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【IC】Prime_M - Prototype delivered!! (updated 2|7|2018)

类型: IC
作者: holtenc
发布时间: 2017-09-30 11:56:21
更新时间: 2018-02-07 21:21:30
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=91821.0


Features:

  • CNC aluminum case with integrated thick switch plate

  • Brass bottom cover for the extra weight

  • A full kit that includes fully assembled PCB - ATMEGA32u2

  • High profile sides to cover gap between plate and bottom of caps

  • Support for aluminum feet

  • In-switch back lighting

  • Flexible layout on bottom row and right-most column

  • Standard backlight support

  • Weighs 1.25lbs fully assembled
    Kit will include the following:

  • Aluminum Case & Brass Bottom

  • PCB

  • 3x Cherry PCB mount Stabilizers

  • 10x Stainless steel scews

  • 6x Rubber bump-on pads

  • Updated 2/7/2018*
    Just a quick update. Unfortunately in order to keep overall costs/kit down to a reasonable level I’ve decided to limit the color choices to black, silver and blue. The particular anodizing provider only offers those 3 colors as “standard”. Any other colors comes with a substantial price increase. All that being said, I don’t think there is much of a reason to do a group buy / pre-order sort of thing.
    For anyone that is interested in black, silver or blue, you will be able to purchase those kits from my site in around a 1-2 months. I haven’t yet ordered the PCBs so I can’t give an exact price. But I can guarantee that it will be below $150/kit. Hopefully around $130.
    Sorry if this is disappointing to anyone that was looking forward to other colors. I’m pretty disappointed myself. Any future projects I do (prime_O will be next) will be done differently to provide more color choices.

  • Updated 1/26/2018*
    Big update. I finally got my hands on the prototype. I’m extremely pleased with the way it came out. I hope you guys are as well.


    Don’t worry. This is the prototype PCB. Those wires won’t be there in the production version :)) Made an amateur mistake in the routing.

    Where the case and brass come together around the USB port came out to fit really nicely


    Machining marks left intact. I dig it.

    Game Pad Layout

    Numpad Layout

  • SOME OF THE POTENTIAL LAYOUTS*

    Out dated design pics:
    More

Front

Back w/ brass bottom

Back with PCB

Bottom Veiw (T H I C C)

Woodkeys_click made a great suggestion of making the switch plate area extra thick for the additional weight.
FRONT

BACK

To-Do:

  • Add counter sunk holes in brass plate for aluminum feet
  • Pricing
  • Fix USB cutout in case. (too small)
  • Find acceptable screws and adjust models accordingly (screws are hard :( )
  • Work on PCB mount stabilizer cutouts on case.
  • Prototype PCB
  • Prototype Switch Plate
  • Prototype aluminum case / brass back.
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