Mounting Dome Electronics
I was getting tired of my disorganized electronics in the dome, so I made this little holder that mounts everything cleanly and is easily removed.
It’s just a piece of acrylic bent into a U-shape with an extra L-shaped shelf glued in the middle.
The various electronic boards are velcro’d into place for easy removal and the whole thing attaches to one of the dome ring supports.
Top: Syren10 Speed Controller (Dome Periscope), 12V/24V DC/DC Power Converter
Middle: Power Distribution Board
Bottom: 12 Channel RF Receiver
I secure the wires that run up to the dome to make sure I don’t accidentally pull everything off when the dome is removed
Please ignore the 16 gauge wire as well, I was running short of something lighter but didn’t want to make a special trip to the store.
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Posted by Chris on April 28th, 2008 in Dome, Electronics | 8 Comments
Paul Novak remarks on April 28th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Cool setup! How do you bend the acrylic?
Chris remarks on April 28th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
i just use a heater gun, lay some scrap wood either side of line where i want it to bend and heat way. once i think it’s ready i just bend and hold using the wood i protect the rest with.
Paul Novak remarks on April 29th, 2008 at 3:14 am
Is a heater gun the thing used to strip paint, or is this a different tool?
Thanks!
ShackMan remarks on April 29th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
While I’m not 100% sure, I’d say it’s the same thing you’re thinking. Chris is great at making wonderful parts/progress without needing to buy new high-end tools. You can get a decent heat gun from Harbor Freight for around $11 … mine’s served me well for about 5 years now. 🙂
Chris remarks on April 29th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
yep a paint stripper gun would work.
Chris remarks on April 30th, 2008 at 12:14 am
I think mines from Harbor Freight too.
I had thought about making a home made plastic heating strip thing. Tap Plastic sells a $65 kit that’s basically the heating element.
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=169
You have to make a box or something to contain it, but they have a nice demo video on how to do it.
They also have power control box that would allow more finer control over the heat.
http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=290
If I was to starting making more refined parts like display boxes then I’d go this route, but right now I’m happy gas/air bubbles acrylic from over heating 😉
Kevin Glass remarks on January 21st, 2010 at 7:20 am
IM starting my dome build. What do you mean by mounting your setup to a dome ring.
Do you have pics
Chris remarks on January 21st, 2010 at 1:03 pm
The dome ring is the round plate with holes/wedges cut in it you see in the photos. There’s no standard name for it as it’s not a standard R2 part.