Comments for Scope Eye.net http://scope-eye.net Tetsujin's Personal Web Space Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:36:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on Infrared Sonic Screwdriver by tetsujin http://scope-eye.net/?p=654&cpage=1#comment-1963 tetsujin Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:36:22 +0000 http://scope-eye.net/?p=654#comment-1963 To make a good tutorial I'd have to build another one... I didn't take enough photos while I was building this one. I kind of screwed up some things on this build anyway. Sorry about your sonic... I hope it's not a total loss. The infrared controller I used was a SOIC version of the ATTiny85, along with the smallest 8MHz crystal I could find (about 2mm diameter, 5mm long), and a couple little capacitors. The whole bundle just <em>barely</em> fit into the neck of the Sonic, and that's after I took the Dremel to it, grinding out some additional space to make everything fit better. The result was a delicate circuit which broke several times over the course of the project (once after everything had been sealed up and repainted!). Next time I do one, I'll probably try to make it a little bit less sketchy. The first one, everything was just wired up in a bundle of wires and components, squeezed into the free space inside the neck of the sonic... What I really need to do is make a circuit board for the project, if I can. The problem there is that the place where I get circuit boards made (batchpcb.com) only does the 2mm thick boards... Which is really an awful lot of space to waste in a project like this. To make a good tutorial I’d have to build another one… I didn’t take enough photos while I was building this one. I kind of screwed up some things on this build anyway.

Sorry about your sonic… I hope it’s not a total loss.

The infrared controller I used was a SOIC version of the ATTiny85, along with the smallest 8MHz crystal I could find (about 2mm diameter, 5mm long), and a couple little capacitors. The whole bundle just barely fit into the neck of the Sonic, and that’s after I took the Dremel to it, grinding out some additional space to make everything fit better. The result was a delicate circuit which broke several times over the course of the project (once after everything had been sealed up and repainted!).

Next time I do one, I’ll probably try to make it a little bit less sketchy. The first one, everything was just wired up in a bundle of wires and components, squeezed into the free space inside the neck of the sonic… What I really need to do is make a circuit board for the project, if I can. The problem there is that the place where I get circuit boards made (batchpcb.com) only does the 2mm thick boards… Which is really an awful lot of space to waste in a project like this.

]]> Comment on Infrared Sonic Screwdriver by Warcha http://scope-eye.net/?p=654&cpage=1#comment-1961 Warcha Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:42:28 +0000 http://scope-eye.net/?p=654#comment-1961 May you make a tutorial? I've tried to build a sonic, but the parts were always too big to fit last week, I tried to put it together, but the CO sonic kind of... Broke. Anyway, I ordered a new one and was wondering what parts to use to built one that could fit! :D May you make a tutorial? I’ve tried to build a sonic, but the parts were always too big to fit last week, I tried to put it together, but the CO sonic kind of…
Broke.
Anyway, I ordered a new one and was wondering what parts to use to built one that could fit!
:D

]]> Comment on Try Not by A. Lurker http://scope-eye.net/?p=858&cpage=1#comment-1936 A. Lurker Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:28:54 +0000 http://scope-eye.net/?p=858#comment-1936 Wow. This looks great! Good luck with your work! Wow. This looks great! Good luck with your work!

]]> Comment on Mitsuaki Misaki I ain’t… by tetsujin http://scope-eye.net/?p=545&cpage=1#comment-1928 tetsujin Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:56:49 +0000 http://scope-eye.net/?p=545#comment-1928 I hope I was clear when I said "there's a lot of pressure to get it right" - that pressure is coming from me. It works for me, 'cause it means I care about the project, but it also works against me because sometimes it's just plain easier to work on projects in which I'm more willing to accept mistakes. It is nice to be reminded that there are other people out there who want to see this project finished as well. Thanks. I hope I was clear when I said “there’s a lot of pressure to get it right” – that pressure is coming from me. It works for me, ’cause it means I care about the project, but it also works against me because sometimes it’s just plain easier to work on projects in which I’m more willing to accept mistakes. It is nice to be reminded that there are other people out there who want to see this project finished as well. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Mitsuaki Misaki I ain’t… by A. Lurker http://scope-eye.net/?p=545&cpage=1#comment-1927 A. Lurker Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:52:32 +0000 http://scope-eye.net/?p=545#comment-1927 Understood. Good luck! :) Understood. Good luck! :)

]]> Comment on Mitsuaki Misaki I ain’t… by tetsujin http://scope-eye.net/?p=545&cpage=1#comment-1925 tetsujin Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:00:53 +0000 http://scope-eye.net/?p=545#comment-1925 I have made some progress on this project in the last 2 years, but not 2 years' worth unfortunately. :) I just haven't been making the time to work on it, or to document what progress I have made with it. It's also a bit scary sometimes - it's a project that means a lot to me so there's a lot of pressure to get it right. But I am hoping to get back to it very soon, and in a big way. I have made some progress on this project in the last 2 years, but not 2 years’ worth unfortunately. :) I just haven’t been making the time to work on it, or to document what progress I have made with it. It’s also a bit scary sometimes – it’s a project that means a lot to me so there’s a lot of pressure to get it right. But I am hoping to get back to it very soon, and in a big way.

