Hi, I am working on a prototype model which has electronics inside - it is a tight enclosure but I can fit the electronics in (a MCU and some modules) so long as I wire them point to point.
The model has a couple of parts and the electronics are distributed in two halves - I would like a solution where I can detach some hookup wires between the modules when necessary, otherwise I have to desolder things to take the model apart - perhaps something like the JST terminals popular for LiPo cells - ideally it needs to be something I can assemble by hand and something with a basic clamp so it won't just slip apart
SineHacker:
perhaps something like the JST terminals popular for LiPo cells - ideally it needs to be something I can assemble by hand and something with a basic clamp so it won't just slip apart
Hi Terry, thanks for the reply - there are 7 wires. I do this quite often as well, my only concern is in this case I have a cylindrical model with two end pieces, the end pieces hold electronics and they both screw on around a central rod (despite it being a pain in the ass, I'm quite proud of this, 3d printed end pieces with a M12 thread in the middle, and an acrylic rod which I cut an M12 thread either end with a lathe. The 3D end pieces slot into CNC'd iroka outer ends that I spent about 2 days buffing!). At the moment I counter turn a few times before screwing it together to take the strain off the wires, but it is a fiddle - the whole thing needs a rethink to be honest
SineHacker:
Hi Terry, thanks for the reply - there are 7 wires. I do this quite often as well, my only concern is in this case I have a cylindrical model with two end pieces, the end pieces hold electronics and they both screw on around a central rod (despite it being a pain in the ass, I'm quite proud of this, 3d printed end pieces with a M12 thread in the middle, and an acrylic rod which I cut an M12 thread either end with a lathe. The 3D end pieces slot into CNC'd iroka outer ends that I spent about 2 days buffing!). At the moment I counter turn a few times before screwing it together to take the strain off the wires, but it is a fiddle - the whole thing needs a rethink to be honest
Interesting response that would be greatly helped by some illustrating photographs
I can't share much because of the nature of the project, not sinister capitalism or anything, but it is research so I can't discuss the form or function too much right now - I'm sure you understand It's a sensory toy that plays lights and sounds. Here's a pic of the insides - you can see my plight - or foolishness perhaps