More progress:
Intstalled the PSU today, the Be Quiet! 550w. Just realized I got lots of cables in this build. Got the PC setup, projector, speaker system, LCD, lighting modules, joystick pads etc... Can't believe I'm actually going to fit everything in there.
Here's a shot where you can see the two holes for cable management. The mess you see here are cables for some switches and the projector.
I installed the LEDs. Decided to have two strips for increased lighting, and then use the dim knob for reducing if needed.
Some strip soldering.
Here's a quick test using the remote. Red...
... and blue.
Then I continued on that new blind contruction. Here are some cover pieces in walnut...
Outer side panel. The small motor is mounted into the cover piece with epoxy, a perfect fit.
With everything installed, I attached two cords to the blind. This was actually very tricky, and took me about two days to get it right. First I had to find the right type of cord. Tried several, fishing line, boat rope, regular sewing cotton etc. I realized I couldn't use any elastic cord, due to the weakness of motor I think. When using fishing line, I got sort of a springback from the tension. I finally got it right using this one, a natural string.
Getting the alignment right took me several tries, but here it is.
You can see the space I had to work with here. Between fans and shaft there's aprox 2mm of margins.
The transparent LCD need backlight to work, so I had to place the sprips with presicion. Here's the blind pulled out to its limit, and you can see the light strip sneaking up just in front of the canvas.
Last shot it with walnut bezel installed. I'm happy I managed to get the blind up as far as I did, covering almost the entire screen. The blind construction has been a real pain, but this is what you get when adding a new element this late in a process.
Now I have to find and install some limit switches for the blind... Then it's time for final assembly
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