platform to protect the bottom of the board. This video is great because although I did purchase the ebook, the visual walk through is very handy. Just as a side question, which desktop aviator board would support both the buttons AND the rotary encoders? I looked around on there and it seems like everything is tailored to a specific type of switch or button, but not both, though I am probably wrong about that.
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Post by MarkH on Jun 26, 2016 14:56:10 GMT
So here I finally, after months of getting the kit from you, was able to get my hands in a BBI-32 Great! Hope you will post some pix when you're done. Sorry I don't know about the Desktop Aviator boards, just what I read on their site. I think maybe Scott uses these? If so I guess he will chip in. |
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Post by ScottB on Jun 30, 2016 13:26:26 GMT
Just as a side question, which desktop aviator board would support both the buttons AND the rotary encoders? I looked around on there and it seems like everything is tailored to a specific type of switch or button, but not both, though I am probably wrong about that. It's been awhile since I've looked over my boards and wiring. I looked at the website and pretty sure I purchased a couple of the 2095A's that support both. I use several rotary encoders that use the center push button also for "shift" features. You will be limited on push button terminals if you use a lot of rotary encoders on one board. |
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