Control Board Housing

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Did not feel like this belonged in the projects folder as it was not built on the Maslow.

I needed a case to hold the Mega + shield and with the arrival of the V1.1 board, I decided to make one.

I want to share my solution and see how everyone else is handling this aspect.

Here are a few photos of the finished project. There are a few things that I would change and I think that I will make a Maslow friendly version that is actually cut on the machine.

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Only issue encountered was that the V1.0 boards and the V1.1 boards have different plug position. This resulted in me creating 4 lids to get it correct. (Mostly the result of user error and perfectionism)…

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That’s much more refined than my solution!

I found a quick and dirty Arduino Mega 2560 mount on Thingiverse, and 3D printed it.

This is the one I’ve used:

Here’s a picture of it mounted on the backside of the Maslow.

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Note the highly engineered strain relief (power cord is in desperate need of some), and current lack of a dust collection system.

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On our robot, some items are strain-relieved by ecosing them in a blob of hot glue. Not pretty, but it works!