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A project log for Ventbot: warm side cool, cool side warm

A DIY register booster project to even out the temps around my home.

wjcarpenterWJCarpenter 12/18/2022 at 19:010 Comments

When I populated one of the boards and fired it up, it actually worked as designed. I'm pretty happy about that. Based on experience, I was prepared for disappointment, but I guess I got a Christmas miracle.

There are a few non-fatal changes I would make to the board if I did another run, but it looks like I won't need to do that. I'm contemplating doing another PCB iteration to clear up some of the physical layout things I described in an earlier project log.

The photo above is a fully populated (well, mostly) board. It's resting on one of the iterations of a 3D printed enclosure I'm working on. 

I also need to design some brackets for putting the fans in place inside the vents, but the electronic design is pretty much done, and the firmware is pretty well settled.

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