I’m not sure how many more of these polarshields I’ll be making, I’ve got nine left that I’ve just soldered up, and need a couple for my stand at the Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire at the beginning of April.
Amazingly, that means I’ve made up and sent out 70 (SEVENTY!!!) Polarshields! Almost exactly half polarshield vitamin kits, and half PolargraphSD full machines. It’s so weird!
In case I never order up another batch of PCBs, I’ve made a couple of videos that show the technical build process, soldering etc. They are long, and very very boring.
Soldering:
Testing:
Making cables:
What about that?!
Which cables are you using for the motors?
– The thick ribbon cable is http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=1604577.
– 4 way connector – http://uk.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=3-643813-4virtualkey57100000virtualkey571-3-643813-4
– Tool: http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=589494
– Cap: http://uk.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=643075-4virtualkey57100000virtualkey571-6430754