The top side of the control panel:
The completed control panel with the underside showing:
The control panel in action:
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
Monday, 20 September 2021
The creation of Frankenstein
So, I had a bit of an issue with accomodating all the circuity under the control panel when fitting it into the cabinet. The Hall board has the 9 pin d-connector that sticks out the wrong end (for my setup). But the biggest issue is that the screw shaft on the one side of the control panel which feeds into a mounting hole on a 90 degree angled support on the cabinet is too close to the Hall board PCB. This wouldn't have been a problem had I designed the control panel before the Hall board. But the Hall board came after I built the control panel.
Not a problem. James Watt designer of the Hall board told me that the hashed area can be drilled in and cut off without risking damage to the PCB circuitry. Of course, cutting off one side of the Hall board which I have done according to the red straight line shown below does mean I lose the button connector.
What I've done is add a dual in-line 10-way ribbon cable connector and soldered wires to the d-pin connector pads on the Hall board.
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