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pop up panel - servo? spring? any suggestions?
darthpaul:
Don't feel bad, I have already redone two out of my three panels, including artwork.
tony.silveira:
--- Quote from: darthpaul on August 04, 2012, 11:00:19 pm ---Don't feel bad, I have already redone two out of my three panels, including artwork.
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not to bad, first time ever using a router so i think the next go around will be cleaner. new keypads ordered today. they are REALLY close in size to what i currently have so fingers crossed, they may just fit
tony.silveira:
even though I have a working prototype with magnets, I was in my car today an grabbed my sunglasses from their holder and thought that mechanism would be great for these keypads.
anyone know what that type of mech is called?
push in on the glasses holder, it releases and swings open, spring loaded. push it back up and it clicks into place.
I could buy a used unit on eBay but when looking at mine, the gears are way to big for these small keypads.
Yvan256:
--- Quote from: tony.silveira on May 15, 2012, 08:04:16 pm ---I got the idea from your cab, simply awesome!
but I'm not going with a door. I'm thinking a small frame around the keypad. have the very top edge be flush with the panel. it would pop up, the. go back into the panel. that top edge would of course be the same color/material as the panel so as to hide it.
loos like I have some planning ahead of me :)
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Without a door, you'll have empty holes in your control panel once those numeric keypads are in use.
edit: never mind that, I thought the whole keypad was supposed to come out, like a regular Intellivision controller that you hold in your hands. Going with a rotating control flush with the whole CP really is the easiest idea. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
PL1:
--- Quote from: tony.silveira on September 08, 2012, 11:54:51 pm ---even though I have a working prototype with magnets, I was in my car today an grabbed my sunglasses from their holder and thought that mechanism would be great for these keypads.
anyone know what that type of mech is called?
push in on the glasses holder, it releases and swings open, spring loaded. push it back up and it clicks into place.
I could buy a used unit on eBay but when looking at mine, the gears are way to big for these small keypads.
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Sounds similar to the spring loaded magnetic latches you see on stereo cabinet doors.
Like this or this maybe?
Scott