]]> Comment on Mitsuaki Misaki I ain’t… by A. Lurker http://scope-eye.net/?p=545&cpage=1#comment-1924 A. Lurker Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:27:52 +0000 http://scope-eye.net/?p=545#comment-1924 Nice work! Has there been any progress on this model? It's a really cool project and I'd like to see how it's turning out... Nice work! Has there been any progress on this model? It’s a really cool project and I’d like to see how it’s turning out…

]]> Comment on The only BIAB with the means… by tetsujin http://scope-eye.net/?p=748&cpage=1#comment-1916 tetsujin Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:29:46 +0000 http://scope-eye.net/?p=748#comment-1916 I don't remember where I bought the panel. I think I got it on ebay. It was a relatively large sheet which I cut to size. Ebay can be a good place to buy certain kinds of components - though now and again someone will sell you something faulty... I wanted to save some money on the panel but still get a color that would be both fun and practical. backlight4you was a great resource for this project, but for roughly what it would have cost to get a cut-to-size panel from them, I bought an oversize panel on ebay and cut it down. I honestly don't have enough experience with EL panels in general to rate the quality of the panel I bought - but I've been generally happy with it. I do wish the lit color were more yellowish, but I don't know if that's something EL panels can really do. Incidentally, you mentioned a panel size of 6x9cm - this is not correct, at least not for the QY70. (I think the screen size of the QY100 is the same, but I don't own one...) The display in the QY70 is an Optrex 50202N - the whole module is 95mm x 58mm, while the viewable area is only 62mm x 44mm. Looking at my notes, I apparently cut my EL panel down to 75mm x 50mm - which was the largest panel size I could fit in the LCD module, and actually a bit larger than is really necessary, I think. So if you want to get a panel from backlight4you, there are some that are close enough in one direction, and can be cut down in the other direction. The 157mm x 47mm panel, cut down to 75mm x 47mm, would be more than enough to light up the viewable area of the screen. If you plan to do this mod yourself, please do me a favor and let me know how it turns out. I had a lot of fun with this project. It was a bit scary in places but it turned out great and I'm proud of the work I did with it. I owe much of my success to the instructions I found on the HP palmtop backlighting page and backlights4you... But if my work on this project has helped other people to light their QY's, that's really cool! I don’t remember where I bought the panel. I think I got it on ebay. It was a relatively large sheet which I cut to size. Ebay can be a good place to buy certain kinds of components – though now and again someone will sell you something faulty… I wanted to save some money on the panel but still get a color that would be both fun and practical. backlight4you was a great resource for this project, but for roughly what it would have cost to get a cut-to-size panel from them, I bought an oversize panel on ebay and cut it down. I honestly don’t have enough experience with EL panels in general to rate the quality of the panel I bought – but I’ve been generally happy with it. I do wish the lit color were more yellowish, but I don’t know if that’s something EL panels can really do.
Incidentally, you mentioned a panel size of 6x9cm – this is not correct, at least not for the QY70. (I think the screen size of the QY100 is the same, but I don’t own one…) The display in the QY70 is an Optrex 50202N – the whole module is 95mm x 58mm, while the viewable area is only 62mm x 44mm. Looking at my notes, I apparently cut my EL panel down to 75mm x 50mm – which was the largest panel size I could fit in the LCD module, and actually a bit larger than is really necessary, I think. So if you want to get a panel from backlight4you, there are some that are close enough in one direction, and can be cut down in the other direction. The 157mm x 47mm panel, cut down to 75mm x 47mm, would be more than enough to light up the viewable area of the screen.
If you plan to do this mod yourself, please do me a favor and let me know how it turns out. I had a lot of fun with this project. It was a bit scary in places but it turned out great and I’m proud of the work I did with it. I owe much of my success to the instructions I found on the HP palmtop backlighting page and backlights4you… But if my work on this project has helped other people to light their QY’s, that’s really cool!

]]> Comment on The only BIAB with the means… by Albert http://scope-eye.net/?p=748&cpage=1#comment-1915 Albert Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:39:06 +0000 http://scope-eye.net/?p=748#comment-1915 Hello, Where did you get the EL-Panel? In backlight4you not have adequate size for the QY70-QY100 (6x9cm) Thanks Hello,
Where did you get the EL-Panel?
In backlight4you not have adequate size for the QY70-QY100 (6x9cm)
Thanks

]]> Comment on Paint it a slightly different green by tetsujin http://scope-eye.net/?p=815&cpage=1#comment-1885 tetsujin Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:25:09 +0000 http://scope-eye.net/?p=815#comment-1885 I expect that with a healthy clear coat acting as a barrier/buffer, you could (if careful) do the enamel wash on top of acrylics. I just had some unfortunate paint stripping when I tried to do a filter on top of these enamels - had to repaint a couple parts. So at the moment I'm not too anxious to try that again. :) I may give it another try once there's several clear layers between the paint and the wash or filter. I expect that with a healthy clear coat acting as a barrier/buffer, you could (if careful) do the enamel wash on top of acrylics. I just had some unfortunate paint stripping when I tried to do a filter on top of these enamels – had to repaint a couple parts. So at the moment I’m not too anxious to try that again. :) I may give it another try once there’s several clear layers between the paint and the wash or filter.

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