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[T] Bolt reinforcement under LCD?

A project log for Tetrinsic [gd0041]

A continuous, motorised slider that is force sensitive, haptic, UV self-sterilising and water resistant.

kelvinakelvinA 01/04/2023 at 20:500 Comments

Now that there is a potential TimerSpy layout where Finger2 doesn't intersect Thumb1 as incorrectly predicted, it seems possible to use bolts under the LCD for rigidity. I'm already expecting that the PCB needs to go that low, and potential designs should still be relatively thin and pocketable. I think as long as I'm under 10mm for the height nearest to the knuckes, the solution should pass. 

Wait a second. The load cell is 6mm and that doesn't include the wires. Additionally, material that's thick enough needs to actually hold the Tetrinsic in place, but somehow Thumb1 needs to move to a different location. And all that is saying nothing about how thick just the quick release glove is. Sigh... going to have to go back to the drawing board. Wearability prospects are looking bleak again.

At the same time, I'd likely have to move onto the PCB tomorrow. I'm thinking of trying to make everything fit in that white cube. Part of the reason is that I could then design the cube to be seperate to the rest of Tetrinsic and mount where there's space. I stil want to have TestCut look like a cuboid without a handful of smaller cubes sticking out of it.

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