Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8221
BBS SPY wrote:
The next Prototype PCB has been confirmed as having the copper flood present and has just been submitted for production which will now take about 10 days.
I will write back with more info once i have this and can try it out, but it is certainly great to be back on the case.
Your 10 days have expired Collin, we are all waiting in anticipation!
Why not produce two kits one with paddle shift one without?It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
18th Mar 2012 10:45 am
BBS SPY Site Sponsor
Member Since: 15 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny Cyprus
Posts: 3054
I guess they mean working days M3DPO
Should be some time this week
My design is cleverly done so it is extendable from base versions with additional options to accommodate heated and ACC if required, as well as Paddle Shift.
When i get the boards in, i will post up some pictures.
18th Mar 2012 4:44 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8221
Magic It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
18th Mar 2012 4:50 pm
radders89
Member Since: 30 Aug 2010
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1051
Colin that's sounds good to me. SWMBO has already offered to buy me a RRS steering wheel for my birthday! MY15 D4 SDV6 HSE Corris Grey - Gone
MY05 D3 TDV6 SE Zambezi silver Auto Alpaca leather - Gone
MY02' Seat Leon 1.6s Metallic Black cloth trim with a hint of mould
Club Sandwich
Women... Can't live with em, can't kill em...
18th Mar 2012 5:58 pm
aljo
Member Since: 20 May 2007
Location: west sussex
Posts: 804
Any news on this colin ? i have a flappy paddle steering wheel in need of some of your electronic wizardry
and would like to be one of the first to buy your product and say : yep works fine ! Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where,s the f**king ceiling!!
27th Mar 2012 7:41 pm
aljo
Member Since: 20 May 2007
Location: west sussex
Posts: 804
aljo wrote:
Any news on this colin ? i have a flappy paddle steering wheel in need of some of your electronic wizardry
and would like to be one of the first to buy your product and say : yep works fine !
Nothing !!!! ?? Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where,s the f**king ceiling!!
29th Mar 2012 7:20 pm
radders89
Member Since: 30 Aug 2010
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1051
Had PM from Colin earlier in the week. He is still waiting for the prototype pcb's to arrive.
I have faith, though now I have a 2012 RRS wheel with flappy paddles I am dying to fit it!MY15 D4 SDV6 HSE Corris Grey - Gone
MY05 D3 TDV6 SE Zambezi silver Auto Alpaca leather - Gone
MY02' Seat Leon 1.6s Metallic Black cloth trim with a hint of mould
Club Sandwich
Women... Can't live with em, can't kill em...
29th Mar 2012 7:25 pm
aljo
Member Since: 20 May 2007
Location: west sussex
Posts: 804
cheers radders
Your wife made the right decision on your birthday then then ? Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where,s the f**king ceiling!!
29th Mar 2012 7:33 pm
radders89
Member Since: 30 Aug 2010
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1051
My birthday isn't until August but I can be fairly persuasive....
Ordering the heated clock spring from TLO tomorrow so just waiting on young Colin. MY15 D4 SDV6 HSE Corris Grey - Gone
MY05 D3 TDV6 SE Zambezi silver Auto Alpaca leather - Gone
MY02' Seat Leon 1.6s Metallic Black cloth trim with a hint of mould
Club Sandwich
Women... Can't live with em, can't kill em...
29th Mar 2012 7:48 pm
BBS SPY Site Sponsor
Member Since: 15 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny Cyprus
Posts: 3054
Annoyingly we have waited and waited and waited for the newest prototype boards to arrive and as yet they are MIA.
They were apparently posted from Ireland last Saturday !!!
We already had / have all the technical aspects working, it's just that the voltage dropper resistors for the back light LEDS are running too hot.
I am really hoping that our providing a copper flood plane in the latest design, as per the original board will fix this, but i have also since recognized that while we have been inputting a direct 12V feed for the background illumination for testing, that in fact the D3 inputs a PWM'd feed from the lighting switch that even in full on mode may provide less power and require less heat dissipation than we are trying to achieve.
In addition i am considering adding an overall external high wattage resistor if required.
30th Mar 2012 5:00 pm
radders89
Member Since: 30 Aug 2010
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1051
Thanks for the update Colin - hopefully the pcb's will be with you shortly.MY15 D4 SDV6 HSE Corris Grey - Gone
MY05 D3 TDV6 SE Zambezi silver Auto Alpaca leather - Gone
MY02' Seat Leon 1.6s Metallic Black cloth trim with a hint of mould
Club Sandwich
Women... Can't live with em, can't kill em...
30th Mar 2012 5:44 pm
Baben
Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Kyalami
Posts: 2059
8)
30th Mar 2012 6:04 pm
BBS SPY Site Sponsor
Member Since: 15 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny Cyprus
Posts: 3054
The PCB's finally came in.
Looking much nicer than all previous ones, as we have added solder masking and of course they do now have exposed flood planes for dissipating the heat over the surface area
I got them assembled at the end of last week, which was far more difficult than i though due to my having to remember and remind myself of a lot of stuff from when i last worked on this. After confirming they do still functionally work as they should, leaving only the LED and temp problem, i put the bare boards on test yesterday for a several hours.
There is certainly a dramatic improvement in temperatures, with everything except one small area, which only has a small plane being acceptable as is. I can do a bit of mod in that area and would then be happy to go with that except for the fact that their will be some difference when the boards are enclosed as opposed to being in free air.
One of the worst things that might affect it is the Silicon cover that has the button presses and covers one entire side, so we have added this cover today with a few bits of masking tape to see how it affects things.
Anyway given that you guys have had to be patient, I thought to take a picture
Through the translucent silicon cover you can clearly see the silver flood plain areas as opposed to the darker areas used for the tracks.
The Red LED on the left panel is for the Red phone button.
You may also notice that in about the Middle of the Right hand board there is a dark oblong shaped area that has one LED at the top and two at the bottom. This area has no plane or tracks on either side, as behind here it is where the optional sub board will plug on with the transmitter and it's antennae on that will handle the Flappy paddles part. Leaving it open guarantees the best possible RF performance.
Although i can keep an eye, or more accurately a finger, on temperatures at this stage, when the full back and buttons are on, it will be much more difficult and i may simply have to gauge the temperature of the outside plastic and leave this on all day every day for several days to see if there is any sign of the internal temperature affecting the board.
I also have a second test rig and i am going to build a second set of these boards with Lower value resistors on and add a large high powered external one.
It's really great to be not only be back to where we were once at with this side project but making some progress on the last issue we had to overcome, having previously overcome so much already.
11th Apr 2012 4:30 pm
aljo
Member Since: 20 May 2007
Location: west sussex
Posts: 804
Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where,s the f**king ceiling!!
11th Apr 2012 4:35 pm
radders89
Member Since: 30 Aug 2010
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1051
Top man Colin. Been wishing for an update on this for days and now we get a pic as well.
Sounds very promising........ Don't suppose you are able to provide timescales at this stage are you? MY15 D4 SDV6 HSE Corris Grey - Gone
MY05 D3 TDV6 SE Zambezi silver Auto Alpaca leather - Gone
MY02' Seat Leon 1.6s Metallic Black cloth trim with a hint of mould
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
I am dying to fit it!
